MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Tua Tagovailoa threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to Jonnu Smith in overtime as the Miami Dolphins capped Aaron Rodgers’ first 300-yard passing game in nearly three years. and defeated the New York Jets 32-26. on sunday.
Jason Sanders tied the score with a 42-yard field goal with seven seconds left in regulation, and Tagovailoa quickly put the Dolphins down 6-7, and the Dolphins beat the Jets for the ninth time in a row in Miami.
That happened after Anders Karlsson hit a 42-yard shot with 52 seconds left to give the struggling Jets (3-10) the lead, having been eliminated from postseason contention for the 14th straight year. However, Malik Washington put the Dolphins in prime position with a 45-yard kickoff return to Miami’s own 46-yard line, helping to set up Sanders’ field goal.
Tagovailoa completed 33-of-47 for 331 yards and two TDs. He had just one incompletion on Miami’s eight-play, 70-yard scoring drive, which capped off with Smith’s fourth touchdown of the season.
Smith didn’t have a catch, but had three catches for 44 yards on the winning drive.
Rodgers went 27-of-39 for 339 yards, ending a drought in Green Bay where he didn’t have a 300-yard passing game in 34 regular-season games through Dec. 12, 2021, going to Davante Adams. He made a TD pass.
However, manager Rodgers could only watch from the sideline, unable to get the ball even after the Jets took a second consecutive lead in the second half of overtime.
Rodgers and Adams scored on a 3-yard score in the third quarter, the pair’s 79th touchdown in the regular season and postseason. They passed Pittsburgh’s Ben Roethlisberger and Antonio Brown to become the fourth-best quarterback-receiver duo in NFL history.
Adams had nine catches for 109 yards.
The Dolphins trailed in the fourth quarter, but Tagovailoa connected with Tyreek Hill for a 4-yard TD, and Jaylen Waddle caught the two-point conversion for 23 yards to tie the game. Hill caught 10 passes for 115 yards, and Waddle added 99 yards on nine catches.
The Jets took a 20-15 lead on Adams’ touchdown in the third, set up by Garrett Wilson’s 42-yard pickup and beating cornerback Jalen Ramsey with a double move to take the lead.
After the Dolphins went scoreless in the quarter, Carlson’s 40-yard field goal extended New York’s lead to eight points.
In this game, the Jets’ No. 2 ranked pass defense faced off against Tagovailoa, the most accurate passer in the NFL, and Miami’s No. 9 ranked pass defense faced off against four-time MVP Rodgers, who had a below-average season. .
Both quarterbacks were strong and both teams played pretty evenly at first, each scoring on the first three possessions. The first punt of the game came on Miami’s first drive of the second half, and the Jets scored on their first five possessions.
Tagovailoa had just three misses in the first half and went 3-of-3 on Miami’s final drive of the second quarter, moving the Dolphins into field goal range with 45 seconds to play and Sanders scoring a 57-yarder that tied a career best for a kicker. I decided.
Sanders also had kicks of 39 and 24 yards, and Devon Ashen scored a 2-yard rushing touchdown on Miami’s first possession.
Rodgers moved the Jets inside Miami’s 20 three times in the first half. Isaiah Davis had a 17-yard run and Carlson made field goals of 28 and 30 yards.
Wilson caught seven passes for 114 yards.
injury
Jets: RT Morgan Moses injured his wrist during pregame warmups. He started, but was replaced by Max Mitchell during the game. …WR Irvin Charles is out with a knee injury.
Dolphins: LT Terron Armstead appeared to be sidelined with a knee injury sustained during practice this week and left early. …WR Dee Eskridge (knee) and LB Anthony Walker Jr. (hamstring) were also injured.
to the next
Jets: At Jacksonville next Sunday.
Dolphins: Host Houston next Sunday.
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