Tua Tagovailoa shoulders blame for Dolphins' comeback falling short vs. Chiefs: ‘It was my fault’

Taking part in another heavyweight showdown, the Miami Dolphins found a familiar fate Sunday, even if they were playing on a different continent.

This time around, quarterback Tua Tagovailoa shouldered the Dolphins' 21-14 comeback-come-short loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in Frankfurt.

Having fallen behind by 21 at halftime and rallied in the second half, Tagovailoa and the Dolphins were knocking at the door when it was shut after an incompletion from the Chiefs' 31-yard line to Ced Wilson and a subsequent fumbled shotgun snap. Tagovailoa took the blame for both.

"What happened with me and Ced, that was just miscommunication, and in big-time moments, those things like that can happen," Tagovailoa said, via team transcript. "I've got to throw a better ball. It was just miscommunication there. Then, with the last play of the game, I'm always going to blame myself. I've got to catch the ball. Whether that's getting in a better position to catch it or whatever it is, can't end the game like that when we have an opportunity like that against a really good team."

The incompletion to Wilson snuffed out the Dolphins' last best hope, while the fumbled snap that resulted in a turnover on downs after Tagovailoa recovered expunged any hope at all.

Tagovailoa, who threw for a season-low 193 yards and one touchdown to Wilson, was pressed as to whether he was expecting a different route from Wilson. Rather than provide further detail, Tagovailoa adamantly repeated where he believed the blame should rest.

"It was my fault," Tagovailoa said. "It was my fault. It was my fault. Miscommunication there."

Head coach Mike McDaniel did his best to match his QB's leadership example as he took the brunt of the responsibility for the lack of