Coen said the Jaguars in the first half "played their tails off."
> "They were physical, getting the ball out of his hands, affecting the quarterback," Coen said. "I thought the defense did a really nice job, especially against their first offense."
With reserve quarterback [John Wolford](/team/players-roster/john-wolford/) starting for the Jaguars, and with [36 Jaguars players not dressing for the game](https://www.jaguars.com/news/k000379-2025-preseason-week-3-jaguars-vs-dolphins-will-not-participate-list), the Jaguars played Miami even early while the Dolphins played multiple starters – including quarterback Tua Tagovailoa and wide receiver Jaylen Waddle.
The Jaguars' reserves held a Dolphins offense with Tagovailoa playing scoreless on the first two possessions before Tagovailoa passed 25 yards to wide receiver Malik Washington for a touchdown with 11:57 remaining in the first half.
Tagovailoa's conversion pass to tight end Pharoah Brown gave the Dolphins an 8-0 lead, with Little's two field goals making it 8-6 at halftime.
Wolford completed three of five passes for 25 yards and no touchdowns with no interceptions, with rookie Seth Henigan playing the final three quarters and completing 15 of 21 passes for 77 yards and no touchdowns with one interception.
The Jaguars were driving for a potential tying touchdown late when safety John Saunders Jr. intercepted Henigan at the Dolphins 15 and returned it 52 yards.
The Jaguars registered six sacks Saturday – one each by rookie free-agent defensive end Danny Striggow, rookie free-agent defensive lineman B.J, Green II, rookie fourth-round linebacker Jack Kiser, veteran linebacker Yasir Abdullah, rookie free-agent defensive lineman Ethan Downs and rookie defensive lineman Keivie Rose.
The Jaguars are scheduled to open the regular season with a home game against the Carolina Panthers at EverBank Stadium September 7.