Tua Tagovailoa caps 6 TD-performance with game-winner to Jaylen Waddle in final seconds of 4th-quarter comeback
By Andrew Olson
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Tua Tagovailoa played the game of his career on Sunday. The former Alabama quarterback engineered a Miami Dolphins (2-0) comeback for the ages in a thrilling 42-38 win over the Baltimore Ravens (1-1).
Miami trailed Baltimore 35-14 after 3 quarters. Tagovailoa and the Dolphins outscored the Ravens 28-3 in the final quarter to pull of the thrilling come-from-behind victory on the road.
Tagovailoa was 36-of-50 passing for 469 yards, 6 touchdowns and 2 interceptions. It was Jaylen Waddle, Taogvailoa’s former Alabama teammate, who caught the go-ahead TD with just 14 seconds left in the game.
OMG ? @Tua
?: #MIAvsBAL on CBS pic.twitter.com/flwx5j85Yi
— Alabama Football (@AlabamaFTBL) September 18, 2022
Tagovailoa’s 6 TDs tie him with Dan Marino and Bob Griese for a Dolphins franchise record. The mark also puts him in a tie for second-most in a single game in NFL history.
Most TD passes in a game in @MiamiDolphins history:
Tua Tagovailoa 6
Dan Marino 6
Bob Griese 6 pic.twitter.com/Up5Nhu4Szj— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) September 18, 2022
Tua Tagovailoa has 6 TD passes today, tied for the second most in a game in NFL history.
— Field Yates (@FieldYates) September 18, 2022
Waddle finished with 11 catches for 171 yards and 2 TDs. Tyreek Hill was Tagovailoa’s top pass-catcher, with 11 receptions for 190 yards and 2 TDs.
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