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Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, who entered the game after Jacoby
Brissett injured his right knee early in the third quarter,
scored on a late 1-yard run to put the game away. Tagovailoa
missed two straight starts due to a fractured middle finger on
his throwing hand.
Miami (3-7) won its second straight game, and offensive lineman
Liam Eichenberg was one of its heroes, recovering two fumbles by
Dolphins quarterbacks.
Baltimore (6-3) entered the game as a seven-point favorite. But
the Ravens were shut down most of the night.
Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson completed 26 of 43 passes for
238 yards and one touchdown. Jackson ran for 39 yards and was
sacked four times, and he threw an interception with 43 seconds
left in the game.
Baltimore wide receiver Sammy Watkins had a couple of costly
plays, including the fumble returned by Howard in the fourth
quarter. In the first quarter, Watkins pulled up short on a
catchable pass at the back of the end zone, and Baltimore had to
settle for a field goal.
The Ravens led early as Justin Tucker made a 46-yard field goal
to cap Baltimore's first drive. But he missed wide right on a
48-yarder later in the first, snapping a streak of 14 straight
made field goals.
Miami tied the score on Jason Sanders' 31-yard field goal. The
Dolphins reached Baltimore's 5-yard line on the drive, but a
holding penalty stalled the march.
Sanders added a 22-yard field goal with three seconds left
before halftime, giving Miami a 6-3 lead. A busted Ravens
coverage led to a 52-yard pass to Isaiah Ford, and that set up
Sanders' second field goal.
After a scoreless third, the Dolphins extended their lead to 9-3
with 12:38 left in the fourth as Sanders connected from 29
yards. Four different Dolphins offensive linemen were penalized
during that drive, including Robert Hunt, who caught a pass and
tumbled into end zone before being called for being an
ineligible receiver.
After Howard's touchdown gave Miami a 15-3 lead, Baltimore
rallied thanks to a pair of dubious personal-foul penalties on
the Dolphins for hits on Jackson.
The Ravens took advantage, getting a Jackson 5-yard touchdown
pass to Mark Andrews with 4:12 left in the fourth. The extra
point capped the 99-yard drive and cut Baltimore's deficit to
15-10.
But Miami came back as another busted Ravens coverage led to a
64-yard pass to Albert Wilson. That led to Tagovailoa's 1-yard
run with 2:20 left.
--Field Level Media
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