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Tua Tagovailoa benched, Ryan Fitzpatrick’s comeback fall short as Dolphins’ win streak ends in Denver

Just as the Dolphins started rolling under coach Brian Flores, when the defense appeared fearsome and their rookie quarterback appeared to be getting more comfortable, all of those positive trends came to a crashing halt on Sunday.

Tagovailoa was benched for veteran Ryan Fitzpatrick after his sixth sack of the day, and the Dolphins endured a 20-13 loss to the Denver Broncos on Sunday inside Empower Field at Mile High that ended their five-game win streak.

The Dolphins fall to 6-4, unable to tie the idle Buffalo Bills atop the AFC East standings with the loss.

Miami also entered the game sitting in sixth in the AFC playoff standings but could be bounced from the Top 7 playoff threshold, depending on how the rest of Sunday’s game shake out.