In a disappointing turn of events, the Miami Dolphins suffered a 24-3 loss to the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday, with quarterback Skylar Thompson being forced to exit the game midway through the third quarter due to a painful rib injury.
Thompson, who was making his first start of the season in place of the injured Tua Tagovailoa, took a hard hit on Miami’s second drive of the third quarter and remained down for several minutes while medical trainers attended to him. Despite his efforts to play through the pain, Thompson was ultimately unable to continue and left the field under his own power.
Third-string quarterback Tim Boyle entered the game in relief of Thompson, completing 7 of 9 passes for 79 yards and adding a 6-yard scramble on the ground. Boyle nearly led the Dolphins to their lone touchdown drive of the day, but threw an incomplete pass on fourth down at the Seattle 2-yard line.
According to Coach Mike McDaniel, Thompson’s injury is still being evaluated, and the full extent of the damage will not be known until Monday. “It was a rib injury that was pretty painful,” McDaniel said. “He fought through it, but we’ll get a chance to look at him tomorrow.”
The Dolphins’ quarterback situation remains uncertain, with Tagovailoa still recovering from a concussion suffered in Week 2. Miami did sign Tyler Huntley off the Baltimore Ravens’ practice squad last week, but he was not active for Sunday’s game. It is unclear who will start next week’s game against the Tennessee Titans if Thompson is unable to play.
In addition to Thompson, the Dolphins also lost cornerback Kendall Fuller to a concussion and left tackle Terron Armstead to an eye injury during Sunday’s game.
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