Bengals beat Dolphins after Tua Tagovailoa's scary injury knocks him out of game

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The Cincinnati Bengals took down one of two undefeated NFL teams, the Miami Dolphins, on their home turf Thursday night, 27-15. 

But the Dolphins losing comes as a sort of afterthought after what transpired late in the second quarter. 

A scary scene played out at midfield when Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa was wrapped up by defensive tackle Josh Tupou and thrown down for a sack, with the back of his head hitting the turf hard. 

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Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa #1 of the Miami Dolphins is sacked by defensive tackle Josh Tupou #68 of the Cincinnati Bengals during the 2nd quarter of the game against the Cincinnati Bengals at Paycor Stadium on September 29, 2022 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Andy Lyons/Getty Images)

Tagovailoa appeared to be unconscious and was taken out of the stadium by a stretcher. The Dolphins delivered got some good news after the fact, as Tagovailoa was said to be conscious and had feeling in all of his extremities. He left the stadium in an ambulance with head and neck injuries. 

The broadcast noted that Tagovailoa would be released from the hospital tonight and travel home with the team. The Dolphins later confirmed it.

This comes just a few days after Tagovailoa appeared to have suffered a head injury in the first half against the Buffalo Bills but returned and finished the game. Instead, they said he was dealing with a back injury that caused him to look woozy on the field. 

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Teddy Bridgewater would come in for Tagovailoa the rest of the game, and he ended up capping that drive at the end of the first