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Updated Nov 2, 5:48 PM ET
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Week 14 · Sunday 1:00 PM ET · Hard Rock Stadium

CHIvsMIA

Bears offensevsDolphins defense

Season numbers through Week 8: 7 games for Bears, 7 for Dolphins. Ranks are out of 32; #1 is the best offense or the stingiest defense.

CHI offenseMIA offense
Keys to the game · where this matchup tilts, from the season numbers4 reads
01
Biggest edge

Third downs favor Bears

Bears convert 44% of third downs (7th). Dolphins allow 54% (32nd).

02
Opportunity

Deep right is open

Dolphins are worst against deep right throws, allowing +1.34 EPA per attempt. Bears send 8% of their throws there. That is a small part of their offense so far.

03
Watch out

Field goals, not touchdowns

Bears score a touchdown on 53% of red zone trips (24th). Dolphins allow 64% (18th).

04
Wash

Yards per play

Call this one even. Bears gain 5.5 yards per play (15th). Dolphins give up 5.9 (27th), with the league at 5.4.

Players to watch

CHI Bears

18Caleb WilliamsQB · 88/124 · 1020 yds · 5 TD · 1 INTEPA per dropback +0.31 · 2nd4D'Andre SwiftRB · 116 car · 476 yds · 7 TD · 22 recEPA per touch -0.02 · 24th10Luther Burden IIIWR · 35 rec · 491 yds · 2 TD · 47 tgtEPA per target +0.3184Colston LovelandTE · 26 rec · 244 yds · 2 TD · 42 tgtEPA per target -0.0499Jeffery SimmonsRight Defensive Tackle · 38 tackles · 4 sacks · 3 PD4 sacks · T-22nd in the NFL31Dillon ThienemanStrong Safety · 46 tackles · 1.5 sacks · 1 INT · 5 PD1 INT

MIA Dolphins

2Malik WillisQB · 108/183 · 1268 yds · 6 TD · 5 INTEPA per dropback -0.07 · 28th0Ollie Gordon IIRB · 91 car · 408 yds · 4 TD · 6 recEPA per touch -0.05 · 28th6Malik WashingtonWR · 31 rec · 329 yds · 1 TD · 45 tgtEPA per target +0.1685Greg DulcichTE · 22 rec · 256 yds · 0 TD · 28 tgtEPA per target +0.47 · 9th44Chop RobinsonLeft Defensive End · 13 tackles · 4 sacks4 sacks · T-22nd in the NFL16Michael TaaffeFree Safety · 38 tackles · 2 INT · 2 PD2 INT · T-11th in the NFL
The series · Bears and Dolphins since 1999, and this season's records6 meetings

The Dolphins lead the series 5–1 since 1999 (they first met in 2002). They have won the last 3. Nov 6, 2022, at Soldier Field: the Dolphins won 35–32. Justin Fields started at quarterback for the Bears and Tua Tagovailoa for the Dolphins; Matt Eberflus and Mike McDaniel coached.

Bears at home0–3the Bears' record
In Miami1–2the Bears' record
Most pointsBears 32 · Dolphins 352022 · 2022
Biggest winBears by 16 · Dolphins by 182010 · 2002

The last 5

2022 · Wk 9MIA 35 at CHI 32
2018 · Wk 6 · OTCHI 28 at MIA 31
2014 · Wk 7MIA 27 at CHI 14
2010 · Wk 11CHI 16 at MIA 0
2006 · Wk 9MIA 31 at CHI 13

2026 records

BearsDolphins
Overall5–21–6
Division0–21–1
Conference3–21–4
Other conference2–00–2
Home3–10–3
Away2–11–3
Last 5WWLWWLLLWL
StreakWon 2Lost 1
Points a game25.7 – 20.416.7 – 25.9

Every meeting since 1999, regular season and playoffs, from nflverse's game list, which starts in 1999; the all-time series goes back further. Franchises that moved count as one team (the Raiders, Chargers and Rams). Home and away are from the Bears' side. Records are this regular season.

The lineups · Bears offense against the Dolphins defenseDepth charts
Dolphins defense · 4-3 DBears offense · 3WR 1TE79Benedet62Thuney67Bradbury73Jackson58Wright84Loveland18Williams4Swift15Odunze14Raymond10Burden9Uche92SielerPhillips44Robinson20Brooks10Rodriguez40Gay8Brents4Marshall3Johnson11Trader16Taaffe

Bears offense · 3WR 1TE

  • QBCaleb Williams#18 · 88/124 · 1020 yds · 5 TD · 1 INT
  • RBD'Andre Swift#4 · 116 car · 476 yds · 7 TD · 22 rec
  • WRRome Odunze#15 · 24 rec · 381 yds · 0 TD · 38 tgt
  • WRLuther Burden III#10 · 35 rec · 491 yds · 2 TD · 47 tgt
  • WRKalif Raymond#14 · 26 rec · 244 yds · 1 TD · 31 tgt
  • TEColston Loveland#84 · 26 rec · 244 yds · 2 TD · 42 tgt
  • LTTheo Benedet#79
  • LGJoe Thuney#62
  • CGarrett Bradbury#67
  • RGJonah Jackson#73
  • RTDarnell Wright#58

Dolphins defense · Base 4-3 D

  • RDEJosh Uche#9 · 29 tackles · 2 sacks
  • RDTZach Sieler#92 · 23 tackles · 2 sacks
  • LDTJordan Phillips · 0 tackles
  • LDEChop Robinson#44 · 13 tackles · 4 sacks
  • WLBJordyn Brooks#20 · 63 tackles · 1 PD
  • MLBJacob Rodriguez#10 · 68 tackles · 1 INT · 1 PD
  • SLBWillie Gay Jr.#40 · 19 tackles
  • RCBJuJu Brents#8 · 25 tackles · 1 PD
  • LCBJason Marshall Jr.#4 · 22 tackles
  • NBChris Johnson#3 · 39 tackles · 2 PD
  • SSDante Trader Jr.#11 · 37 tackles · 1 INT · 3 PD
  • FSMichael Taaffe#16 · 38 tackles · 2 INT · 2 PD

Starters from each team's current depth chart (nflverse, from ESPN), drawn in the offense's base three-receiver set against the defense's base front. The nickel back, the extra defensive back most teams use against three receivers, is drawn lighter. Left and right are as the offense sees the field. The toggle at the top flips which offense is drawn.

Head to head · CHI offense against MIA defense
StatCHI CHI offFavors CHI · Favors MIAMIA MIA def allowsNFL avg
Overall
EPA per play
+0.05#10
+0.13#32+0.00
Success rate
47%#8
49%#3244%
Yards per play
5.5#15
5.9#275.4
Explosive play rate
10%#10
11%#259%
Passing
Pass EPA per dropback
+0.11#12
+0.30#32+0.03
Sack rate
7%#20
4%#287%
Running
Run EPA per carry
-0.06#15
-0.07#19-0.08
Yards per carry
4.3#11
4.1#184.1
Money downs
3rd down conversion
44%#7
54%#3241%
Red zone TD rate
53%#24
64%#1861%
Targets by position
WR yards per game
167#8
121#4147
TE yards per game
52#19
69#2855
TE targets per game
8.7#7
7.9#187.6
RB receiving yards per game
36#11
41#2532
Where the ball goes · EPA per throwDeep is 15+ air yds

Bears: EPA per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
+1.534% of throws
-0.034% of throws
+0.018% of throws
Short
+0.0924% of throws
+0.4224% of throws
+0.1136% of throws

Dolphins: EPA allowed per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
+0.7211 throws
+0.8011 throws
+1.3415 throws
Short
+0.2455 throws
+0.2233 throws
+0.2770 throws

Green gains more than expected, red loses value. Cells with fewer than 5 throws are grayed out.