The Miami Dolphins secured their third consecutive win, sweeping their division rivals, the New England Patriots, for the second year in a row. Tua Tagovailoa led the offense with a high completion rate, while the Dolphins' defense made crucial stops to secure the victory.
The Dolphins have a thin margin for error the rest of the season but have kept themselves afloat with a three-game winning streak . With their win at New England in Week 5, the Dolphins have swept their division rivals in consecutive seasons for the first time since 1999-2000.
Tagovailoa, who moved to 7-0 in his career against New England, entered the game with a league-high 73.4% completion rate and went 29 for 40.replaced Tagovailoa with about 11 minutes left in what was already a blowout, but a bad handoff on his first play resulted in a fumble that was recovered by cornerbackand returned 63 yards for a touchdown. It cut New England's deficit to 31-15, and Tagovailoa returned the next drive.
Maye completed 22 of 37 passes for 221 yards with 26 yards rushing. But he couldn't overcome an overall sloppy performance by the Patriots in which they got nothing going offensively until the final quarter. New England's best drive of the first half lasted 12 plays and covered 80 yards but included three accepted offensive penalties and ended in a missed 45-yard field goal by
The Patriots forced a Dolphins punt and moved down the field again on the opening drive of the second half, with Maye completing an improvised 10-yard throw on third down to receiversustained a noncontact hamstring injury in the second quarter. He was helped slowly off the field by trainers and did not return.
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