The Dolphins got their best offensive showing of the year against Atlanta, but it came with a costly blow on defense. Cornerback Storm Duck suffered a season-ending knee injury , per Marcel Louis-Jacques, thinning a secondary that had just helped clamp down on Bijan Robinson in a 34-10 win.

Even so, Miami’s locker room finally exhaled as Tua Tagovailoa snapped out of his slump with four touchdown passes and crisp pocket command.

Tua Tagovailoa “let it loose” against the Falcons, Mike McDaniel said. He played quarterback well, and he led very well, Mike added.

The sentiment, shared by Joe Schad of the Palm Beach Post, doubled as both a mantra and a subtle directive : stop overthinking, rip through reads, and trust the throw. That was obvious on timing shots to the boundary and red-

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