Tua Tagovailoa is out for the Miami Dolphins in a must-win game against the New York Jets and Tyler Huntley will start at quarterback in his place.

The performance of the backup quarterbacks will go down as one of the biggest issues for the Miami Dolphins in 2024, so Tyler Huntley did his part to undo that narrative last week. The question ...

If the Dolphins beat the New York Jets, they’ll improve to 9-8. That’ll only be good enough for a wild card berth if the 9-7 Denver Broncos lose to the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday. What makes that two-result scenario so improbable is that neither Tua Tagovailoa nor Patrick Mahomes are expected to play in Week 18.

Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel announced that the former Utah Utes quarterback will get his second start for Miami in Week 5.

Before Tyler Huntley hits the field Sunday, there will be player prop bet markets available for the 4:25 PM ET kickoff, live on FOX. AFC East opponents meet in Week 18 when Huntley and the Miami

With Tua Tagovailoa (hip) inactive, Huntley is slated to start Sunday's regular-season finale against the Jets.

Huntley completed 25 of 41 pass attempts for 227 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions while rushing thrice for 16 yards with one fumble lost in Sunday's 32-20 loss to the Jets. Huntley failed to repeat last week's heroic spot-start (277 total yards with two TDs) which helped keep Miami's bleak playoff hopes alive.

The Pittsburgh Steelers have signed former Miami Dolphins quarterback Skylar Thompson, his agency announced on Tuesday. Thompson was not re-signed by the Dolphins at the end of the season and became a free agent.

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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Tua Tagovailoa is out for the Miami Dolphins in a must-win game against the New York Jets on Sunday and Tyler Huntley will start at quarterback in his place.

▪ The problem: There’s very little evidence that Tagovailoa can stay healthy, or that he will have a lengthy NFL career because of the number of injuries — from concussions, to hip issues, to broken bones — he has had throughout his career. The 26-year-old has missed 15 of 80 regular-season and playoff games because of medical issues.

It's really easy to point to the performance of the backup quarterbacks as the biggest reason the Miami Dolphins failed to make the playoffs this season (guilty