Miami Dolphins: Tua Tagovailoa officially inactive vs. Bengals

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MIAMI GARDENS — The Miami Dolphins host the Cincinnati Bengals at Hard Rock Stadium on Sunday afternoon, Dec. 21. This game was moved from a night game by the NFL.

Former Ohio State quarterbacks Quinn Ewers and Joe Burrow will do battle for the Dolphins (6-8) and Bengals (4-10).

It will be the first NFL start for Ewers, a rookie seventh rounder.

Tua Tagovailoa officially inactive for Dolphins​

The Bengals are favored by 4.5 points.

Here are the players who are inactive for the Miami Dolphins:

Dolphins Inactives vs. Bengals​

Tua Tagovailoa: Benched; emergency third quarterback

Nick Westbrook-Ikhine: Limiting snaps might affect compensatory draft formula

Minkah Fitzpatrick: Calf; week to week

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Isaiah Johnson: Made a special teams play last week

Kendall Lamm: Hasn't been needed this season

Tahj Washington: Theo Wease makes debut

Matthew Butler: Time for youngsters to play

Quinn Ewers: Gunslinging rookie Quinn Ewers prepared for first Miami Dolphins start

Tua Tagovailoa: Tua Tagovailoa opens up about Miami Dolphins benching

QB Change: Quinn Ewers to replace benched Tua Tagovailoa for Miami Dolphins

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This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Post: Miami Dolphins inactives: Nick Westbrook-Ikhine benched

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