Tying an NFL record with four fourth-quarter touchdowns, Tagovailoa propelled his name to the top of nearly every leaderboard with a signature performance. Completing 13-of-17 passes for 199 yards in the game’s final frame pushed Tagovailoa’s stat line to 36-of-50 for 469 yards and six touchdown passes on the day, good for a passer rating of 121.4.

Beyond the box score, Miami’s third-year signal-caller showed a little bit of everything. He extended plays, including a strike while throwing on the move to Jaylen Waddle for the game-winning touchdown. He moved defenders with his eyes and attacked aggressively down the field. On the day, Tagovailoa attempted five passes of 20-or-more air yards and hit four of them for three touchdowns and 155 yards. On throws of 10-or-more air yards, Tagovailoa was 13-of-18 for 315 yards and four touchdowns.

Tagovailoa is making hay on third down this season. He’s completed 17-of-21 passes on the money down for 226 yards, four touchdowns and 12 first downs. His passer rating on third downs is 151.1. Sprinkle in his lone fourth-down attempt of the season and he’s 18-of-22 for 268 yards and five touchdowns and a 157.0 rating on “gotta have it” downs.