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Tua Tagovailoa fractured ribs during game vs. Bills, will miss Week 3

Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa will miss the team's Week 3 game against the Las Vegas Raiders due to fractured ribs. Dolphins coach Brian Flores confirmed Tagovailoa would miss Sunday's game, but could be back sooner than expected.

Tagovailoa experienced the injury during the team's Week 2 loss to the Buffalo Bills. Tagovailoa took a big hit while trying to convert a fourth down in the first quarter of the contest. He was carted off the field an unable to return. The Dolphins lost the game 35-0.

X-rays didn't reveal Tagovailoa's fractures initially.