Miami Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa played well in Week 11 against the New York Jets, with his two touchdowns enough to propel the team to a 24-17 victory.
Tagovailoa completed 27 of his 33 passes for 273 yards. Even more noteworthy is the fact that he did not throw for an interception, allowing the Dolphins to pull away in the final quarter.
Despite his performance, though, Tagovailoa got some harsh assessment from his opponents. Jets defensive end John Franklin-Myers called Tagovailoa's passes “prayers” that were answered, per per Connor Hughes of The Athletic. Simply put, he's saying that the 2-year-old simply got lucky in the game.
John Franklin-Myers said Tua beat the #Jets by throwing up “prayers” and “sometimes prayers are answered.”
— Connor Hughes (@Connor_J_Hughes) November 21, 2021
For what it's worth, as USA Today noted, Tua Tagovailoa only made four passes that were over 10 yards. The young QB did throw a 65-yard touchdown pass to Mack Hollins, but it was result of the Jets' secondary failing to do their job on the coverage.
Despite the rather savage assessment, Tagovailoa can certainly take pride from his performance. While the Dolphins' defense deserves a huge chunk of the credit for limiting Joe Flacco to just two TDs, Tua undoubtedly played his part and was extra efficient in it.
Answered prayers or not, the Dolphins improve to 4-7 with the victory and now hope to turn around their campaign while they still have a slim playoff chance left.
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