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Another Tua Award ... Plus MVP Odds Updates

Tagovailoa led the NFL in practically every passing category in September
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Another Tua Award ... Plus MVP Odds Updates
Another Tua Award ... Plus MVP Odds Updates

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The awards keep rolling for Tua Tagovailoa and the Miami Dolphins.

A day after running back De'Von Achane joined Tua as an AFC Offensive Player of the Week winner this season, Tua was named AFC Offensive Player of the Month for his performance in September.

As with the previous two awards, this one was obvious.

In leading the Dolphins to a 3-0 record, the only perfect mark in the AFC, Tagovailoa completed 71.3 percent of his passes for 1,024 yards with eight touchdowns and two interceptions for a NFL-best 121.9 passer rating.

Tua is the first Dolphins player to be named AFC Offensive Player of the Month in almost 30 years — Scott Mitchell was honored in October 1993 after he replaced the injured Dan Marino.

For those wondering, running back Jay Ajayi was bypassed for the award in October. 2016 despite having two 200-yard rushing games in the month. The award instead went to Tom Brady.

TUA AND THE NFL MVP ODDS

After his stellar performance in the 50-point blowout win against Denver, Tua not only remained the betting favorite to win NFL MVP honors, his odds got shorter (better).

Per BetOnline.ag, Tagovailoa went from 6/1 to win the award to 13/4, with Patrick Mahomes staying a close second at 4/1 (up from 13/2).

Wide receiver Tyreek Hill is the only non-quarterback among the top 10 favorite, per BetOnline, at 20/1, up from 25/1 and 150/1 at the start of the regular season.

The rest of the top 10 consists of Josh Allen (9/1), Jalen Hurts (11/1), Brock Purdy (12/1), Justin Herbert (14/1), Lamar Jackson (14/1), Dak Prescott (25/1) and Joe Burrow (25/1).

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ALAIN POUPART

Alain Poupart is the publisher/editor of Miami Dolphins On SI and host of the All Dolphins Podcast. Alain has covered the Miami Dolphins on a full-time basis since 1989 for various publications and media outlets, including Dolphin Digest, The Associated Press and the Dolphins team website. In addition to being a credentialed member of the Miami Dolphins press corps, Alain has covered three Super Bowls (for NFL.com, Football News and the Montreal Gazette), the annual NFL draft, the Senior Bowl, and the NFL Scouting Combine. During his almost 40 years in journalism, which began at the now-defunct Miami News, Alain has covered practically every sport at one time or another, from tennis to golf, baseball, basketball and everything in between. The career also included time as a copy editor, including work on several books, such as "Still Perfect," an inside look at the Miami Dolphins' 1972 perfect season. A native of Montreal, Canada, whose first language is French, Alain grew up a huge hockey fan but soon developed a love for all sports, including NFL football. He has lived in South Florida since the 1980s.

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