The pupil couldn’t high the mentor, even because the mentor misplaced his beginning quarterback.
It went from a win that will be troublesome to tug off on the street in opposition to a very good group to 1 that felt just like the Miami Dolphins ought to get — as soon as the San Francisco 49ers misplaced Jimmy Garoppolo — and at last a comeback Miami couldn’t full with an unpleasant ending.
With Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa principally shaky and 49ers backup Brock Purdy stepping up, Miami finally didn’t safe a victory for coach Mike McDaniel in opposition to Niners coach Kyle Shanahan, whom McDaniel spent 14 years below with totally different roles on totally different groups all through his profession.
The Dolphins dropped Sunday’s sport at Levi’s Stadium, 33-17.
Miami (8-4) had its five-game successful streak snapped and will get via Week 13 second within the AFC East after a win by the Buffalo Bills over the New England Patriots on Thursday night time and Sunday’s New York Jets loss to the Minnesota Vikings. The Dolphins sit at sixth within the AFC playoff image after Sunday.
“This is nothing for us to worry about, but it is an opportunity to get better from,” Tagovailoa stated after the sport.
Tagovailoa was 18 of 33 for 295 yards, two touchdowns, two interceptions and a fumble misplaced late that resulted in a San Francisco landing. He went via the sport in opposition to the 49ers’ top-ranked protection and star cross rusher Nick Bosa with out both beginning sort out as Brandon Shell performed proper sort out and Greg Little left for the injured Terron Armstead and Austin Jackson.
“Definitely was a poor performance on my part,” Tagovailoa stated. “It sucks that we didn’t come out and do what we wanted to do. … It starts with me, offensively. Turnovers on third downs, communication errors.”
Purdy, who was Mr. Irrelevant because the final decide prior to now draft, completed 25 of 37 for 210 yards, two touchdowns and an interception after coming into for Garoppolo and his foot damage that may value him the season.
“He did a tremendous job. Being a rookie, it’s hard in this league to do what he’s asked to do,” Tagovailoa stated of Purdy. “Just the poise that he had, doing what was asked of him with action fakes, with his dropback game.”
The Dolphins, trailing 23-17, had an opportunity at taking a lead late, however a fourth-down catch known as on the sphere for tight finish Mike Gesicki was overturned, giving the ball again to the 49ers. They added a area purpose to make it a two-possession sport with 3:57 remaining.
Bosa obtained his third sack as Miami made a remaining try to come back again, forcing a Tagovailoa fumble that linebacker Dre Greenlaw returned for a landing.
Down 23-10, Tagovailoa obtained the Dolphins again inside one possession with a 45-yard landing cross to a wide-open Tyreek Hill deep over the center. 49ers security Talanoa Hufanga bit on intermediate crossing route, leaving the deep middle of the sphere open for Hill, who completed with 146 yards.
Purdy led a powerful two-minute drill proper earlier than halftime to present the 49ers a 17-10 lead on the half. The 11-play, 76-yard drive that took 2:44 was capped by a 3-yard landing cross to Christian McCaffrey. Earlier within the possession, Purdy had passes of 19 yards to tight finish George Kittle and large receiver Jauan Jennings and an 18-yard achieve to McCaffrey.
Tagovailoa was getting a drive going into San Francisco territory on Miami’s first sequence of the second half, however his interception-less streak ended at 193 passes after 49ers cornerback Jimmie Ward made a diving decide on a cross supposed for Jeff Wilson as Tagovailoa was hit by Arik Armstead.
The Dolphins have been driving after a piece play the place Tagovailoa evaded stress, discovered Hill for a 19-yard achieve after which had a 15-yard roughing the passer added to the play when Bosa hit him low and presumably late.
San Francisco added a area purpose off the primary Tagovailoa turnover. Purdy prolonged the drive with a second effort on a fourth-and-1 quarterback sneak.
The 49ers shortly intercepted Tagovailoa once more on his very subsequent cross. Tagovailoa threw behind Hill, who tipped the ball up within the air reaching for it, making for a simple interception by Deommodore Lenoir. San Francisco, on the quick area, added one other Robbie Gould area purpose to construct a 13-point lead earlier than Hill’s landing.
The Dolphins began Sunday with a swift strike on the primary play from scrimmage. Tagovailoa related on a fast cross to Trent Sherfield up a seam, and the previous 49ers receiver raced throughout the sphere and up the left sideline for the 75-yard landing.
The lead erased later within the first quarter. The 49ers had Purdy join with wide-open fullback Kyle Jusczyk for a 3-yard landing to go up, 10-7. That rating adopted Garoppolo’s opening sequence that resulted in a area purpose after the third-down sack between Jaelan Phillips and Jerome Baker.
Cornerback Xavien Howard secured a first-half interception, his first of the season, however it got here on a fourth-down play and really misplaced the Dolphins 21 yards of area place. Miami didn’t get factors off the turnover.
Melvin Ingram had a sack for the Miami protection, and Zach Sieler and Andrew Van Ginkel cut up one other.
The 49ers compelled a fourth turnover when linebacker Fred Warner intercepted backup quarterback Skylar Thompson within the remaining seconds. Tagovailoa, who has been treating an ankle damage, left after the ultimate hit from Bosa however stated he was “as good as I can be after a game.”
The Dolphins will stay in California for the upcoming week of follow forward of subsequent Sunday’s prime-time assembly with the Los Angeles Chargers at SoFi Stadium.
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Source: www.bostonherald.com