MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. \u2014 Tua Tagovailoa threw a 25-yard touchdown pass and was sacked twice in his only action of the pre-season, and the Miami Dolphins beat the Jacksonville Jaguars 14-6 on Saturday night.<\/p>\n
Mike Boone ran for a 7-yard touchdown for Miami (2-0-1), and Jacksonville\u2019s Cam Little kicked field goals of 59 and 43 yards.<\/p>\n
While the Jaguars (0-2-1) rested their starters, many of the Dolphins\u2019 regulars played into the second quarter in the pre-season finale for both teams.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt felt good to get hit again,\u201d Tagovailoa said. \u201cMaybe that\u2019s not what people want to hear, but as we\u2019re getting ready and getting started to get back in the normal routine of what a season would feel like.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tagovailoa played the first three drives and sat after connecting with Malik Washington early in the second quarter to put Miami ahead 7-0. Washington caught Tagovailoa\u2019s pass inside the 20-yard line, turned to the outside then shifted inside before sprinting to the end zone.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you need the game to go one way, you need people to start executing and make some plays together, and I thought the group did,\u201d Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel said. \u201cOverall, the main thing is you want to see guys find a rhythm and finish a drive in the end zone.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tagovailoa completed 4 of 8 passes for 49 yards. After the TD, he connected with reserve tight end Pharaoh Brown for a 2-point conversion.<\/p>\n
Zach Wilson replaced Tagovailoa and directed Miami\u2019s second touchdown drive, which ended on Boone\u2019s run with 8:29 remaining in the third quarter.<\/p>\n
Rookie Quinn Ewers took over for Wilson in the fourth quarter and completed 7 of 8 passes for 66 yards.<\/p>\n
The Jaguars finished with six sacks.<\/p>\n
Jacksonville drove to the Miami 30 with 2:06 remaining, but John Saunders Jr. intercepted Seth Henigan\u2019s pass and returned it 52 yards.<\/p>\n
Dolphins kicker Jason Sanders dressed but did not see the field. Punter Jake Bailey handled the kickoffs, and Miami went for 2 after each of its touchdowns.<\/p>\n
McDaniel didn\u2019t elaborate on why Sanders was sidelined but said the kicker would be ready for the season opener.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ll see when he comes in (for treatment) but he wasn\u2019t overly concerned for Week 1,\u201d McDaniel said.<\/p>\n
Bailey also came up short on a 51-yard field goal attempt in the second quarter.<\/p>\n
Little kicked both field goals in the second quarter. His 59-yarder came as time expired.<\/p>\n
Henigan finished 15 of 21 for 77 yards, and John Wolford went 3 of 5 for 25 yards as the Jaguars struggled all night to move the ball.<\/p>\n
\u201cWould\u2019ve liked to get in the end zone with our group of guys,\u201d Henigan said. \u201cThat didn\u2019t happen, so that\u2019s why we ultimately lost the game. Just lack of execution, really.\u201d<\/p>\n
Washington\u2019s opportunity<\/p>\n
With five-time All-Pro receiver Tyreek Hill unable to play in the pre-season because of an undisclosed injury and Jaylen Waddle\u2019s playing time limited, Washington continues to impress as he enters his second season with the Dolphins. He finished with three catches for 41 yards.<\/p>\n
\u201cKnowing that some guys might be out, we have to take measure of our opportunities,\u201d Washington said. \u201cYou can\u2019t let the opportunities slip by. You can\u2019t not ready and not prepared for the opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n
Relishing the extended playing time<\/p>\n
Henigan acknowledged his long odds of making the roster and appreciated his heavy workload Saturday.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was amazing,\u201d Henigan said. \u201cIt was a privilege to represent the Jacksonville Jaguars and just an honour to be in the NFL and have the opportunity to play, whether that\u2019s a pre-season game or in practice, whatever it may be. Just being able to represent the Jaguars and represent the name on the back of my jersey as well.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dolphins linebacker Eugene Asante was tended to by trainers and limped off the field midway through the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n
The Jaguars open their season by hosting Carolina on Sept. 7.<\/p>\n
The Dolphins visit Indianapolis on Sept. 7 in their opener.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. \u2014 Tua Tagovailoa threw a 25-yard touchdown pass and was sacked twice in his only…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":92723,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[436],"tags":[49,48,514,82],"class_list":["post-92722","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nfl","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-nfl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92722","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=92722"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92722\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/92723"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=92722"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=92722"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=92722"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}