DOWN X DOWN › week 14 › Bears at Dolphins
Updated Nov 3, 9:16 AM ET
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Week 14 · Sunday 1:00 PM ET · Hard Rock Stadium

MIAvsCHI

Dolphins offensevsBears defense

Season numbers through Week 8: 7 games for Dolphins, 8 for Bears. 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

Ground game edge

Dolphins average 3.9 yards per carry (19th). Bears allow 4.1 (19th).

02
Opportunity

Deep left is open

Bears are worst against deep left throws, allowing +0.65 EPA per attempt. Dolphins send 8% of their throws there. That is a small part of their offense so far.

03
Watch out

Pressure problem

Dolphins take a sack on 10% of dropbacks (31st). Bears get home on 9% (2nd). League average is 7%.

04
Wash

Yards per play

Call this one even. Dolphins gain 5.1 yards per play (22nd). Bears give up 6.1 (29th), with the league at 5.4.

Players to watch

CHI Bears

18Caleb WilliamsQB · 112/158 · 1267 yds · 6 TD · 1 INTEPA per dropback +0.29 · 3rd4D'Andre SwiftRB · 143 car · 545 yds · 10 TD · 24 recEPA per touch -0.01 · 22nd10Luther Burden IIIWR · 42 rec · 547 yds · 3 TD · 56 tgtEPA per target +0.3184Colston LovelandTE · 33 rec · 309 yds · 2 TD · 51 tgtEPA per target -0.0699Jeffery SimmonsRight Defensive Tackle · 44 tackles · 5 sacks · 4 PD5 sacks · T-12th in the NFL31Dillon ThienemanStrong Safety · 51 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 · 27th0Ollie Gordon IIRB · 91 car · 408 yds · 4 TD · 6 recEPA per touch -0.05 · 29th6Malik 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-23rd 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
Overall6–21–6
Division0–21–1
Conference4–21–4
Other conference2–00–2
Home3–10–3
Away3–11–3
Last 5WLWWWLLLWL
StreakWon 3Lost 1
Points a game26.8 – 20.016.7 – 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 · Dolphins offense against the Bears defenseDepth charts
Bears defense · 4-3 DDolphins offense · 3WR 1TE52Paul74Proctor55Brewer71Savaiinaea73Jackson85Dulcich2Willis0Gordon6Washington18Bell7Douglas97Lynch99Simmons50Jarrett98Sweat12Bush53Edwards48Jackson29Stevenson1Johnson6Gordon31Thieneman21Lewis

Dolphins offense · 3WR 1TE

  • QBMalik Willis#2 · 108/183 · 1268 yds · 6 TD · 5 INT
  • RBOllie Gordon II#0 · 91 car · 408 yds · 4 TD · 6 rec
  • WRMalik Washington#6 · 31 rec · 329 yds · 1 TD · 45 tgt
  • WRCaleb Douglas#7 · 13 rec · 226 yds · 2 TD · 19 tgt
  • WRChris Bell#18 · 12 rec · 148 yds · 0 TD · 24 tgt
  • TEGreg Dulcich#85 · 22 rec · 256 yds · 0 TD · 28 tgt
  • LTPatrick Paul#52
  • LGKadyn Proctor#74
  • CAaron Brewer#55
  • RGJonah Savaiinaea#71
  • RTAustin Jackson#73

Bears defense · Base 4-3 D

  • RDEJames Lynch#97 · 18 tackles · 1 INT · 2 PD
  • RDTJeffery Simmons#99 · 44 tackles · 5 sacks · 4 PD
  • LDTGrady Jarrett#50 · 13 tackles
  • LDEMontez Sweat#98 · 9 tackles · 3 sacks
  • WLBDevin Bush#12 · 44 tackles · 2 sacks · 1 PD
  • MLBT.J. Edwards#53 · 17 tackles · 1 INT · 3 PD
  • SLBD'Marco Jackson#48 · 21 tackles · 1 INT · 1 PD
  • RCBTyrique Stevenson#29 · 28 tackles · 4 PD
  • LCBJaylon Johnson#1 · 24 tackles · 2 PD
  • NBKyler Gordon#6 · 8 tackles · 4 sacks · 1 PD
  • SSDillon Thieneman#31 · 51 tackles · 1.5 sacks · 1 INT · 5 PD
  • FSCam Lewis#21 · 29 tackles · 1 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 · MIA offense against CHI defense
StatMIA MIA offFavors MIA · Favors CHICHI CHI def allowsNFL avg
Overall
EPA per play
-0.05#23
-0.03#12+0.00
Success rate
40%#28
40%#444%
Yards per play
5.1#22
6.1#295.4
Explosive play rate
11%#6
10%#249%
Passing
Pass EPA per dropback
-0.09#25
-0.03#10+0.03
Sack rate
10%#31
9%#27%
Running
Run EPA per carry
-0.12#20
-0.09#12-0.08
Yards per carry
3.9#19
4.1#194.1
Money downs
3rd down conversion
44%#8
24%#141%
Red zone TD rate
59%#17
60%#1361%
Targets by position
WR yards per game
130#22
150#19147
TE yards per game
40#24
52#1455
TE targets per game
5.1#29
6.4#77.6
RB receiving yards per game
12#32
33#1832
Where the ball goes · EPA per throwDeep is 15+ air yds

Dolphins: EPA per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
+0.198% of throws
-0.057% of throws
+0.749% of throws
Short
+0.1627% of throws
+0.1113% of throws
-0.0736% of throws

Bears: EPA allowed per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
+0.6519 throws
+1.408 throws
+0.4815 throws
Short
-0.0770 throws
-0.0241 throws
+0.0574 throws

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