Tua Tagovailoa making ready as Dolphins’ starter vs. Steelers

MIAMI — Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa will put together this week because the staff’s starter for Sunday night time’s sport in opposition to the Pittsburgh Steelers, coach Mike McDaniel mentioned, marking his return to the soccer area after spending the previous two weeks in concussion protocol.

Tagovailoa hasn’t performed since Miami’s loss to the Cincinnati Bengals on Sept. 29, when he sustained a concussion that resulted in a quick hospitalization after hitting his head on the bottom. The play occurred 4 days after the same incident in opposition to the Buffalo Payments on Sept. 25, when Tagovailoa hit his head on the bottom and stumbled whereas attempting to return to the huddle.

He was evaluated for a concussion at halftime of that Payments sport, however handed his examination. Each Tagovailoa and the staff later clarified it was a previously-sustained again harm that triggered the stumble.

The Dolphins misplaced each video games Tagovailoa missed, bringing their report to 3-3 after beginning the season with three straight wins. On the time of his harm, Tagovailoa led the NFL in QBR and ranked second in passing yards and third in passing touchdowns. He was named the AFC’s Offensive Participant of the Week in Week 2 after throwing for 469 yards and 6 touchdowns — each career-highs — in a comeback win over the Baltimore Ravens.

Miami’s offense has seen a pointy decline with out Tagovailoa on the sphere. By the primary three weeks of the season, the Dolphins ranked first and second within the league in factors per drive and offensive anticipated factors added, respectively. Within the time since, they’ve fallen to twenty eighth in offensive EPA and twenty ninth in factors per drive.