Dolphins Bench Tagovailoa, Start Rookie Ewers

The Miami Dolphins benched starting quarterback Tua Tagovailoa for the remainder of the season on Wednesday, turning to seventh-round rookie Quinn Ewers to lead the offense in the final three games. The move came two days after a 28-15 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday night, which eliminated the Dolphins from playoff contention and left them with a 6-8 record.

Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel voiced his dissatisfaction with Tagovailoa's performance during a news conference on Tuesday. "I think the quarterback play last night was not good enough, and so for me, everything's on the table," McDaniel said. Tagovailoa completed passes for 253 yards in the Steelers game, but most of those yards came late after Pittsburgh had secured the victory. He threw one interception and took two sacks that halted promising drives. For the season, Tagovailoa leads the NFL with 15 interceptions, a stark contrast to his recent four-year, $212.4 million contract extension signed less than two years ago.

Ewers, who saw limited action in Week 7 by completing 5 of 8 passes for 53 yards in a loss to Cleveland, will make his first start Sunday against Cincinnati. The rookie now has a full week of...