Miami’s Darren Waller had a pair of touchdown catches in his first NFL game in nearly two years, but the Dolphins’ first win of the season, a 27-21 victory over the New York Jets, was marred by a suspected dislocated knee for their star receiver, Tyreek Hill.
The Dolphins lost Hill in the third quarter. The five-time All-Pro made a catch and landed awkwardly on his left leg after being tackled near the New York Jets sideline. Players from both teams watched anxiously as Hill was tended to and then carted off the field. The Dolphins later issued a statement saying he was being taken to a local hospital for imaging, evaluation, and observation.
ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported later Monday night that the Dolphins fear Hill suffered a dislocated knee. If confirmed, the injury would almost certainly end the 31-year-old’s season.
Despite the injury, the eight-time Pro Bowler showed a brave face as he was taken off the field, smiling and waving to the home crowd. Since entering the NFL in 2017, Hill has amassed 11,363 receiving yards—the most in the league during that span. He also has 819 catches, ranking fourth most since 2017 behind Davante Adams (886), Travis Kelce (880), and Stefon Diggs (824).
On the field, quarterback Tua Tagovailoa led the Dolphins to victory, throwing for 177 yards and two touchdowns. He completed 17 of 25 passes without a turnover for the first time this season, moving his record to 7-0 against the Jets as Miami’s starter.
The Dolphins (1-3) secured their 10th straight home win against the Jets (0-4), who are still searching for their first victory under coach Aaron Glenn. The Jets pulled within six points with 1:49 left in the game when Garrett Wilson caught a 23-yard jump ball from Justin Fields, who then ran it in for a successful two-point conversion.
After recovering the ensuing onside kick, the Dolphins went three-and-out while running down the clock to 13 seconds. Miami then pinned the Jets on their own one-yard line, and the game ended on a Jets play involving a series of laterals, one of which was flagged for an illegal forward pass.
“I’m not losing hope in our guys at all,” Glenn said after the game. “We’ve just got to go back and work; that’s all we can do.”
Waller, playing his first game since the end of the 2023 season, caught a four-yard touchdown pass in the back of the end zone from Tagovailoa on a fourth-and-goal in the second quarter. The 33-year-old scored again on a nine-yard catch in the third quarter that put Miami ahead 17-3. He finished with three receptions for 27 yards.
The Dolphins amassed 123 rushing yards behind Devon Achane’s 20 carries for 99 yards, including a nine-yard scoring run.
For the Jets, quarterback Justin Fields completed 20 of 27 passes for 226 yards in his return from a concussion that sidelined him in Week 3. He added 81 yards rushing, highlighted by a 43-yard scramble for a touchdown on fourth-and-one that pulled the Jets within a touchdown midway through the third quarter.
New York gained 197 of their 404 total yards on the ground with a highly effective rushing attack averaging seven yards per carry. However, the Jets turned the ball over three times and were penalized 13 times for a total of 101 yards, including an offensive pass interference against Wilson that wiped out a touchdown in the third quarter.
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