Darren Waller Has 2 TDs, Dolphins Beat Jets 27-21 but Lose Tyreek Hill to Serious Leg Injury
Waller scored his first two touchdowns since 2023 to help Miami secure their first win of the season while the Jets committed 13 penalties and three turnovers, officials said.
- On Monday, the Miami Dolphins defeated the New York Jets 27-21 in Miami, earning their first win of the season and extending their home streak to 10 games.
- Darren Waller, in his Dolphins debut, caught two touchdown passes, marking his first multi-TD game since December 6, 2020, after a year off and a trade from the New York Giants.
- Miami's ground game featured De'von Achane, who carried 20 times for 99 yards, as Miami totaled 123 rushing yards, while Tua Tagovailoa completed 17-of-25 passes for 177 yards with two touchdowns and no turnovers.
- Tyreek Hill suffered a severe knee injury in the third quarter, was carted off and taken to a hospital for imaging and evaluation, and the Dolphins face roster and cap decisions including a potential $51 million cap hit.
- Waller's resurgence drew praise as a comeback story, renewing interest in his ability to return to form while analysts question his long-term viability.
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Penalties and turnovers keep Jets winless in Miami
MIAMI — Aaron Glenn insists these aren’t the same ol’ Jets. The results would suggest otherwise. There remains no column in the standings for “one score game, but lost” or “played well enough to win, but didn’t.” Wins. Losses. That’s it. On their lone Monday Night Football appearance of the season, it was indeed a penalty-riddled, turnover-filled loss to the almost equally hapless Miami Dolphins by a 27-21 score in a game that mostly never felt …
The Miami Dolphins paid for the first NFL season victory due to a probably serious injury to their most important pass recipient Tyreek Hill. On 27:21 against the further victorious New York Jets, the star player twisted the knee after a catch on the sideline and was immediately treated medically. After the victory in the fourth run, coach Mike McDaniel reported of a dislocated knee joint at the 31-year-old Wide Receiver.Hill had apparently suff…
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