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Waddle, the No. 6 overall pick in this year's draft, grabbed his
first career touchdown catch with 10:51 remaining in the third
quarter to put Miami on top for good at 17-10. Nick Folk's
42-yard field goal with 2:50 left in the third and another from
33 yards out at 10:36 of the fourth pulled New England within
17-16.
Tagovailoa, who also had a rushing touchdown, finished 16-for-27
passing and was also intercepted by New England defensive back
Jonathan Jones with 8:07 to play in the fourth. Mac Jones and
the Patriots drove 41 yards before running back Damien Harris
lost a fumble at the Dolphins' 11-yard line.
Waddle finished with four catches for 61 yards and the score and
DeVante Parker had four catches for a team-high 81 yards for
Miami (1-0).
Mac Jones, the No. 15 overall pick in this year's draft,
completed 29 of 39 passes for 281 yards and a touchdown in his
pro debut. Harris rushed for 100 yards on 23 carries and Nelson
Agholor made five catches for 72 yards and a score for New
England (0-1).
Miami and New England were tied 10-10 at halftime.
Tagovailoa capped a 10-play, 80-yard opening drive with a
three-yard TD run off the right tackle to put the Dolphins up
7-0 with 5:29 to play in the first quarter. Folk kicked a
27-yard field goal to put the Patriots on the board at 10:17 of
the second.
Jones connected with Agholor for his first career touchdown pass
with 2:30 left in the half to put New England ahead 10-7. The
rookie faked a handoff to Harris before firing a seven-yard
strike to Agholor.
Jones and Tagovailoa were teammates at the University of
Alabama. Tagovailoa led the Crimson Tide to a national
championship in the 2017 season and Jones guided the program to
its 18th title last season.
--Field Level Media
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