Tua Tagovailoa had one of his best NFL performances on Sunday. That didn’t impress at least one opponent, however.
New York Jets defensive end John Franklin-Myers characterized Tagovailoa’s performance in Miami’s 24-17 win as throwing up “prayers” that sometimes went answered.
This doesn’t really check out. Tagovailoa went an efficient 27-of-33 for 273 yards with two touchdowns and an interception. That’s a lot of answered prayers.
Tagovailoa has received plenty of criticism during his career, and some of it has come from opponents. His decision-making and his reading of defenses have come under scrutiny. It’s often been quite valid. Here, however, it sounds like sour grapes from a team that made Tagovailoa look very good.
It probably doesn’t help that Franklin-Myers, who has four sacks on the year, collected only one QB hit on Sunday.
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