NIK NEEDHAM

Tua Tagovailoa will go through practice this week as the Dolphins starter.

Miami quarterback Skylar Thompson, starting because the Dolphins’ top two quarterbacks had been in concussion protocols, left the field in the second quarter of Sunday’s game against Minnesota.

Tua Tagovailoa passed for 270 yards and a touchdown, and the Miami Dolphins provided an early look at their ability to contend in the AFC East as they beat Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots 20-7 Sunday.

Quarterback Jarrett Stidham led the Raiders on a touchdown drive on the team’s first possession and Las Vegas defeated the Miami Dolphins 15-13 in a preseason game.

Rookie quarterback Trey Lance will make his second start of the season for the San Francisco 49ers in place of the injured Jimmy Garoppolo. The referee went on to announce that Miami cornerback Nik Needham was flagged for defensive pass interference with 5:44 left in the second quarter. ___2:35 p.m.Atlanta’s Kyle Pitts has set the franchise rookie record for yards receiving and became the NFL’s second rookie tight end to top 1,000 yards receiving. He broke the team’s rookie record set by Julio Jones, who had 959 yards receiving in 2011. In the second quarter against the Kansas City Chiefs, Burrow passed the 4,293 yards recorded by Andy Dalton in the 2013 season.

Rookie sensation Jaylen Waddle returned from the COVID-19 list to catch 10 passes for 92 yards and touchdown, and the Miami Dolphins beat the short-handed New Orleans Saints 20-3.

Jaylen Waddle had nine catches for a season-best 137 yards and a touchdown, and the Miami Dolphins forced Cam Newton into one of the worst statistical days of his career on the way to beating the Carolina Panthers 33-10 on Sunday.

DAVIE, Fla. — (AP) — Tua Tagovailoa threw five interceptions in practice on Tuesday. And part of it, Tagovailoa said, was a conscious decision to make some riskier throws and see what happened. Tagovailoa completed 64% of his passes last season, with 11 touchdowns and five interceptions in 290 attempts. “I think anytime you’re a second-year player, I think there is a natural maturation," Flores said. Howard led the NFL with 10 interceptions last season — only two other players in the league had more than five.

Tua Tagovailoa had help from a less-heralded rookie while Justin Herbert struggled against a relentless pass rush, and the surprising Dolphins earned their fifth consecutive victory by beating the Los Angeles Chargers 29-21 Sunday. The Chargers could never catch up after they were hurt by two mistakes in the kicking game that allowed Miami to take a 14-0 lead. “I was disappointed in the special teams and some of the things that went on there. “It changed the momentum.”SPECIALMost lopsided of all was the special teams matchup. Jakeem Grant, the NFL leader in punt return yards, helped the Dolphins’ field position with three runbacks for 57 yards.

NEW YORK – The New York Jets were looking at fourth-and-really long - and another brutal loss to the Miami Dolphins. “I thought it was pass interference," Darnold said. But, the Jets argued Nik Needham interfered with the receiver by wrapping his right arm around Smith's right shoulder. “I knew it was pass interference from the beginning," Smith said. Two plays later, Ficken won it, helping the Jets (5-8) avoid a season series sweep by the lowly Dolphins (3-10).