Tua Tagovailoa's nifty flip to Dolphins teammate excites social media

Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa turned heads with a nifty flip to wide receiver Malik Washington during a touchdown drive against the New York Jets on Monday night Tagovailoa had the Dolphins down on the Jets -yard line Running back De Von Achane came in motion to his right and on the snap Washington popped out toward Tagovailoa The star quarterback flipped the ball behind his back toward the wide receiver CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COMWashington ran the ball for nine yards and gave the Dolphins a first down The play went viral on social media EX-GIANTS STAR CALLS ON NFL TO GET RID OF TURF FIELDS IN WAKE OF MALIK NABERS' KNEE INJURYTagovailoa finished off the drive on th-and-goal with a -yard touchdown pass to tight end Darren Waller It was Waller s first touchdown catch since Oct when he was with the New York Giants He retired after the season but came back to the event earlier this year Miami went up - after that play Tagovailoa looked calm and collected in the first half He was -of- with passing yards and the touchdown pass to Waller He ascertained Tyreek Hill five times for yards For the Jets Justin Fields was -of- passing for yards Running back Breece Hall had rushing yards on seven carries Nick Folk nailed a field goal as the second quarter ended The Dolphins led - at the half Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter