Dolphins quarterback Skylar Thompson was knocked out of Sunday's 24-3 loss to the Seahawks in the third quarter with what head coach Mike McDaniel called a "pretty painful" rib injury.

“The confidence that the team has towards Skylar is real and it’s earned and it’s based upon thousands of hours that, as a backup quarterback, most people don’t see,” McDaniel said. “He has ran our plays in a walkthrough setting probably more than anybody on our team.