Tua Tagovailoa did not get off to a good start during the Miami Dolphins preseason game against the Houston Texans on Saturday.
On the first play from scrimmage, Tagovailoa threw an interception to Denzel Perryman. It looked like Tagovailoa didn’t even see him when he was throwing the pass.
Texans defense intercepts Tua on the first play @d_perryman52
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Tagovailoa was lucky that the Texans didn’t make him pay for that mistake. After they took over, they weren’t able to convert on fourth down, which led to the Dolphins getting the ball back.
The Dolphins then scored a few minutes later, thanks to running back Raheem Mostert:
The Dolphins offense bounces back and Raheem Mostert finds the end zone!
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The Dolphins have a high-flying offense, but Tagovailoa still needs to be better with some of his decision-making. If he can clean up those errors and stay healthy during the regular season, the Dolphins will be a hard team to stop.
They made the playoffs for the first time since 2016 last season before losing in the wild-card round to the Buffalo Bills.
You can watch the rest of this preseason contest on NFL Network.