Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa (1) waives to fans after defeating the Cleveland Browns 39-17 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Nov. 13, 2022. JIM RASSOL/THE PALM BEACH POST / USA TODAY NETWORK

Multiple media members give Tua Tagovailoa MVP support

By Ryan Sharp | Last updated 11/14/22

Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa is having the best season of his career and is now starting to gain some media support in the MVP race.

Tagovailoa has thrown for 2,265 yards and 18 touchdowns and leads the league with a passer rating of 118.1.

Before Sunday’s win over the Browns, Robert Griffin III put Tagovailoa third in his top five MVP candidates.

NFL MVP Race pic.twitter.com/KSKk3rftnm
— Robert Griffin III (@RGIII) November 13, 2022

On Monday, Griffin had even higher praises for the quarterback.

No one is playing Quarterback better than Tua right now.
— Robert Griffin III (@RGIII) November 14, 2022

Griffin is not the only ESPN personality to say Tagovailoa should be considered for MVP. Dan Orlovsky said on First Take on Monday that he is very much in contention.

.@danorlovsky7 says Tua Tagovailoa is right at the top of the MVP race with Mahomes

Who has your vote?
— First Take (@FirstTake) November 14, 2022

Miami is 7-0 when Tagovailoa has started and finished the game, and despite missing two full games, he has some of the best statistics in the league.

If Tua played all 10 games this season, he'd probably be leading the MVP race right now

Usually hate the playing the "what if" game but I firmly believe the Dolphins are at least 9-1 if he never got hurt https://t.co/aoGrBb2EFJ
— Marcel Louis-Jacques (@Marcel_LJ) November 13, 2022

Tagovailoa gained support from the media, but the history books are on his side, as well.

With 285 yards, three touchdowns and a passer rating of 135 against Cleveland on Sunday, he became just the second quarterback ever to accomplish the feat in three straight games.

The other was Kurt Warner in 1999, when he won MVP.

Only two players in NFL history have had three consecutive games with 275 Pass Yards, 3 Pass TD and a 135+ Passer Rating

1999 Kurt Warner (won MVP)
2022 Tua Tagovailoa pic.twitter.com/aU3v07Td4R
— NFL on CBS (@NFLonCBS) November 14, 2022

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