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Rookie Ewers Throws Two TDs as Dolphins Hold Off Bucs 20-17

Ewers' promise complicates Miami's 2026 quarterback plans given Tua Tagovailoa's costly contract.

Overview

  • Miami improved to 7-9 with the home win, while Tampa Bay fell to 7-9 but can still clinch the NFC South by beating Carolina in Week 18, according to the AP.
  • In his second NFL start, Quinn Ewers went 14-of-22 for 172 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions.
  • Ewers connected with rookie Theo Wease Jr. for a 63-yard touchdown, the Dolphins' longest play from scrimmage this season, and later hit Greg Dulcich from 11 yards.
  • Miami’s defense produced pivotal takeaways with interceptions by Jason Marshall Jr. and Ashtyn Davis, a Bradley Chubb strip-sack recovered by Quinton Bell, and a 55-yard field-goal block by Zeek Biggers.
  • Edge rusher Chop Robinson left with a concussion and is likely out for next week at New England, and Ewers’ early flashes are prompting reported reassessments of Miami’s 2026 quarterback approach under cap constraints.