Tua Tagovailoa opened the 2023 season for the Miami Dolphins in impressive fashion.
He is for real about showing the world he is one of the best young quarterbacks in the National Football League.
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He took down one of his contemporaries in Sunday’s matchup between the Miami Dolphins and Los Angeles Chargers.
Alabama fans watched its former signal-caller and 2017 national champion outperform Justin Herbert to the tune of 466 passing yards and three touchdown passes. Tagovailoa lifted the Dolphins to a 36-34 victory at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, Calif.
📺: #MIAvsLAC on @NFLonCBS pic.twitter.com/U4makPD6VQ
— Miami Dolphins (@MiamiDolphins) September 10, 2023
SHEESH 😮💨😮💨😮💨@tua x @cheetah pic.twitter.com/W4GEvmZ8tJ
— Miami Dolphins (@MiamiDolphins) September 10, 2023
Tagovailoa helped Tyreek Hill record 11 catches for 215 yards receiving and two scores. Miami was explosive throughout the game, and Tagovailoa’s output for passing yards is third all-time in NFL history for a week one matchup in the Super Bowl era.
Safe to say Tua’s performance yesterday was an all-time great 😏 pic.twitter.com/UZHfBtxL9b
— NFL (@NFL) September 11, 2023
He heard the offseason criticism, but the native Hawaiian is answering his doubters.
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