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Tua Tagovailoa gives back story on incredible no-look TD pass
By Sydney Hunte
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Tua Tagovailoa and the Miami Dolphins had a 70-point outing on Sunday against the Denver Broncos, only one of 3 NFL teams to hit that mark in the league’s history.
Many plays stood out — for good reason — but one of them was a filthy no-look shovel pass from the former Alabama star to De’Von Achane that saw the Dolphins open up a 21-7 lead nearly 5 minutes into the 2nd quarter.
If you haven’t seen it, take a look:
TUA NO-LOOK SHOVEL PASS TD ?
(via @MiamiDolphins) pic.twitter.com/PQctV487yQ
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) September 24, 2023
It was a play right off the practice ground for the Dolphins, and as it turned out, it worked:
“When I did it in practice everyone thought it was super cool.” – Tua Tagovailoa on the no-look, right-handed shovel pass pic.twitter.com/OncqjdBOpF
— Joe Schad (@schadjoe) September 24, 2023
"That's just the play that they put in," Tua said of the no-look shovel pass. Said, when he did it in practice, everyone was telling him it looked cool on the helmet cam.
— David Furones (@DavidFurones_) September 24, 2023
The 70 points scored by the Dolphins wasn’t an NFL record, but it’s pretty close. The record was set by Washington, who beat the New York Giants 72-41 in Nov. 1966.
Miami is now 3-0 and will look to remain undefeated against the Buffalo Bills in what should be an interesting AFC East matchup in Week 4. What can Tagovailoa and the Dolphins do for an encore after scoring 70 points against the Broncos?
Sydney is an Atlanta-based journalist who has covered everything from SEC and ACC football to MLS, the U.S. men's national soccer team and professional tennis. His work has appeared on such platforms as SB Nation, Cox Media Group and FanSided.
