{"id":2376,"date":"2024-11-19T07:56:07","date_gmt":"2024-11-19T07:56:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=2376"},"modified":"2024-11-19T07:56:07","modified_gmt":"2024-11-19T07:56:07","slug":"dolphins-stars-wild-td-celebration-gift-lands-in-unexpected-hands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=2376","title":{"rendered":"Dolphins Star&#8217;s Wild TD Celebration Gift Lands in Unexpected Hands"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-meta entry-meta-before-content\">\n<div class=\"single-entry-meta\">\n<div class=\"entry-meta-row\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content entry-content-single\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2202967\" src=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Jonnu-Smtih-and-his-family-enh-1024x563.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" 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that a moment he had would end up with them getting a football that he wasn\u2019t actually throwing to them.<\/p>\n<p>In a 34-19 victory against the\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/las-vegas-raiders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">L<\/a>as Vegas Raiders, the\u00a0Miami Dolphins\u00a0offense was surgical.<\/p>\n<p>The most reliable and dynamic target for quarterback\u00a0Tua Tagovailoa\u00a0was not\u00a0Tyreek Hill\u00a0but tight end Jonnu Smith.<\/p>\n<p>Smith\u2019s first touchdown occurred on the opening drive of the game, a 14-play, 70-yard drive that took over eight minutes off the clock.<\/p>\n<p>At the conclusion of the play, Jonnu Smith is seen getting up from the ground and blindly launching the football into the stands for a fan to retrieve.<\/p>\n<div id=\"incontent-ad-1\" class=\"pw-incontent\" data-label=\"Advertisement\"><\/div>\n<p>What makes it even crazier is that the ball landed right next to his 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