{"id":5352,"date":"2024-11-28T03:30:27","date_gmt":"2024-11-28T03:30:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=5352"},"modified":"2024-11-28T03:30:27","modified_gmt":"2024-11-28T03:30:27","slug":"breaking-nfl-makes-tua-tagovailoa-announcement-before-thanksgiving-showdown-with-packers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=5352","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING : NFL Makes Tua Tagovailoa Announcement Before Thanksgiving Showdown With Packers ."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s fair to argue whether\u00a0Miami Dolphins\u00a0quarterback\u00a0Tua Tagovailoa\u00a0should still be playing this season after suffering his third concussion in three seasons earlier this year against the\u00a0Buffalo Bills\u00a0in Week 2.<\/p>\n<p>Tagovailoa missed four weeks with a concussion while also seeing multiple specialists and weighing his\u00a0NFL\u00a0future amid calls for him to retire due to the significant amount of head trauma he\u2019s absorbed since 2022.<\/p>\n<p>However, Tagovailoa made his return to the field back in Week 7 after a month away, leading the Dolphins to three wins in six games, including a three-game win streak heading into Thursday\u2019s Thanksgiving Day matchup against the\u00a0Green Bay Packers.<\/p>\n<p>It took the 26-year-old QB a little bit to regain his form, but he\u2019s really turned it on in his last two games, and his last outing against the\u00a0New England Patriots\u00a0on Sunday earned him a big recognition from the NFL as the league announced Tagovailoa was the AFC Offensive Player of the Week.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/t_share\/MjExMDAxOTAzNzUwODUwMDk1\/tua.jpg\" alt=\"Miami Dolphins QB Tua Tagovalioa has been named the NFL's AFC Offensive Player of the Week.\" \/><\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\" data-zone-count=\"3\">\n<div data-google-query-id=\"CNWMutKK_okDFcWL6QUdstkMZw\" data-ad-size=\"fixedBottomD\">\n<div class=\"m-detail--body\">\n<div class=\"m-detail--body-item m-detail--body-item-inline\">\n<figure class=\"l-inline tml-image m-detail--tml-image--inline\"><figcaption>\n<p class=\"tml-image--caption\">Miami Dolphins QB Tua Tagovalioa has been named the NFL&#8217;s AFC Offensive Player of the Week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tml-image--attribution\">X (@NFL)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>It\u2019s the third time Tagovailoa has won the award, and he\u2019s the first Dolphin to win it since running back Raheem Mostert during Week 6 of the 2023 season against the\u00a0Carolina Panthers.<\/p>\n<p>Tagovailoa is also one of just three AFC players along with Buffalo Bills QB\u00a0Josh Allen\u00a0and\u00a0Tennessee Titan<a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/nfl\/tennessee-titans\/\">s<\/a>\u00a0kicker Nick Folk to earn POTW honors at least once in each of the last three seasons.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-2\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-2\" data-zone-count=\"3\">\n<div class=\"not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d m-in-content-ad is-loaded\">\n<div id=\"ad-in_content-07c3d93eafeb491a82d9f43d69012b91\" data-google-query-id=\"CKbrldKK_okDFcWL6QUdstkMZw\" data-ad-size=\"adhesion\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/nfl\/miami-dolphins_7__container__\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/nfl\/miami-dolphins_7\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" src=\"https:\/\/a10dae02a1844a71617ad157cb136ae5.safeframe.googlesyndication.com\/safeframe\/1-0-40\/html\/container.html\" name=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" data-is-safeframe=\"true\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-google-container-id=\"4\" data-load-complete=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Against New England \u2014 a 34-15 Dolphins win \u2014 Tagovailoa completed 29 of 40 passes for 317 yards, four touchdowns and zero interceptions with a 128.9 passer rating. 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