doing the Griddy in front of his old team<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201cEverybody needs to hold themselves accountable,\u201d Dolphins linebacker Bradley Chubb said. \u201cWe\u2019ve been in this same position all year. We have to figure out a way and hold ourselves to a higher standard. We\u2019ve got two games to figure it out.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Making the first start of his career, Dolphins rookie quarterback Quinn Ewers led two scoring drives before throwing a pair of interceptions as Miami unrivaled in the second half for the second straight week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI was calm and I was ready for the opportunity at hand,\u201d Ewers said. \u201cFelt like I had a great grasp of the game plan and felt like I had the confidence of the guys around me. I was fired up to get back out there on the field.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ewers, who completed 20 of 30 passes for 260 yards, was\u00a0named Miami’s starter\u00a0earlier this week. Tua Tagovailoa was benched following last week’s poor performance at Pittsburgh, in which he threw his league-leading 15th interception.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ewers, a seventh-round pick out of Texas, has hardly taken any first-team practice reps, instead running the scout team most of the season. That didn’t matter much to coach Mike McDaniel, who indicated his standard has not been met from the quarterback position and felt Ewers could provide a spark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ewers got off to a strong start Sunday. He was 10 of 12 in the first half and was decisive and effective on play-action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tagovailoa, who led the league in passing in 2023 but has not played up to the four-year, $212.4 million contract extension signed in 2024, was Miami’s emergency third quarterback behind Ewers and veteran Zach Wilson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Injuries<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Bengals: CB DJ Turner II (illness) and TE Cam Grandy (left clavicle) left in the second half.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dolphins: WR Dee Eskridge (toe) left in the third quarter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Up next<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Bengals: Host Arizona next Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dolphins: Host Tampa Bay next Sunday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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