With a playoff spot on the line, the Miami Dolphins will likely not start quarterback Tua Tagovailoa against the New York Jets on Sunday.
“It's unlikely that Tua will take any action,” head coach Mike McDaniel told reporters during Friday's press conference.
With Tagovailoa sidelined for the second straight week with a hip injury, the Dolphins' playoff hopes are now in the hands of Tyler “Snoop” Huntley.
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Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa takes the field before the game against the San Francisco 49ers at Hard Rock Stadium. (Jacen Vinlove-Imaan Images)
In the Dolphins' 20-3 win over the Cleveland Browns last week, Huntley completed 22-26 passes for 225 yards and one touchdown and ran the ball seven times for 52 yards. , and scored one rushing touchdown.
In the four games Huntley has started in relief of Tagovailoa, the Dolphins are 2-2.
If the Dolphins defeat the Jets and the Kansas City Chiefs defeat the Denver Broncos, the Dolphins will become the No. 7 seed in the AFC and will face the Buffalo Bills.
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Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa (1) throws a football before the game against the San Francisco 49ers at Hard Rock Stadium. (Sam Navarro-Iman Images)
If the Broncos win against the Chiefs, and the Chiefs rest their starting pitchers as widely reported, the Broncos will advance regardless of the outcome of the Dolphins-Jets game.
However, Tagovailoa said he would play if the Dolphins made the playoffs.
“If the cards play out the way we expect them to, and the way we know and think they can, we'll be available next week.'' Let's play. That's for sure,” Tagovailoa told reporters Friday.
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Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa (1) pictured during a game against the San Francisco 49ers at Hard Rock Stadium. (Sam Navarro-Iman Images)
With Tagovailoa unlikely to play, his regular-season numbers ended with him completing 72.9 percent of his passes for 2,867 yards, 19 touchdowns, and seven interceptions in 11 games.
Tagovailoa suffered a concussion in Week 2 against the Bills and missed the beginning of the season, and did not return to action until late October in a loss to the Arizona Cardinals.
Tagovailoa has missed time due to injury during his five-year career, and last year was the only time he started every game in a season.
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