Dolphins end 3-game skid with hard-fought win over Rams
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Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa moves out to pass as Los Angeles Rams linebacker Michael Hoecht moves in during the first half at SoFi Stadium, on Monday.
Tua Tagovailoa passed for 207 yards with a touchdown as the visiting Miami Dolphins ended a three-game losing streak with a 23-15 victory over the Los Angeles Rams on Monday night at Inglewood, Calif.
Tyreek Hill had a second-half touchdown reception for the Dolphins (3-6) after he was questionable to play due to a wrist injury. Jason Sanders made three field goals, including a 50-yarder with 2:38 remaining to seal the victory. Miami’s defense recorded four sacks.
Tagovailoa completed 20 of 28 passes with an interception while improving to 1-2 since returning from concussion protocol in Week 8. De’Von Achane ran for a team-best 37 yards and had five receptions for 15 yards.
Matthew Stafford connected on 32 of 46 passes for 293 yards but did not throw for a touchdown. He was intercepted once, the sixth consecutive game in which he threw a pick.
Puka Nacua had nine receptions for 98 yards and Cooper Kupp had seven catches for 80 yards as the Rams (4-5) saw their three-game winning streak come to an end. Rookie Joshua Karty went 5-for-6 on field-goal attempts for Los Angeles, including booting a career-best 55-yarder.
After Karty missed a 57-yard field-goal attempt on the opening drive of the second half, the Dolphins responded with a six-play, 53-yard drive that ended with Hill’s 1-yard TD reception from Tagovailoa for a 17-6 lead.
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The Rams had 133 yards of offense in the fourth quarter but were only able to come away with three Karty field goals.
Sanders made a 37-yard field goal with 9:07 remaining before his boot from 50 yards gave Miami a 23-12 lead with less than three minutes on the clock.
The Dolphins took the opening drive of the game 70 yards in five plays with Malik Washington scoring on a 19-yard end around for a 7-0 lead. A defensive tussle immediately ensued.
After Sanders’ 50-yard field goal in the second quarter gave Miami a 10-0 lead, the Rams finally scored on a 34-yard field goal from Karty with 5:46 remaining in the second quarter. His make from 55 yards got Los Angeles within 10-6 on the final play of the first half.
