MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Tua Tagovailoa returned from a thumb injury that forced him to miss one game, throwing for a season-high 296 yards and a score to help the Miami Dolphins rally past Cincinnati 19-7 in a game that included five ejections and a benches-clearing confrontation.
The reeling Bengals were on the verge of taking a 10-3 lead late in the first half when things began to unravel, as they tend to do for a team that is now 2-9-1.
Cincinnati was outgained 181 yards to minus-4 in the pivotal third period and Miami rallied from a 7-6 halftime deficit.
The Dolphins lost their best defender when NFL interception leader Xavien Howard was thrown out late in the first half, but they limited Cincinnati to 25 yards after halftime and finished with six sacks.