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The Miami Dolphins and Tua Tagovailoa had no answers for a Los Angeles Chargers masterclass by Justin Herbert at SoFi Stadium in Week 14.
In the 23-17 loss, Tagovailoa was held to 10 (yes, ten) completions on the night as the Dolphins slumped to their fifth loss of the season.
Herbert was back to his best in the comfy confines of SoFi as he completed 39 of his 51 passes for 367 yards and a touchdown. The Chargers led right from the second quarter onwards and never looked back.
Tagovailoa's poor showing has NFL fans roasting the Dolphins quarterback with one fan claiming the QB's arm talent got exposed.
"Tua and his noodle arm got exposed."
The Dolphins struggled all night and at one stage Tua had completed just three passes minutes into the third quarter. NFL fans, along with Miami fans did not hold back in their criticism.
It appears that despite Miami's 8-5 record, many Dolphins fans are out on Tua as their franchise quarterback. With Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills up next, it doesn't get any easier for Mike McDaniel's offense.
Tagovailoa struggles in the spotlight in Chargers loss
As much as the game was about Herbert's sensational aerial show, it was also about Tua's poor performance.
For some, an all-time, franchise-altering one at that. While that is likely an overreaction, completing just 10 passes will all but invite the ire of a number of analysts in the coming days.
Miami had just 219 total yards vs. the Chargers, with Tua accounting for 173 of them (28 rushing and 145 passing). Receiver Tyreek Hill was again the Dolphins' main threat as he caught four passes for 81 yards and a touchdown along with a fumble return for a touchdown. Other than that it was slim pickings for Miami.
Going 3/11 on third down will do little to quell the heat bring brought on Miami's quarterback, and such was the domination that L.A. had 29 more plays and had the ball for 19 minutes more than the Dolphins did.
You aren't winning games like that.
The season is not over for Miami by a long shot. Sitting at 8-5 and currently the sixth seed in the AFC, there's still hope.
But try telling that to Miami fans who just witnessed their franchise quarterback complete 10 passes in four quarters of NFL football.
