Tua Headlines Dolphins Week 18 Inactives ... But Everyone Else Is a Go

Going over the inactives for the Miami Dolphins and the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium
Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa (1) attempts a pass against the San Francisco 49ers during second half at Hard Rock Stadium.
Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa (1) attempts a pass against the San Francisco 49ers during second half at Hard Rock Stadium. / Jasen Vinlove-Imagn Images
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The Miami Dolphins officially will be without quarterback Tua Tagovailoa for a second consecutive when they face the New York Jets on Sunday, but they will have all their other front-line players.

Tackle Terron Armstead, defensive lineman Calais Campbell, safety Jevon Holland, and wide receivers Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle all will be active after being listed as questionable on the final injury report of the week.

Tagovailoa will miss a second consecutive game because of the hip injury he sustained in the Week 15 loss at Houston and his sixth game of the season. He was listed as doubtful on the final injury report of the week.

The only player other than Tagovailoa who will miss the game because of injury is linebacker Anthony Walker Jr., who's out with a knee injury. He'll again be replaced in the starting lineup by Tyrel Dodson, fresh off winning AFC Defensive Player of the Week honors.

The rest of the inactives will be LB Mohamed Kamara, OL Andrew Meyer, newly signed OL Braeden Daniels, WR Dee Eskridge and WR Erik Ezukanma.

JETS INACTIVES

The Jets inactives are headed by starting right tackle Morgan Moses, who was listed as questionable on the final injury report of the week.

DL Quinnen Williams and G Alijah Vera-Tucker, though, will be in the lineup after both being listed as questionable as well.

The other Jets inactives are CB Michael Carter II, DL Phidarian Mathis, LB Jamin Davis, S Jaylin Simpson, EDGE Braiden McGregor and CB Jarrick Bernard-Converse.

In case you missed it, the Jets placed CB Sauce Gardner on injured reserve Saturday because of his hamstring injury.


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ALAIN POUPART

Alain Poupart is the publisher/editor of Miami Dolphins On SI and co-host of the All Dolphins Podcast. Alain has covered the Miami Dolphins on a full-time basis since 1989 for various publications and media outlets, including Dolphin Digest, The Associated Press and the Dolphins team website. In addition to being a credentialed member of the Miami Dolphins press corps, Alain has covered three Super Bowls (for NFL.com, Football News and the Montreal Gazette), the annual NFL draft, the Senior Bowl, and the NFL Scouting Combine. During his almost 40 years in journalism, which began at the now-defunct Miami News, Alain has covered practically every sport at one time or another, from tennis to golf, baseball, basketball and everything in between. The career also included time as a copy editor, including work on several books, such as "Still Perfect," an inside look at the Miami Dolphins' 1972 perfect season. A native of Montreal, Canada, whose first language is French, Alain grew up a huge hockey fan but soon developed a love for all sports, including NFL football. He has lived in South Florida since the 1980s.