MIAMI GARDENS — The Miami Dolphins were leading the New England Patriots 31-7 and it made all the sense in the world that Mike McDaniel pulled quarterback Tua Tagovailoa on Sunday.
Then Jaylen Wright and Skylar Thompson botched a handoff and it was a long scoop-and-score for the Patriots and that fourth-quarter rest plan was over.
"I quickly backpedaled out of that," McDaniel said.
On the next series, Tua was right back in.
Miami ended up beating New England 34-15 on Sunday afternoon at Hard Rock Stadium.