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Skylar Thompson will make his third career start in the Miami Dolphins' postseason wild-card matchup versus the Buffalo Bills today.
In his media briefing on Friday, Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel announced the development and said Teddy Bridgewater had fought arduously to make himself ready as a depth option for the contest.
According to coach Tua Tagovailoa, the team's starting quarterback was ruled out of the game on Wednesday due to persistent concussion symptoms.
Since the day after Christmas, when he had his second concussion of the season, Tagovailoa has been in the concussion protocol.
The AFC East winners will pose an obstacle for Thompson. The two teams are squaring off for the third time this season. Each of the two teams has won one apiece.
Skylar Thompson will need to be on his best form to provide the Dolphins with a shot at winning against the Buffalo Bills in a knockout game.
In the final game of the regular season, he was the starter versus the New York Jets and completed 20 of his 31 passes for 152 yards. The 25-year-old recorded his maiden career victory despite not having a TD or an interception.
Although Thompson's performance was not the most striking, it would be inaccurate to argue that he appeared out of rhythm. He must have had a week to get used to teammates like Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle.
The Dolphins underperformed when Tagovailoa has been out, falling 1-3. With five touchdown passes and seven interceptions in four games, Teddy Bridgewater and Skylar Thompson haven't been the best deputies at quarterbacks.
Thompson passed for 534 yards while connecting with 57.1% of his throws in his brief time on the pitch. Additionally, he has thrown one TD pass and three INTs.
Skylar Thompson’s timeline
Kansas State was the collegiate team Skylar Thompson played for. He was there for five years and was the starting QB for 40 games.
As of the end of the tenure, Thompson had the best passing rating of over 2,000 yards for the Wildcats. In addition, he achieved the second-most touchdown passes in school history and had the second-most offensive yards overall for a quarterback.
Thompson completed 552 of his throws for 7,134 yards, with a completion percentage of 63%, 42 scores and 16 interceptions. Additionally, he rushed for 1,087 yards overall and 26 running TDs.
He was chosen as the 247th overall pick and joined the Miami Dolphins as a third-choice quarterback after doing well in the preseason. In three preseason games, he had a quarterback rating of 138.4, 450 passing yards, no INTs, five scores, and he completed 75% of his throws.
