WEEK 9
MIAMI DOLPHINS (5-3) @ CHICAGO BEARS (3-5)
DATE: Sunday (11/6/22)
STADIUM: Soldier Field
TIME: 1:00 PM ET
REFEREE: Ron Torbert
REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY
LEADER Dolphins lead all-time series, 9-4
STREAKS Dolphins have won past 2
LAST GAME 10/14/18: Bears 28 at Dolphins 31 (OT)
LAST GAME AT SITE 10/19/14: Dolphins 27, Bears 14
MIAMI DOLPHINS
LAST WEEK W 31-27 at Detroit
COACH VS. OPP. Mike McDaniel: 0-0
PTS. FOR 22.3
OFFENSE 380.6
PASSING Tua Tagovailoa: 130-186-1,678-12-3-112.7
RUSHING Raheem Mostert: 101-452-4.5-1
RECEIVING Tyreek Hill: 69-961-13.9-2
PTS. AGAINST 24.0
DEFENSE 362.8
SACKS Jaelan Phillips: 3
INTs Jevon Holland: 2
TAKE/GIVE -3 (7/10)
PUNTING (NET) Thomas Morstead: 45.5 (40.5)
KICKING Jason Sanders: 52 (19/20 PAT; 11/14 FG)
DOLPHINS NOTES
• QB TUA TAGOVAILOA completed 29 of 36 atts. (season-high 80.6 pct.) for 382 yards & 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs with career-high 138.7 rating last week. Is 1 of 2 QBs (Patrick Mahomes) with 350+ pass yards & 3+ TD passes in 2 games this season. Aims for 3rd in row with 0 INTs & 90+ rating. Has 961 pass yards (320.3 per game) & 9 TDs vs. 3 INTs with 120.5 rating in 3 road starts in 2022. Is 6-1 in his career as starter vs. NFC & aims for his 7th in row vs. NFC with 90+ rating. Leads NFL with 112.7 rating this season.
• RB RAHEEM MOSTERT rushed for 64 yards last week. Has 65+ scrimmage yards in each of 1st 4 road games this season.
• WR TYREEK HILL led team with 12 catches for 188 yards in Week 8, his 4th game with 10+ catches & 150+ rec. yards this season, tied for most such games ever in single season. Is 1 of 2 in NFL history (Roy Green – 1984) with 150+ rec. yards in 4 of team’s 1st 8 games of season. Has 10+ catches & 160+ rec. yards in 3 of 4 road games in 2022. Leads NFL with 961 rec. yards, 3rd-most ever by player through team’s 1st 8 games of season.
• WR JAYLEN WADDLE had 8 catches for 106 yards & 2 TDs last week, his 4th 100- yard game & 2nd 2-TD game this season. Aims for 4th in row with 85+ rec. yards.
• TE MIKE GESICKI had TD catch in Week 8 & has rec. TD in 2 of past 3.
• CB XAVIEN HOWARD had TFL & FR in last meeting.
• S JEVON HOLLAND led team with career-high 12 tackles & had PD last week. Aims for 4th in row with 5+ tackles & 3rd in row with PD.
• LB BRADLEY CHUBB expected to make Mia. debut.
• DT ZACH SIELER had season-high 2 PD & 1st sack of season in Week 8.
CHICAGO BEARS
LAST WEEK L 49-29 at Dallas
COACH VS. OPP. Matt Eberflus: 0-0
PTS. FOR 19.4
OFFENSE 315.3
PASSING Justin Fields: 93-159-1,199-7-6-81.2
RUSHING Khalil Herbert: 91-563-6.2-4
RECEIVING Darnell Mooney: 25-364-14.6-0
PTS. AGAINST 22.6
DEFENSE 344.0
SACKS Jaquan Brisker (R): 3
INTs Eddie Jackson: 4
TAKE/GIVE +1 (13/12)
PUNTING (NET) Trenton Gill (R): 48.5 (42.6)
KICKING Cairo Santos: 47 (11/13 PAT; 12/12 FG)
BEARS NOTES
• CHICAGO can become 2nd team in SB era (1976 Steelers) with 225+ rush yards in 4 straight games.
• QB JUSTIN FIELDS completed 17 of 23 atts. (career-high 73.9 pct. as starter) with 211 yards (151 pass, 60 rush) & 3 TDs (2 pass, 1 rush) vs. 0 INTs for career-high 120 rating last week. Ranks 2nd among QBs with 424 rush yards in 2022. Aims for his 3rd in row with rush TD.
• RB DAVID MONTGOMERY had 75 scrimmage yards (53 rush, 22 rec.) last week. Has 50+ scrimmage yards in 6 of his 7 games this season.
• RB KHALIL HERBERT rushed for 99 yards & had 4th rush TD of season last week. Has 70+ scrimmage yards in 5 of his past 6. Has 3 rush TDs in 3 home games this season. Aims for his 3rd in row with TD.
• WR DARNELL MOONEY led team with 5 catches for 70 yards last week. Aims for his 6th in row with 50+ rec. yards.
• TE COLE KMET had 1st rec. TD of season in Week 8.
• DB EDDIE JACKSON led team & tied his career high with 11 tackles & had 4th INT of season in Week 8. Has INT in 2 of his 3 home games this season.
• DB JAQUAN BRISKER (rookie) had 9 tackles & 3rd sack of the season last week.
Leads all rookie DBs in tackles (51) & ranks tied-2nd among all rookies in sacks (3).
• DL JUSTIN JONES has 4 PD in his past 4 & is 1 of 2 in NFL (Devin White) with 6+ TFL (6) & 4+ PD (4) in 2022.
• LB NICHOLAS MORROW has 5+ tackles in 7 of his 8 games this season & aims for his 5th in row with 5+ tackles.
