Vincent Carchietta/USA Today Sports, via Reuters
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Ryan Fitzpatrick threw two touchdown passes while starting in place of the injured Tua Tagovailoa and the Miami Dolphins beat the Jets, 20-3, on Sunday.
Tagovailoa was inactive with an injured thumb on his throwing hand, so Fitzpatrick, 38, stepped in against one of his many former teams.
He didn’t need to do too much against the lowly Jets (0-11).
Fitzpatrick was 24 of 39 for 257 yards with touchdown throws to tight ends Mike Gesicki and Adam Shaheen, helping the Dolphins (7-4) bounce back after having their five-game winning streak ended last week.