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Tua Tagovailoa – January 7, 2024 (Postgame) Download PDF version

Sunday, January 7, 2024
Postgame – Buffalo

Miami Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa

Q. Last drive, last interception, what did you see on the play?

TUA TAGOVAILOA: They played two-man. Tried to anticipate the throw and throw and that was the result.

Q. How long will you all reflect on this game? I know you all shift to face Kansas City on Saturday, but how long do you all reflect on this and just try to wipe it out and therefore just turn it?

TUA TAGOVAILOA: Well, we’re going to have to come in tomorrow, we’re going to have to watch the film, see things we can get corrected and then move on. It’s a short week. We know that and it’s going to be a tough road game for us.

Q. What was it in the second half that was so different? You guys didn’t have the opportunities, the time of possession was in their favor, penalty? What was going on? The drives were slower…

TUA TAGOVAILOA: I think when you say opportunities that we didn’t have, I think we did have opportunities. We just didn’t make the best out of those opportunities when we had them. Missed throw, miscommunication on some plays. You just can’t do that. Yeah, you can’t do that.

Q. How did the absence of the run game in the second half maybe throw you guys off in the second half? In the first half you guys ran for over 100 yards, but you didn’t have that same success in the second half.

TUA TAGOVAILOA: Yeah, I mean, it’s just the flow of the game. Sometimes that happens. We’ve got to adjust and we’ve got to find a way.

Q. I know the mandate is always next-man-up when somebody gets hurt, but you guys are so banged up and it got worse tonight. How much more can this team take?

TUA TAGOVAILOA: I think it takes a toll on the guys that had gotten reps in practice. It’s tough for a certain position to have a couple guys go down and then you got to find spot guys to come in and try to play that position the way that a couple of our guys have. So it’s tough, but no one is going to feel sorry for us. There are a lot of other teams that have injuries that are going through some tough deals, so we’re not making any excuses. No one is going to make any excuses for us. We’ve just got to come back next week and be ready.

Q. At one point you had a healthy lead in the division race and now you see Buffalo come in here and win the division. How would you describe the collective mindset in the locker room just now?

TUA TAGOVAILOA: Any time we lose it’s never a good feeling. The stakes are high every time we play, so we understand what was at stake tonight and we just didn’t come through and it started with me.

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