Dolphins beat sloppy Jets but Tyreek Hill sustains feared season-ending injury

Miami’s Darren Waller had a pair of touchdown catches in his first NFL game in nearly two years, but the Dolphins’ first win of the season, a 27-21 victory over the New York Jets, was marred by a suspected dislocated knee for their star receiver, Tyreek Hill.

The Dolphins lost Hill in the third quarter. The five-time All-pro made a catch and landed awkwardly on his left leg after being tackled near the New York Jets’ sideline. Players from both teams looked on anxiously while Hill was tended to, and he was then carted off the field. The Dolphins said in a statement he was “being taken to a local hospital for imaging, evaluation and observation.”

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ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported later on Monday night that the Dolphins fear Hill suffered a dislocated knee. The 31-year-old’s season would almost certainly be over if the injury is confirmed. The eight-time Pro Bowler put on a brave face as he was taken off the field, smiling and waving to the home crowd.

Hill has 11,363 receiving yards since entering the NFL in 2017, the most in the league over that span. He also has 819 catches, fourth most in the league since 2017 behind only Davante Adams (886), Travis Kelce (880) and Stefon Diggs (824).

On the field, Tua Tagovailoa threw for 177 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Dolphins to victory. The quarterback completed 17 of 25 passes and didn’t have a turnover for the first time this season as he moved to 7-0 against the Jets as Miami’s starter. The Dolphins (1-3) won their 10th straight at home against the Jets (0-4), who are still searching for their first win under coach Aaron Glenn.

The Jets pulled within six with 1:49 left when Garrett Wilson hauled in a 23-yard jump ball from Justin Fields, who ran it in for a two-point conversion. After recovering the onside kick, the Dolphins went three-and-out while working the clock to 13 seconds. Miami then pinned the Jets on their own one-yard line, and the game ended on a play where New York tried a series of laterals, one of which was flagged as an illegal forward pass.

“I’m not losing hope in our guys at all,” said Glenn after the game. “We’ve just got to go back and work; that’s all we can do.”

Waller, playing his first game since the end of the 2023 season, caught a four-yard pass in the back of the end zone from Tagovailoa on fourth-and-goal in the second quarter of his Dolphins debut. The 33-year-old scored again on a nine-yard catch in the third that put Miami ahead 17-3. He finished with three receptions for 27 yards.

The Dolphins amassed 123 yards rushing behind De’von Achane’s 20 carries for 99 yards. Achane had a nine-yard scoring run.

Fields completed 20 of 27 passes for 226 yards in his return from a concussion that sidelined him in Week 3. He added 81 yards rushing, including a 43-yard scramble for a score on fourth-and-one that pulled the Jets within a touchdown midway through the third.

The Jets gained 197 of their 404 yards with a highly effective ground game – they averaged seven yards a carry – but turned the ball over three times and were penalized 13 times for a total of 101 yards, including an offensive pass interference against Wilson that wiped out a touchdown in the third.