Dolphins QB Tyler Huntley left the game with a shoulder injury

INDIANAPOLIS – Miami Dolphins quarterback Tyler Huntley left Sunday's 10-16 loss to the Indianapolis Colts with a right shoulder injury and did not return.

Huntley was hit while throwing an incomplete pass midway through the third quarter and was taken back to the Dolphins' locker room by a member of the team's medical staff. Taking his place was backup quarterback Tim Boyle, who was added to Miami's active roster on Saturday.

Boyle finished the game completing 8 of 13 passes for 74 yards. Before his injury, Huntley completed 7 of 13 passes for 87 yards and a touchdown to tight end Jonnu Smith – his first passing touchdown of the season.

Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel said Huntley tried to play through the injury but was unable to return to the game after an evaluation by the team's medical staff. He had no update on Huntley's status after the game.

Sunday marked Huntley's third start of the season, as the Dolphins' instability at the quarterback position has silenced the NFL's best offense from last season. Starter Tua Tagovailoa, who signed a four-year, $212.1 million contract this offseason, spent the last four games on injured reserve after suffering a concussion in Week 2.

Third-year quarterback Skylar Thompson initially started in place of Tagovailoa, but left Miami's loss to the Seattle Seahawks in Week 3 with a rib injury and has not played since. Thompson is the team's emergency quarterback for Sunday's game and will be eligible to play if Boyle is out.

Tagovailoa is eligible to return from injured reserve in Week 8, and sources told ESPN he is expected to practice this week in hopes of playing against the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday. McDaniel declined to comment on Tagovailoa's status but said he would address the situation on Monday.

“That would obviously be huge for us,” Smith said. “That being said, one man can't win a football game, so it's going to take all of us, coaches included…It's going to take everyone in this organization for us to go out and win a game, and that's why we work together.”

Miami should benefit from the stability that Tagovailoa's return would bring to its offense. Without him, wide receivers Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle, who make up the NFL's highest-paid receiver tandem, have combined for just 259 receiving yards in four games. The duo was targeted four times during Sunday's loss, totaling two catches for 19 yards.