On defense, they got obliterated by Tua Tagovailoa and the Dolphins’ passing attack. The veteran quarterback went 29-of-40 passing for 317 yards and four touchdowns. Most of those passes went to wideout Jaylen Waddle, who seemed unguardable at times in the game.

The 34-15 drubbing dropped New England to 3-9 after Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa threw for 317 yards and sliced up the New England defense for four touchdowns. His longest pass of the day was a 29-yard connection with Jaylen Waddle, who led all receivers with 144 yards on eight catches.