DAVIE, Fla. -- The Miami Dolphins' offense was teetering and playoff dreams were starting to slip away. After three straight three-and-outs with rookie quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, coach Brian Flores made the eye-opening, fourth-quarter call to his bullpen. Veteran QB Ryan Fitzpatrick was being called in to save the game -- and he did it in a miraculous way -- with Flores later describing FitzMagic as his "ninth-inning reliever."
It was a decision few NFL head coaches would have the guts to make -- yanking a rookie franchise QB for a 16-year journeyman with the playoffs on the line.