Say what you will about the Miami Dolphins, they’re an elite team as long as Tua Tagovailoa is under center.
The Dolphins pulled off their latest win, this time a 42-21 victory over the winless Carolina Panthers. The win gives the Dolphins a 5-1 start, their best through six games since the 2002 season. While the win wasn’t the Dolphins’ most impressive — they fell in a 14-0 hole early on — the comeback not only showed the team’s resilience, their offensive firepower was on full display again.
After punting on their first two possessions, the Dolphins scored touchdowns on five their next six possessions, paced by Tagovailoa’s efficient day which saw him throw three touchdowns against zero turnovers for 262 passing yards — 8.5 yards per attempt — for a 126.0 passer rating. Outside of the Dolphins’ 70-point record explosion over the Denver Broncos, it’s his best performance of the season and only the second game where he didn’t commit a single turnover.
Through his first four seasons in the NFL, Tagovailoa’s record now stands at 26-14 (.650 winning percentage). The 25-year-old quarterback has posted a winning record in each of his first four seasons. Among active quarterbacks with at least 40 starts, that percentage only ranks behind former MVP’s Patrick Mahomes and Aaron Rodgers along with Josh Allen.
