"Tua had another troubling game and it's hard to just blame the cold even as he fell into 0-6 in games under 40 degrees. Pittsburgh's game plan was to take away the run and force Tua to beat them. He threw a lobbed, moonball pass that was intercepted in the first quarter. That was his 15th interception of the year to lead the league and set a career-high mark."
"Why was there absolutely no sense of giddy-up offense as the Dolphins fell behind in the second half? They didn't pass the ball downfield. They sped up nothing. It was understandable down 14-3 to not hurry anything. But down 21-3? Or 28-3? Down 28-9 with under seven minutes to play, most teams would have at least tried to hurry up the tempo when they had the ball. The Dolphins kept huddling and taking their time."
Miami lost to Pittsburgh 28-15, ending a four-game winning streak and eliminating Miami from playoff contention. Temperatures were 17 degrees at kickoff, extending the Dolphins' record to 0-14 in games under 40 degrees and Tua to 0-6 in such games. Pittsburgh prioritized stopping the run and forced the Dolphins to rely on Tua, who threw an early lobbed interception that became his 15th of the season. Miami's offense failed to pass 100 yards until early in the fourth quarter, often huddled instead of increasing tempo, and finished with 253 passing yards, two touchdowns, and one interception; Tua completed 22 of 28 passes for a 113.2 passer rating, with two fourth-quarter TDs to Darren Waller.
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