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Joe Burrow threw a late 2-yard touchdown pass to Hayden Hurst to seal the Cincinnati Bengals’ victory over Miami.
CINCINNATI — Joe Burrow threw a late 2-yard touchdown pass to Hayden Hurst to seal the Cincinnati Bengals’ 27-15 victory over Miami in a game marred by the horrific sight of Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa on Thursday night taken off on a stretcher.
Tagovailoa was chased down and thrown to the turf by Cincinnati’s Josh Tupou with six minutes left in the first half. He lay there for more than seven minutes before being taken to hospital with head and neck injuries.
Von Bell’s interception of Miami backup quarterback Teddy Bridgewater — the second safety pick of the night — with three minutes left in the game set up the Bengals’ final drive.
Evan McPherson made two field goals in the fourth quarter, including a 57-yarder.
Barrow was 20 for 31 for 287 yards and two touchdowns as the Bengals won their second game in five days after dropping their first of the season. Tee Higgins caught seven passes for 124 yards and a TD.
Bridgewater threw an incomplete pass on Miami’s final drive to turn the ball over on downs with 57 seconds left.
Tagovailoa was 8-for-14 for 110 yards and an interception before the injury. Bridgewater finished 14 of 23 for 193 yards, a touchdown and an interception in relief.
Tyreek Hill paced the Dolphins with 10 catches for 160 yards.
During the offseason, the Bengals added two players to their fledgling Ring of Honor at Paycor Stadium.
Isaac Curtis is considered one of the team’s best wide receivers of all time. The four-time Pro Bowler played for Cincinnati from 1973-84 and still holds the Bengals record for yards per reception average (17.07).
Willie Anderson was considered one of the best offensive linemen of his era. Anderson played in 182 games (regular and postseason) for Cincinnati from 1996-2007 and made four Pro Bowls.
They join last year’s inaugural Ring of Honor class: team founder/coach Paul Brown, defenseman Ken Anderson, defenseman Anthony Munoz and cornerback Ken Riley.
Dolphins: CB Xavien Howard left in the second half with a groin injury.
Bengals: TE Devin Asiasi left the game in the second half with an ankle injury.
Dolphins: at New York Jets on Sunday, Oct. 9.
Bengals: at Baltimore on Sunday, Oct. 9.
