After receiving a massive extension this past offseason, Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa got his team off on the right foot in 2024 with a win over the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday.
Tagovailoa, who threw for a league-high 338 yards along with one touchdown, led Miami back from a 10-point half deficit.
The game ultimately came down to the final drive of the game where Tagovailoa led the game-winning drive ending with a last-second kick from Jason Sanders to cap off the day with a win.
The kick can be seen below:
Jason Sanders drills the 52-yard game-winning FG for Miami! pic.twitter.com/6ndqePzs7q
— NFL (@NFL) September 8, 2024
In order to inspire the team, Tagovailoa gave a halftime speech to the team to get it back on track in the second half which head coach Mike McDaniel gave the media a glimpse at following the game.
“It was a cool moment because it was genuine and it was not anything but constructive,” McDaniel said. “There are details that lead to execution in terms of how we are organized and communicate who’s in the huddle, how those players go from the huddle to the line of scrimmage, and just executing the nuances of our job that, I guess at the time, he definitely felt that there were several guys that were loose there.
“I couldn’t deny that at all, and I was really pumped to hear him constructively lead. It wasn’t ‘Let’s win’ or ‘Let’s make plays.’ It was ‘Let’s adhere to our standard,’ which is what a captain and a franchise quarterback has to be that voice, so it was cool to have him beat to the punch.”
Tagovailoa and the Dolphins will have a quick turnaround this week as it prepares to take on divisional rival the Buffalo Bills this Thursday.
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