Tua Tagovailoa throws TD pass and is sacked twice as Dolphins beat Jaguars 14-6 to wrap preseason

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Tua Tagovailoa threw a 25-yard touchdown pass and was sacked twice in his only action of the preseason, and the Miami Dolphins beat the Jacksonville Jaguars 14-6 on Saturday night.

Mike Boone ran for a 7-yard touchdown for Miami (2-0-1), and Jacksonville’s Cam Little kicked field goals of 59 and 43 yards.

While the Jaguars (0-2-1) rested their starters, many of the Dolphins’ regulars played into the second quarter in the preseason finale for both teams.

“It felt good to get hit again,” Tagovailoa said. “Maybe that’s not what people want to hear, but as we’re getting ready and getting started to get back in the normal routine of what a season would feel like.”

Tagovailoa played the first three drives and sat after connecting with Malik Washington early in the second quarter to put Miami ahead 7-0. Washington caught Tagovailoa’s pass inside the 20-yard line, turned to the outside then shifted inside before sprinting to the end zone.

“If you need the game to go one way, you need people to start executing and make some plays together, and I thought the group did,” Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel said. “Overall, the main thing is you want to see guys find a rhythm and finish a drive in the end zone.”

Tagovailoa completed 4 of 8 passes for 49 yards. After the TD, he connected with reserve tight end Pharaoh Brown for a 2-point conversion.

Zach Wilson replaced Tagovailoa and directed Miami’s second touchdown drive, which ended on Boone’s run with 8:29 remaining in the third quarter.

Rookie Quinn Ewers took over for Wilson in the fourth quarter and completed 7 of 8 passes for 66 yards.

The Jaguars finished with six sacks.

“I just told them I’m very proud to be their coach in terms of the way that these guys continue to compete — the effort, the physicality,” Jaguars coach Liam Coen said. “I thought they played, specifically on the defensive side of the ball, very well.”

Jacksonville drove to the Miami 30 with 2:06 remaining, but John Saunders Jr. intercepted Seth Henigan’s pass and returned it 52 yards.

Dolphins kicker Jason Sanders dressed but did not see the field. Punter Jake Bailey handled the kickoffs, and Miami went for 2 after each of its touchdowns.

McDaniel didn’t elaborate on why Sanders was sidelined but said the kicker would be ready for the season opener.

“We’ll see when he comes in (for treatment) but he wasn’t overly concerned for Week 1,” McDaniel said.

Bailey also came up short on a 51-yard field goal attempt in the second quarter.

Little kicked both field goals in the second quarter. His 59-yarder came as time expired.

Henigan finished 15 of 21 for 77 yards, and John Wolford went 3 of 5 for 25 yards as the Jaguars struggled all night to move the ball.

“Would’ve liked to get in the end zone with our group of guys,” Henigan said. “That didn’t happen, so that’s why we ultimately lost the game. Just lack of execution really.”

With five-time All-Pro receiver Tyreek Hill unable to play in the preseason because of an undisclosed injury and Jaylen Waddle’s playing time limited, Washington continues to impress as he enters his second season with the Dolphins. He finished with three catches for 41 yards.

“Knowing that some guys might be out, we have to take measure of our opportunities,” Washington said. “You can’t let the opportunities slip by. You can’t not ready and not prepared for the opportunity.”

Henigan acknowledged his long odds of making the roster and appreciated his heavy workload Saturday.

“It was amazing,” Henigan said. “It was a privilege to represent the Jacksonville Jaguars and just an honor to be in the NFL and have the opportunity to play, whether that’s a preseason game or in practice, whatever it may be. Just being able to represent the Jaguars and represent the name on the back of my jersey as well.”

Dolphins linebacker Eugene Asante was tended to by trainers and limped off the field midway through the fourth quarter.

The Jaguars open their season by hosting Carolina on Sept. 7.

The Dolphins visit Indianapolis on Sept. 7 in their opener.

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Miami Dolphins running back Mike Boone (16) celebrates after scoring a touchdown during the second half of an NFL preseason football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Seth Henigan (19) looks to hand off the football during the second half of an NFL preseason football game against the Miami Dolphins, Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Miami Dolphins quarterback Quinn Ewers (14) is sacked by Jacksonville Jaguars defensive end Ethan Downs (96) during the second half of an NFL preseason football game, Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa (1) falls on the field after he was sacked by Jacksonville Jaguars defensive end BJ Green II (95) during the first half of an NFL preseason football game, Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa (1) looks to pass the football during the first half of an NFL preseason football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Miami Dolphins running back Mike Boone (16) celebrates after scoring a touchdown during the second half of an NFL preseason football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Seth Henigan (19) looks to hand off the football during the second half of an NFL preseason football game against the Miami Dolphins, Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Miami Dolphins quarterback Quinn Ewers (14) is sacked by Jacksonville Jaguars defensive end Ethan Downs (96) during the second half of an NFL preseason football game, Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa (1) falls on the field after he was sacked by Jacksonville Jaguars defensive end BJ Green II (95) during the first half of an NFL preseason football game, Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa (1) looks to pass the football during the first half of an NFL preseason football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

NAKHON RATCHASIMA, Thailand (AP) — A construction crane collapsed onto an elevated road near Bangkok, killing two people on Thursday, a day after another crane fell on a moving passenger train in northeastern Thailand and killed 32 people.

The work on an extension of the Rama 2 Road expressway — a major artery leading from Bangkok — has become notorious for construction accidents, some of them fatal.

The crane collapsed at part of the road project in Samut Sakhon province, trapping two vehicles in the wreckage, according to the government’s Public Relations Department.

Transport Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn said on Thai TV Channel 7 that two people had died. It was unclear if anyone else had been trapped in the wreckage.

There was uncertainty about the number of victims because the site is still considered too dangerous for search teams to enter, said Suchart Tongteng, a rescue worker with the Ruamkatanyu Foundation.

“At this moment, we still can’t say whether another collapse could happen,” he said, citing dangling steel plates. “That’s why there are no rescue personnel inside the scene, only teams conducting on-site safety assessments.”

At the site of Wednesday's train derailment, the search for survivors ended, Nakhon Ratchasima Gov. Anuphong Suksomnit said. Three passengers listed as missing were presumed to have gotten off the train earlier, but that was still being investigated.

Officials believed 171 people had been aboard the train’s three carriages, which were being removed from the scene Thursday.

The crane that fell, crushing part of the train, was a launching gantry crane, a mobile piece of equipment often used in building elevated roadways.

Police were still collecting evidence and interviewing witnesses and have not pressed charges, provincial Police Chief Narongsak Promta told reporters.

South Korea's Foreign Ministry reported a South Korean man in his late 30s, was among the dead.

The high-speed rail project where the accident occurred is associated with the plan to connect China with Southeast Asia under Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative.

In August 2024, a railway tunnel on the planned route, also in Nakhon Ratchasima, collapsed, killing three workers.

Anan Phonimdaeng, acting governor of the State Railway of Thailand, said the project’s contractor is Italian-Thai Development, with a Chinese company responsible for design and construction supervision.

A statement posted on the website of the company, also known as Italthai, expressed condolences to the victims and said the company would pay compensation to the families of the dead and hospitalization expenses for the injured.

Transport Minister Phiphat said Italthai was also the lead contractor on the highway project where Thursday's accident took place, though several other companies are also involved.

The rail accident had already sparked outrage because Italthai was also the co-lead contractor for the State Audit Building in Bangkok that collapsed during construction last March during a major earthquake centered in Myanmar. The building's collapse was the worst quake damage in Thailand and about 100 people were killed.

Twenty-three individuals and companies have been indicted, including Italthai's president and the local director for the company China Railway No. 10, the project’s joint venture partner. The charges in the case include professional negligence and document forgery, and Thailand's Department of Special Investigation has recommended more indictments.

The involvement of Chinese companies in both projects has also drawn attention, as has Italthai and Chinese companies’ involvement in the construction of several expressway extensions in and around Bangkok where several accidents, some fatal, have occurred.

In Beijing, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said Wednesday the government was aware of the rail accident and had expressed condolences.

Associated Press writers Wasamon Audjarint in Bangkok and Hyung-jin Kim in Seoul, South Korea, contributed to this report.

Relatives of victims and others wait at a hospital, a day after a construction crane fell into a passenger train in Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Relatives wait at a hospital to receive bodies of victims, a day after a construction crane fell into a passenger train in Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, Thursday, Jan.15, 2026. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Forensic workers inspect the site of a train accident, a day after a construction crane fell into a passenger train in Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

A cuddly toy lies on the ground at the site of a train accident, a day after a construction crane fell into a passenger train in Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

A construction crane that collapsed on the Rama 2 Road elevated expressway in Samut Sakhon province, Thailand on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Arnun Chonmahatrakool)

A construction crane that collapsed on the Rama 2 Road elevated expressway in Samut Sakhon province, Thailand on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Arnun Chonmahatrakool)

A construction crane that collapsed on the Rama 2 Road elevated expressway in Samut Sakhon province, Thailand on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Arnun Chonmahatrakool)