With a place in the playoffs on the line, the Miami Dolphins Tua Tagovailoa likely won’t be the starting quarterback against the New York Jets on Sunday.
Head coach Mike McDaniel told reporters at his Friday press conference that “Tua is not likely to see any action.”
Tagovailoa will be out for the second week in a row with a hip injury means the Dolphins’ playoff hopes rest in the hands of Tyler “Snoop” Huntley.
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Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa takes the field before the game against the San Francisco 49ers at Hard Rock Stadium. (Jasen Vinlove-Imagn Pictures)
In the Dolphins’ 20-3 win over Cleveland Browns last week, Huntley completed 22-26 passes for 225 yards and a touchdown while running the ball seven times for 52 yards and a rushing touchdown.
In the four games Huntley has started in place of Tagovailoa, the Dolphins are 2-2.
If the Dolphins beat the Jets, i Kansas City Chiefs beat the Denver Broncos, then the Dolphins will be No. 7 in the AFC, with a game against the Buffalo Bills.
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Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa (1) throws the football before the game against the San Francisco 49ers at Hard Rock Stadium. (Sam Navarro-Imagn Images)
It should Broncos beat the Chiefs, and as has been widely reported, the Chiefs are resting their starters, then the Broncos will advance regardless of the outcome of the Dolphins-Jets game.
However, if the Dolphins make the playoffs, Tagovailoa said he will play.
“If the cards play out the way they’re supposed to, and as we know and think they can, I’ll be available next week. “No ifs, ands, or buts allowed. I will play. That’s for sure,” Tagovailoa told reporters Friday.
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Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa (1) pictured during the game against the San Francisco 49ers at Hard Rock Stadium. (Sam Navarro-Imagn Images)
With Tagovailoa unlikely to play, his final regular season stats conclude by completing 72.9% of his passes for 2,867 yards with 19 touchdowns and seven interceptions in 11 games.
Tagovailoa missed time earlier in the season after suffering a concussion accountsin Week 2 and did not return to action until late October in a loss to the Arizona Cardinals.
Last year was the only time Tagovailoa started every game in a season, as he missed time due to injuries in his five-year career.
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