Sometimes losing shows you more than winning. Tua Tagovailoa showed he can win in November if everything is perfect around him. He played with strength and style, a marvel of accuracy and chemistry as he picked off open receivers from the center of a controlled football biosphere of opponent, score and weather.
The San Francisco 49ers and Los Angeles Chargers cracked that biosphere the past two weeks. They made Tagovailoa uncomfortable. They got physical with this Miami Dolphins offense, the Chargers especially with the receivers.
These defenses also did something every team that’s held down Tua this year has done.
