The Miami Dolphins were attempting a late comeback against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday after being down 21-0 early in the contest.
Mike McDaniel’s offense was able to find the end zone twice in the second half, cutting the deficit to just seven points with the a chance to tie the game or take the lead late in the fourth quarter.
On third-and-10 at Kansas City’s 31-yard line, Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagvoailoa launched a ball toward Cedrick Wilson Jr., but the throw fell inexplicably short. Tagovailoa called it a miscommunication.
Tua had Cedrick Wilson Jr. wide open for the game-tying score here but severely underthrew him pic.twitter.com/2xZxcs4JBF
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Wilson had gotten wide open behind Chiefs cornerback Jaylen Watson and could’ve easily brought in a better throw for a touchdown.
Still, the Dolphins have an opportunity on fourth down to keep the drive alive or get in the end zone. Tagovailoa dropped the shotgun snap from center Connor Williams, resulting in a sack and a turnover on downs.
A wild snap on 4th down and the @Chiefs seal the game in Germany ‼️
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After the game, Tagovailoa took responsibility for those final two plays.
“On what happened with to me and Ced, that was just miscommunication, and in big-time moments those things like that can happen,” Tagovailoa said. “I gotta throw a better ball. It was just miscommunication there. And, then with the last play game, I’m always going to blame myself. I have to catch the ball. Whether that’s getting in a better position to catch it or whatever it is, can’t end the game like that when we have an opportunity like that against a really good team.”
Miami needed a win to quiet some of the doubters regarding their record and strength of schedule, but now they’ll go into the bye week with a lot of noise surrounding their team.
