Damar Hamlin was on the opposite finish of a critical harm in primetime on Thursday evening.
In a dreadful evening for the Miami Dolphins, a 31-10 blowout loss to the Buffalo Payments included a concussion to quarterback Tua Tagovailoa within the third quarter. The hit that precipitated Tagovailoa’s concussion got here on a deal with by Payments security Damar Hamlin, who suffered an on-field cardiac arrest in January 2023.
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Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa (1) is assisted on the sphere throughout the second half of an NFL soccer sport towards the Buffalo Payments, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Picture/Rebecca Blackwell)
Tua had solely handed for 145 yards with one landing and three interceptions previous to the harm, as Miami fell right into a 31-10 gap.
With Tagovailoa out, Dolphins backup Skylar Thompson got here in and failed to guide a landing drive. His first sequence resulted in a sack on a important fourth down deep inside Buffalo territory.
Second-year operating again De’Von Achane’s efficiency was one of many few shiny spots for Miami. Achane was questionable with an ankle situation coming into the sport, however seemed utterly wholesome on the sphere. He completed the sport with 96 speeding yards, 69 receiving yards and the Dolphins’ solely landing.
DOLPHINS’ TUA TAGOVAILOA CONSIDERED RETIREMENT ‘FOR A TIME’ AFTER HIS MULTIPLE CONCUSSIONS
Buffalo Payments operating again James Prepare dinner (4) celebrates after scoring a landing throughout the first half of an NFL soccer sport towards the Miami Dolphins, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Picture/Rebecca Blackwell)
In distinction, the Payments walked away with rather a lot to be completely happy about.
Quarterback Josh Allen has confirmed he can lead an explosive offense with out large receiver Stefon Diggs, who left within the offseason to hitch the Houston Texans. Diggs was Allen’s major goal on the surface for Buffalo’s run of playoff seasons from 2020-23. Fellow wideout Gabe Davis left the group this offseason too.
However now Allen has discovered dependable targets in Khalil Shakir and Ty Davis by the primary two video games of the season.
Buffalo operating again James Prepare dinner was an enormous drive on the bottom towards Miami, speeding for 78 yards and two touchdowns, averaging 7.1 yards per carry.
The Payments have now overwhelmed the Dolphins in 12 of their final 13 conferences. It’s one of the crucial lopsided chapters within the rivalry’s historical past and has been significantly merciless to Miami’s playoff groups underneath head coach Mike McDaniel.
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Buffalo Payments quarterback Josh Allen (17) seems to move the ball throughout the first half of an NFL soccer sport towards the Miami Dolphins, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Picture/Rebecca Blackwell)
The Dolphins misplaced the Payments within the first spherical of the playoffs in 2022 after squandering The division lead. Then final season, with an opportunity to win the division in Week 18 towards the Payments, Miami misplaced 21-14 and fell right into a wild card spot.
And regardless of all of the motivation of that current historical past, the Dolphins got here up almost clean once more on Thursday evening, shedding their quarterback within the course of.
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