Howwell is Tua stacking up?

Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa has seen a little bit of everything during the first five starts of hisNFLcareer.

A subdued debut. A comeback victory on the road against Kyler Murray. Awinover JustinHerbert, the quarterback selected one pick after him in the 2020 NFL draft. A fourth-quarter benching on the road. Athumbinjury. Thena career high in yards in his first game back fromthe injury.

And now he’ll match up against arguably the best quarterback in the NFLwhen the Dolphins (8-4) host reigning Super Bowl MVP Patrick Mahomesandthe defendingchampion Kansas City Chiefs (11-1) on Sunday atHardRock Stadium.

As Dolphins coach Brian Flores believes, a little bit of adversity never hurt anybody, including his No. 5 pick, whohas recoveredfrom his severe hip injury a year ago and is making strides as anNFLrookie.

“I’ve learned a lot about him, and I think it just reinforces a lot of thingswe thought abouthimwhen