Overview
- Ewers connected with fellow rookie Theo Wease Jr. for a 63-yard touchdown, the first NFL scores for both and Miami’s longest play from scrimmage this season.
- The quarterback later found Greg Dulcich for an 11-yard touchdown, and Miami also blocked a Chase McLaughlin field-goal try before the half.
- At halftime, Ewers was 10-of-15 for 144 yards, while De'Von Achane and Jaylen Wright combined for 92 rushing yards on eight carries.
- Tampa Bay’s Baker Mayfield was 16-of-21 for 143 yards with an interception, and the Buccaneers managed just 20 rushing yards on nine attempts.
- This is Ewers’ third start since Tua Tagovailoa was benched in mid-December, a shift that has intensified evaluation of the position given Tagovailoa’s $212.4 million deal and significant potential dead-cap charges.