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Welcome back! Watch Tua Tagovailoa's TD drive in his first game back with Miami Dolphins

Dan Rorabaugh
Palm Beach Post

The Miami Dolphins have missed Tua Tagovailoa.

The No. 5 pick in the 2020 NFL Draft was knocked out early in their Week 2 loss to the Buffalo Bills with fractured ribs. Jacoby Brissett filled in and over the next three weeks, the Dolphins struggled to get much going on offense, going winless in those four games.

Sunday in London marked Tagovailoa's first game back, and on the Dolphins' first drive, he looked sharp.

Tua was 8 for 10 for 76 yards to start the Dolphins' day against the Jacksonville Jaguars, capping the opening drive with 6-yard touchdown pass to fellow Alabama alum Jaylen Waddle.

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The CBS announcing team of Kevin Harlan and Trent Green pointed out that Tagovailoa checked out of a run play because he saw Waddle in an advantageous matchup.

Tua's legs looked pretty good too, as he scrambled for a 7-yard gain deep in Jaguars territory to pick up a first down.

Could this be the spark that brings new life to the Dolphins' season? Brian Flores and Dolphins fans here and abroad certainly hope so.