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Dolphins’ QB Tua Tagovailoa finishes 2023 regular season as NFL’s passing champion

Originally posted on Touchdown Alabama Magazine
By Stephen M. Smith | Last updated Jan 9, 2024 2:59 PM ET

His ability to lead an NFL team, especially an offense, has been questioned since he entered the league in 2020.

Tua Tagovailoa stayed healthy for the Miami Dolphins throughout the 2023 regular season.

He’s led the team into the AFC playoffs and did it with the most impressive stat among quarterbacks.

.@Tua takes home the passing pic.twitter.com/voSag57Osw

— NFL (@NFL) January 8, 2024

Tagovailoa, a University of Alabama alumnus, finished the regular season as the National Football League’s leader for passing yards. He totaled 4,624 yards on tossing a shade below (69.3) a 70 percent completion rating. Tagovailoa finished tied for fifth in the league for touchdown passes (29), sixth for passer rating (101.1), and 10th for quarterback rating (60.5). The native Hawaiian has an opportunity to push the Dolphins on a deep playoff run to the Super Bowl. Jalen Hurts, Tagovailoa’s former teammate for the Crimson Tide, nearly captured a Super Bowl Championship with the Philadelphia Eagles last year. Tagovailoa could get it done for Miami if everything falls in place. He helped the Tide to a College Football Playoff National Championship in 2017.

Tagovailoa was one of the most decorative quarterbacks college football.

He eyes a chance to have success in the NFL postseason.

This article first appeared on Touchdown Alabama Magazine and was syndicated with permission.

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