Cards’ walk-off field goal spoils Tagovailoa’s return

Chad Ryland hit a 34-yard field goal with time remaining to give the Arizona Cardinals a 28-27 victory over Miami today in Miami Gardens, Florida, negating the return of Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa .

Tagovailoa returned from a concussion and completed 28 of 38 passes for 234 yards and a touchdown, giving the Dolphins (2-5) their season-high point total. Still, Miami lost for the fifth time in its last six games.

Tagovailoa missed the last four games after suffering a concussion in a Week 2 loss to the Buffalo Bills. Miami scored a total of 40 points in the contests it missed.

“I would say I felt like myself,” Tagovailoa said on espn.com. “I prepared for five weeks as if I was going to play while on IR, so getting out there felt normal.”

“I think the most important thing was that he knew his teammates were going to give him a chance to play a pretty clean game,” coach Mike McDaniel said. “He had a lot of clean pockets, and when they didn’t, he was decisive and kept himself out of harm’s way.”

Tyreek Hill caught six passes for 72 yards – his first game with at least 70 yards receiving since Week 1. De’Von Achane ran for 97 yards and had 50 yards receiving with a 12-yard touchdown catch.

“He came back and got the offense going. “It was beautiful to see,” Hill said. “We got some points today, so that’s positive.”

But it wasn’t enough.

The winning goal was Ryland’s second straight win and third of the season. He scored a field goal on October 6 to beat the San Francisco 49ers and another last Monday to knock out the Los Angeles Chargers.

Kyler Murray completed 26 of 36 passes for 307 yards and two touchdowns for Arizona (4-4), which won for the third time in the last four games. The Cardinals never led until Ryland’s kick went through the uprights.

Marvin Harrison Jr. had six receptions for 111 yards and a touchdown, Trey McBride caught nine passes for 124 yards and Michael Wilson had a touchdown catch for the Cardinals (4-4).