Tyreek Hill captured a brief goal pass from Tua Tagovailoa in the 3rd quarter, and the Miami Dolphins snapped their three-game losing streak with a gritty 23-15 success over the Los Angeles Rams on Monday night.
Rookie receiver Malik Washington hurried for his veryfirst NFL goal on the opening belongings of a much-needed turn-around videogame for the beleaguered Dolphins (3-6), who had lost 3 videogames by a integrated 10 points because their last triumph Oct. 6. Miami had lost 6 of 7 giventhat its opener, all however messingup a season that started with Super Bowl goals.
The Dolphins’ strong defense stepped up remarkably at SoFi Stadium, requiring 2 turnovers and keeping the Rams out of the end zone regardlessof yielding 327 lawns.
Matthew Stafford passed for 293 lawns and novice Joshua Karty kicked 5 field objectives for the Rams (4-5), whose three-game winning streak ended with a significant offending regression. Los Angeles stoppedworking to rating a goal for just the 8th time in coach Sean McVay’s 8 seasons, and it couldn’t rating an offensive goal for just the 2nd time in 4 years when Stafford was in uniform.
Tagovailoa passed for just 207 lawns, however he made a series of huge tosses while the Dolphins transformed 6 3rd downs, most of them at secret minutes. Tagovailoa was 9-of-12 for 137 lawns on 3rd downs alone.
Hill had 3 receptions while playing through a wrist injury, and Jason Sanders kicked 3 field objectives.
After scoring 76 points in its 3 straight wins, Los Angeles stoppedworking to rating a goal for the veryfirst time giventhat Nov. 5, 2023, at Green Bay while Stafford was hurt.
Puka Nacua had 9 captures for 98 lawns, and Cooper Kupp made 7 receptions for 80 lawns.
Miami required less than 3 minutes to rating . After Tagovailoa hit Jaylen Waddle for 36 backyards on third-and-long, Washington — a sixth-round choice from Virginia — took a pitch 18 lawns for a rating on his 2nd profession hurrying effort.
Los Angeles’ offense handled simply 27 backyards on its veryfirst 5 drives, and Stafford tossed an interception in his 6th straight videogame when Anthony Walker Jr. dived to catch a tipped ball right before the veryfirst quarter ended.
Tagovailoa tossed his veryfirst interception giventhat Sept. 12 to Christian Rozeboom in the 2nd quarter, however Kyren Williams fumbled on the Rams’ next play. Rams novice Jared Verse sacked Tagovailoa and recuperated the fumble at the Miami 36 4 plays lateron, however the Rams might just handle a field objective.
After Karty missedouton a 57-yard field objective effort when a incorrect start cleaned out his effective 52-yarder in the 3rd quarter, the Dolphins drove from midfield for Hill’s 1-backyard TD catch and a 17-6 lead.
Los Angeles drove to the Miami 4 in the 4th quarter, however McVay settled for a 4th field objective that made it a one-score videogame with 6: 31 to play.
Miami’s Odell Beckham Jr. then made a secret catch for a initially down in the arena where he terribly hurt his knee while winning the Super Bowl with the Rams 3 seasons ago, and the Dolphins drove for Sanders’ 50-yard field objective with 2: 38 left.
Saving Florida
Miami’s win conserved the state of Florida from what would haveactually been an extraordinary 0-12 weekend by its NFL and college groups at the FBS and FCS levels.
It likewise indicated that the Dolphins, Tampa Bay and Jacksonville didn’t integrate to go 0-3 for a 3rd successive week for what would haveactually been the veryfirst time because Florida endedupbeing a three-team NFL state in 1995.
The state’s FBS groups went 0-6 this weekend, and Florida’s 3 FCS schools all lost as well.
Injuries
Dolphins: CB Kendall Fuller got hurt on the 4th play of the 2nd half and went into the concussion procedure. … RT Austin Jackson (knee) went on hurt reserve hours before kickoff. The Southern California item shouldn’t be out for the season, coach Mike McDaniel stated.
Rams: With Rob Havenstein (ankle) sidelined, RT Joe Noteboom (ankle) began in his veryfirst look because the season opener, however hadahardtime versus Miami novice Chop Robinson.
Up next
Dolphins: Host Las Vegas on Sunday.
Rams: At New England on Sunday.
Reporting by The Associated Press.
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