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

Huntley was hit as he threw an incomplete pass midway through the third quarter and was walked back to the Dolphins’ locker room by a member of the team’s medical staff. Backup quarterback Tim Boyle, who was signed to Miami’s active roster on Saturday, came in in his place.

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 being examined by the team’s medical staff. He had no update on Huntley’s status after the game.

Sunday was Huntley’s third start of the season, as the Dolphins’ instability at the quarterback position has muted the NFL’s top offense from a season ago. Starter Tua Tagovailoa, who signed a four-year, $212.1 million contract this season, has been on injured reserve the past four games after suffering a concussion in Week 2.

Third-year quarterback Skylar Thompson initially started in place of Tagovailoa, but was ruled out of 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 ruled 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 will discuss the situation on Monday.

“That would obviously be huge for us,” Smith said. “That said, one man can’t win a football game, so it takes all of us, including the coaches. We need everyone in this organization to go out and win a game. 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 represent the highest-paid receiver tandem in the NFL, have combined for just 259 receiving yards in four games. The duo was targeted four times in Sunday’s loss, resulting in two total catches for 19 yards.