Tua Tagovailoa’s winning streak against championship coaches isn’t something the Miami Dolphins quarterback celebrates, but he’d still like to extend it on Sunday against Sean Payton and the Denver Broncos.

Tagovailoa has started nine consecutive victories against coaches who have won the Super Bowl.

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During his press conference on Wednesday, Tagovailoa agreed that was “pretty cool stat,” but the former Alabama All-American doesn’t take credit for it.

“It’s a team sport,” Tagovailoa said. “You win games with the team, and I’ve been very fortunate to have great teammates. We’re just in here day-in and day-out trying to do everything we can to win.”

Tagovailoa’s streak against Super Bowl-winning coaches is tied for the best among quarterbacks in NFL history with Bob Griese, Jim Harbaugh and Russell Wilson, who will be on the opposite sideline on Sunday.

During the streak, which began after a 33-27 loss to Andy Reid and the Kansas City Chiefs on Dec. 13, 2020, the Dolphins have beaten Bill Belichick five times as well Payton, Jon Gruden, John Harbaugh and Mike Tomlin.

The victory over Gruden and the Las Vegas Raiders could carry an asterisk for Tagovailoa because veteran Ryan Fitzpatrick came in for the rookie QB and pulled out 26-25 victory for Miami on Dec. 26, 2020. But that is balanced by Tagovailoa, who’d been sidelined by a broken finger, coming off the bench in the second half to relieve Jacoby Brissett and help the Dolphins post a 22-10 victory over Harbaugh and the Baltimore Ravens on Nov. 11, 2021.

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Tagovailoa came out on top against Payton on Dec. 27, 2021, when Miami defeated the New Orleans Saints 20-3. Payton is in his first season with the Broncos, but the Denver coach that has Tagovailoa’s attention is defensive coordinator Vance Joseph and his blitz-heavy scheme.

“They present a lot of challenges,” Tagovailoa said. “You’ve got to understand where those blitzers are coming from. You’ve got to understand where you want to protect them, so there’s a lot of things. We’re going to have to find out if they’re blitzing from here, where the openings are going to be, and we’ve got to figure out how we want to attack them in that sense.”

Through the first two weeks of the NFL season, Tagovailoa piled up more passing yards than any other player with 715. Not coincidentally, he has taken only one sack and four hits.

“I think that should tell you all you should know with the guys we have up front,” Tagovailoa said. “There’s been a lot of naysayers, and I know our guys in the O-line room hear what everyone is saying as well, so that’s a way that they’re able to shut the haters up, basically.

“And to me, it’s nothing new. Those guys have been working their butts off this entire offseason. OTAs, training camp, they’ve been working their butts off, so this is nothing surprising to me. And I think that’s what it entails is just the work ethic that they put in day-in, day-out with their coach, Butch (Barry). And guys are buying into new techniques, new fundamentals with how they’re getting off the ball and different things, so having Tyreek (Hill), having (Jaylen) Waddle, having fast guys also helps me get the ball out quicker to be able to distribute that and throw off timing for the rushers as well, so I think that’s been a big key to that as well.”

After Payton, the Dolphins have four more games on their 2023 regular-season schedule against coaches who have won the Super Bowl, with Belichick and the New England Patriots on Oct. 29, Reid and the Chiefs on Nov. 5, Mike McCarthy and the Dallas Cowboys on Dec. 24 and Harbaugh and the Ravens on Dec. 31.

If Tagovailoa can continue his streak, perhaps the Dolphins can follow the South Florida success of the Miami Heat and Florida Panthers. In June, the Heat played in the NBA Finals and the Panthers played in the Stanley Cup Finals. But both teams lost.

“We feel that the city of Miami has been waiting, and they’re ready for a championship,” Tagovailoa said. “You look at the Heat, you look at the Florida Panthers, I mean, all those guys were able to make it to the final dance. They were able to do special things throughout their seasons. We’re kind of trying to trot along that line and sort of follow the lead of those guys.”

The Dolphins and Broncos square off at noon CDT Sunday at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.

Miami started the season by beating the Los Angeles Chargers 36-34 and Patriots 24-17 on the road, so Sunday’s game will be the Dolphins’ home-opener.

Tagovailoa missed Miami’s final home game of the 2022 season while in the NFL’s concussion protocol.

“That moment is going to be special,” Tagovailoa said about running onto the field on Sunday. “Anytime I would say any of us are able to go back out there, this is not something that we take for granted. This game comes and goes, and nothing’s ever promised. Anytime that we get to run out there and play for our families, play for each other and play for the fans, it’s a blessing. It’ll be cool.”

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Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter at @AMarkG1.