Steelers vs. Dolphins live score, updates, highlights from NFL ‘Sunday Night Football’ game

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Tua Tagovailoa is set to make his return from injury as the Dolphins host the Steelers on “Sunday Night Football”.

The Miami quarterback has missed the team’s last two games after suffering a scary concussion on Sept. 29 against the Bengals. But according to coach Mike McDaniel, all signs point to a comeback this week against Pittsburgh. 

It would be a welcome sight for the Dolphins, who have lost their last three games since Tagovailoa went down. Before his injury, the former Alabama star had been lighting it up, tossing eight touchdowns in the first three games of the season. 

After three straight losses, Miami now sits at 3-3 and in third place in the AFC East. 

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Meanwhile, the Steelers’ starting quarterback Kenny Pickett has been dealing with a concussion of his own. The rookie suffered the injury during last week’s win against the Buccaneers, but coach Mike Tomlin has been clear that Pickett will be the starter for Pittsburgh if he’s healthy. 

“We’ll adhere to the protocol, and we’ll follow that and let that be our guide in terms of participation,” he said on Tuesday. “I’ll say this, if he’s cleared to play, he’ll play. He’ll play quarterback for us.”

Despite the win last week, the Steelers are still sitting at 2-4 and they face an uphill battle to extend Tomlin’s streak of 15 years without a losing season. 

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Sporting News is tracking live scoring updates and highlights from Steelers vs. Dolphins on “Sunday Night Football”. Follow along for all the key moments from the Week 7 matchup.

Steelers vs. Dolphins score

  Q1  Q2  Q3  Q4  F 
Steelers 0 3 – – –
Dolphins 13 0 – – –

Steelers vs. Dolphins live updates, highlights from Sunday Night Football

(All times Eastern.)

9:17 p.m. — A pair of Tua completions to Trent Sherfield moves the chains, but the drive stalls out shortly after that following incompletions on 2nd and 3rd down. Thomas Morstead trots on and punts it down to the Pittsburgh 12-yard line.

Dolphins 13, Steelers 3

9:12 p.m. FIELD GOAL — The kick is good from 45 yards. The Steelers finally get some points to snatch away some of Miami’s momentum. 

9:11 p.m. — Harris jukes a few defenders for 12 more yards and another first down. After two short gains set up 3rd and 3, Pickett tosses left for Diontae but they can’t connect. Chris Boswell will come in to try and get Pittsburgh on the board with a field goal.

9:06 p.m. — Pickett tucks and runs up the middle, but he’s dragged down just shy of the line to gain and that’ll bring up 4th and inches from near midfield. Tomlin opts to go for it, and Jaylen Warren takes the handoff and powers ahead to move the chains. Big play to keep the drive alive.

End of first quarter: Dolphins 13, Steelers 0

9:02 p.m. — Finally, the Steelers have a first down after Pickett completes it to Pat Freiermuth for 8 yards on 3rd down. Two plays later, they face 3rd and 4 after a couple short gains. That’ll take us to the end of the quarter.

Dolphins 13, Steelers 0

8:58 p.m. FIELD GOAL — The kick is good from 42 yards. The Dolphins get points on their first three possessions, while the Steelers still haven’t even picked up a 1st down. 

8:56 p.m. — Just two plays after that, Tua has them back down near the red zone after an 18-yard throw to Waddle. But they follow that up with three straight incompletions to bring up 4th and 10. This will be another field goal attempt for Sanders. 

8:51 p.m. INTERCEPTION — This is turning into a brutal first quarter for the Steelers. On just the second play of the drive, Pickett drops back and throws deep left for Chase Claypool. But the receiver gets his feet tangled up with the defender, letting Justin Bethel make an uncontested interception. Miami has the ball back again with great field position. 

Dolphins 10, Steelers 0

8:46 p.m. FIELD GOAL — Mostert takes an even bigger hit on a pass over the middle that falls incomplete, but it looks like he’s also alright. Jason Sanders comes on and knocks through the short field goal to make it 10-0 to the home team.

8:45 p.m. — Tua takes off to run it on 2nd and 8 and lowers his shoulder on the defender, taking a big hit in the process. You could almost hear the collective breath in from the fans in Miami. He’s fine, though, and it’ll be 3rd and 4.

8:43 p.m. — This is WAY too easy for Miami’s offense right now. It feels like they’re picking up double-digit gains on every play. This time it’s Mostert, who picks up 12 yards and then 11 yards on back-to-back handoffs. 

8:42 p.m. — Tua throws another strike to Jaylen Waddle, who’s wide open across the middle of the field. He scampers down to the Pittsburgh 35-yard line as the Dolphins are already looking to extend their lead. 

8:37 p.m. — On the Steelers’ first drive of the night, Najee Harris takes the handoff on back-to-back plays to set up a 3rd and 3. Pickett drops back for his first throw of the night, heaving it down the left sideline to Diontae Johnson — but it’s overthrown and incomplete. They’ll have to punt it away. 

Dolphins 7, Steelers 0

8:31 p.m. TOUCHDOWN — On 3rd and 3 from inside the 10, Tua drops back, then steps up in the pocket and slings it left to Raheem Mostert, who jogs in for a touchdown to open the scoring! A fantastic opening drive by Tua and the Dolphins has them up early. 

8:30 p.m. — Mike Gesicki comes up with a catch, running and front-flipping down inside the red zone for 18 more yards. Tua has looked very sharp early in this one. 

8:27 p.m. — Hill makes another catch, this time for a nice pickup of 17 yards. Then they go right back to him again, moving the ball down to the Steelers’ 35-yard line. 

8:26 p.m. — A false start on the first play from scrimmage moves the Dolphins back 5 yards, then Tyreek Hill gets dropped for a loss of 4. But a completion to Jaylen Waddle on 2nd and 19 goes for 20 yards and picks up a first down.

8:25 p.m. — The Steelers will kick off first, with Miami’s offense set to take the field on the first drive of the night. 

8:21 p.m. — Tonight, the Dolphins are celebrating their 1972 team that achieved a perfect season, a feat we haven’t seen since. Team members Larry Csonka, Bob Griese, Larry Little and Paul Warfield accompanied the Miami captains out to midfield for the coin toss.

8:16 p.m. — Clear skies and temperatures in the high 70s Fahrenheit tonight in the Miami area. Certainly a relief from the day games played there recently, which have been pretty steamy. 

8:14 p.m. — You can see the chemistry between Mike McDaniel and Tua as they take the field. 

8:02 p.m. — Mike Tomlin getting the Steelers fans in attendance fired UP. 

7:52 p.m. — Anyone need a big night from Tyreek Hill to save their fantasy team this week?

7:42 p.m. — And here’s Tua Tagovailoa, who’s also making his return from a concussion tonight. The Dolphins are looking to get back on track after three losses in their last three games.

7:38 p.m. — Kenny Pickett will indeed get his first primetime start tonight after clearing concussion protocol. He’s out getting warmed up at Hard Rock Stadium. 

What time is the NFL game tonight?

  • Date: Sunday, Oct. 23
  • Time: 8:20 p.m. ET

Steelers vs. Dolphins will kick off at 8:20 p.m. ET from Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla. The weather forecast is for clear skies with temperatures in the high 70s. 

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