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Adjusting to life without a field-stretching, All-Pro wideout wasn’t going to be easy, but with a clutch, downfield score on Oct. 5, 2025, Tua Tagovailoa showed he had more than enough to keep the Dolphins metaphorically afloat. Needing a crunchtime connection with Miami behind on the late-game scoreboard, Tagovailoa calmly locked in on a different game-changing, 1,000-yard receiver, “rolling tide” on a 46-yard, go-ahead touchdown against Carolina. The Panthers eventually had the last laugh, dealing the Dolphins a 27-24 loss, but for Tagovailoa, the afternoon’s box score was brilliant, as he produced a 122.0 passer rating through a 256-yard effort (on 27-of-36) and three touchdowns.