August 10, 2025 | Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois | Attendance: 43,537 | TV: NFL Network / FOX32 / CBS Miami
Six sacks, two forced fumbles and a goal-line stand on the opening drive. Chicago’s defense was the standout unit at Soldier Field on August 10, 2025, even as the Bears offense failed to hold a 24-21 fourth-quarter lead and the Miami Dolphins and Chicago Bears finished level at 24-24 in Ben Johnson’s first game as Chicago’s head coach. Austin Booker recorded three of those sacks, including a strip-sack at the 3-yard line that set up the go-ahead third-quarter score, while Caleb Williams sat out entirely as Tyson Bagent and Case Keenum shared the quarterback snaps. Tua Tagovailoa ran Miami’s opening series before giving way to Zach Wilson and rookie Quinn Ewers.
Table of Contents
Final Score
Team
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Final
Miami Dolphins (0-0-1)
0
14
0
10
24
Chicago Bears (0-0-1)
0
10
7
7
24
Scoring Summary
Qtr
Time
Scoring Play
Drive
Score
2nd
14:11
Alexander Mattison 1-yd rush (Jason Sanders kick)
7 plays, 51 yds
MIA 7-0
2nd
4:38
Maurice Alexander 4-yd pass from Tyson Bagent (Cairo Santos kick)
16 plays, 79 yds
7-7
2nd
1:45
Jaylen Wright 7-yd rush (Jason Sanders kick)
7 plays, 58 yds
MIA 14-7
2nd
0:00
Cairo Santos 57-yd FG
2 plays, 13 yds
MIA 14-10
3rd
0:19
Deion Hankins 4-yd pass from Case Keenum (Jonathan Kim kick)
3 plays, 3 yds
CHI 17-14
4th
11:48
Ollie Gordon II 1-yd rush (Jason Sanders kick)
8 plays, 49 yds
MIA 21-17
4th
8:38
Jahdae Walker 14-yd pass from Case Keenum (Jonathan Kim kick)
7 plays, 60 yds
CHI 24-21
4th
6:22
Jason Sanders 56-yd FG
6 plays, 23 yds
24-24
Team Stats
Category
Miami Dolphins
Chicago Bears
Total Yards
272
295
Total Plays
65
66
Yards per Play
4.2
4.5
1st Downs
16
22
Passing 1st Downs
10
11
Rushing 1st Downs
5
7
1st Downs from Penalties
1
4
Passing Yards
171
205
Comp/Att
15/33
26/39
Yards per Pass
4.4
4.9
Rushing Yards
101
90
Rushing Attempts
26
24
Yards per Rush
3.9
3.8
Sacks-Yards Lost
6-43
3-19
Interceptions Thrown
0
1
3rd Down Efficiency
7/16 (43.8%)
6/14 (42.9%)
4th Down Efficiency
2/5 (40.0%)
1/4 (25.0%)
Red Zone (Made/Att)
3/4 (75.0%)
3/4 (75.0%)
Turnovers
2
1
Fumbles Lost
2
0
Penalties
10-68
7-41
Time of Possession
26:50
33:10
Passing Stats
Miami Dolphins
Player
C/ATT
YDS
AVG
TD
INT
SACKS
RTG
Tua Tagovailoa
5/6
27
4.5
0
0
0-0
85.4
Zach Wilson
5/9
96
10.7
0
0
4-24
92.8
Quinn Ewers
5/18
91
5.1
0
0
2-19
48.1
Team
15/33
171
6.5
0
0
6-43
67.0
Chicago Bears
Player
C/ATT
YDS
AVG
TD
INT
SACKS
RTG
Tyson Bagent
13/19
103
5.4
1
1
2-10
77.3
Case Keenum
8/10
80
8.0
2
0
1-9
139.6
Austin Reed
5/10
41
4.1
0
0
0-0
60.8
Team
26/39
205
5.7
3
1
3-19
96.5
Rushing Stats
Miami Dolphins
Player
CAR
YDS
AVG
TD
LG
Ollie Gordon II
8
33
4.1
1
21
De’Von Achane
3
22
7.3
0
11
Jaylen Wright
9
16
1.8
1
7
Zach Wilson
2
16
8.0
0
8
Alexander Mattison
3
8
2.7
1
7
Malik Washington
1
6
6.0
0
6
Team
26
101
3.9
3
21
Chicago Bears
Player
CAR
YDS
AVG
TD
LG
Kyle Monangai
6
30
5.0
0
13
Deion Hankins
7
23
3.3
0
12
Ian Wheeler
7
20
2.9
0
10
Tyson Bagent
1
9
9.0
0
9
Travis Homer
2
6
3.0
0
3
Case Keenum
1
2
2.0
0
2
Team
24
90
3.8
0
13
Receiving Stats
Miami Dolphins
Player
TGT
REC
YDS
AVG
TD
LG
Tahj Washington
4
3
53
17.7
0
34
Ollie Gordon II
3
1
39
39.0
0
20
Nick Westbrook-Ikhine
1
1
35
35.0
0
35
Alexander Mattison
2
1
21
21.0
0
21
Malik Washington
4
4
18
4.5
0
6
AJ Henning
3
1
18
18.0
0
18
Erik Ezukanma
4
2
17
8.5
0
12
Chris Myarick
1
1
8
8.0
0
8
Theo Wease Jr.
3
1
5
5.0
0
5
Andrew Armstrong
2
0
—
—
0
—
Dee Eskridge
1
0
—
—
0
—
Tanner Conner
1
0
—
—
0
—
Julian Hill
1
0
—
—
0
—
Monaray Baldwin
1
0
—
—
0
—
Tarik Black
1
0
—
—
0
—
Team
32
15
214
14.3
0
35
Chicago Bears
Player
TGT
REC
YDS
AVG
TD
LG
Jahdae Walker
5
3
41
13.7
1
14
Luther Burden III
3
2
29
14.5
0
16
Devin Duvernay
3
3
27
9.0
0
17
Samori Toure
3
1
26
26.0
0
26
Maurice Alexander
4
4
19
4.8
1
7
Travis Homer
3
2
15
7.5
0
9
Joel Wilson
3
3
15
5.0
0
7
Ian Wheeler
2
1
14
14.0
0
14
Colston Loveland
2
1
8
8.0
0
8
Tyler Scott
1
1
8
8.0
0
8
John Jackson III
4
1
7
7.0
0
7
JP Richardson
2
2
7
3.5
0
6
Deion Hankins
1
1
4
4.0
1
4
Stephen Carlson
2
1
4
4.0
0
4
Durham Smythe
1
0
—
—
0
—
Team
39
26
224
8.6
3
26
Defensive Stats
Miami Dolphins
Player
TOT
SOLO
SACKS
TFL
PD
QB HTS
KJ Britt
6
3
0.0
0
1
0
Channing Tindall
6
3
0.0
1
1
2
Dequan Jackson
5
3
0.0
0
0
0
Storm Duck
4
4
0.0
0
0
0
Eugene Asante
4
3
0.0
0
1
0
Kenneth Grant
4
2
0.0
0
1
0
Jordan Phillips
4
1
0.0
0
0
0
Jack Jones
3
3
0.0
0
0
0
Derrick McLendon
3
2
1.0
2
0
1
Willie Gay Jr.
3
2
0.5
0
0
1
Isaiah Johnson
3
2
0.0
0
1
0
John Saunders Jr.
3
2
0.0
0
0
0
Elijah Campbell
3
1
0.0
0
0
0
Cameron Goode
3
1
0.0
0
0
0
Grayson Murphy
2
2
1.0
1
0
1
Matt Dickerson
2
2
0.0
1
0
0
Patrick McMorris
2
1
0.0
0
1
0
Ethan Bonner
2
0
0.0
0
1
0
Mike Hilton
1
1
0.0
0
0
0
Ben Stille
1
1
0.0
0
1
0
Addison West
1
1
0.0
0
0
0
Ethan Robinson
1
1
0.0
0
0
0
Quinton Bell
1
0
0.0
0
0
0
Tyrel Dodson
1
0
0.0
0
0
0
Benito Jones
1
0
0.5
0
0
1
Ifeatu Melifonwu
1
0
0.0
0
0
0
Zeek Biggers
1
0
0.0
0
0
0
Jason Marshall Jr.
0
0
0.0
0
1
0
BJ Adams
0
0
0.0
0
1
0
Team
74
43
3.0
5
9
6
Chicago Bears
Player
TOT
SOLO
SACKS
TFL
PD
QB HTS
Ruben Hyppolite II
6
5
0.0
1
0
0
Austin Booker
6
4
3.0
3
0
4
Noah Sewell
6
3
0.0
1
0
0
Carl Jones
5
4
0.0
0
0
0
Tre Flowers
5
3
0.0
0
2
0
Josh Blackwell
4
4
0.0
0
2
0
Jamree Kromah
4
1
0.0
0
0
1
Swayze Bozeman
3
3
0.0
0
0
0
Alex Cook
3
2
1.0
1
0
1
Zacch Pickens
3
1
1.0
1
0
1
Jonathan Owens
3
1
0.0
0
0
0
Terell Smith
2
2
0.0
0
1
0
Tysheem Johnson
2
2
0.0
0
0
0
Nahshon Wright
2
2
0.0
0
0
0
Dominique Robinson
2
1
1.0
1
0
1
Tanoh Kpassagnon
1
1
0.0
0
0
0
Ryan Bates
1
1
0.0
0
0
0
Amen Ogbongbemiga
1
1
0.0
0
0
0
Elijah Hicks
1
1
0.0
0
0
0
Stephen Carlson
1
0
0.0
0
0
0
Jonathan Ford
1
0
0.0
0
0
0
Daniel Hardy
1
0
0.0
0
1
0
Power Echols
1
0
0.0
0
0
0
Xavier Carlton
0
0
0.0
0
1
0
Team
64
42
6.0
8
7
8
Special Teams
Kicking
Team
Player
FG
PCT
LG
XP
PTS
Miami
Jason Sanders
1/1
100%
56
3/3
6
Chicago
Cairo Santos
1/1
100%
57
1/1
4
Chicago
Jonathan Kim
0/0
—
—
2/2
2
Punting
Team
Player
NO
YDS
AVG
TB
In 20
LG
Miami
Jake Bailey
1
59
59.0
0
1
59
Miami
Ryan Stonehouse
1
50
50.0
0
0
50
Miami Team
2
109
54.5
0
1
59
Chicago
Tory Taylor
3
157
52.3
1
0
57
Chicago Team
3
157
52.3
1
0
57
Kick Returns
Team
Player
NO
YDS
AVG
LG
TD
Miami
Dee Eskridge
1
41
41.0
41
0
Miami
AJ Henning
1
38
38.0
38
0
Miami
Erik Ezukanma
1
37
37.0
37
0
Miami Team
3
116
38.7
41
0
Chicago
Maurice Alexander
1
22
22.0
22
0
Chicago
Kyle Monangai
1
22
22.0
22
0
Chicago
Devin Duvernay
1
21
21.0
21
0
Chicago Team
3
65
21.7
22
0
Punt Returns
Team
Player
NO
YDS
AVG
LG
TD
Miami
Malik Washington
1
19
19.0
19
0
Miami
Dee Eskridge
1
16
16.0
16
0
Miami Team
2
35
17.5
19
0
Chicago
Maurice Alexander
1
9
9.0
9
0
Chicago
JP Richardson
1
9
9.0
9
0
Chicago Team
2
18
9.0
9
0
Turnovers
Interceptions
Team
Player
INT
YDS
TD
Miami
Patrick McMorris
1
20
0
Chicago
—
0
—
—
Fumbles
Miami Dolphins
Player
FUM
LOST
REC
Quinn Ewers
2
2
0
Malik Washington
1
0
0
Ollie Gordon II
1
0
0
Theo Wease Jr.
0
0
1
Team
4
2
1
Chicago Bears
Player
FUM
LOST
REC
Alex Cook
0
0
1
Power Echols
0
0
1
Team
0
0
2
Injury Report
Player
Team
Injury
Game Status
Alexander Mattison
Miami
Neck/shoulder
Did not return
Major Burns
Chicago
Knee
Did not return (left 1st half)
Travis Homer
Chicago
Calf
Did not return
Amen Ogbongbemiga
Chicago
Shoulder
Did not return
Terell Smith
Chicago
Groin
Did not return
Jonathan Ford
Chicago
Undisclosed
Returned
Zacch Pickens
Chicago
Undisclosed
Returned
Josh Blackwell
Chicago
Undisclosed
Returned
Tre Flowers
Chicago
Undisclosed
Returned
Officiating Crew
Role
Official
Referee
Scott Novak
Umpire
Mike Morton
Field Judge
Terry Brown
Back Judge
Tony Josselyn
Line Judge
Mark Stewart
Side Judge
Don Willard
Down Judge
Brian Sakowski
Booker drew the most postgame attention from Johnson, who called him “just menacing” and said the defense feeds off that kind of pressure. Keenum posted the best passer rating on the field, 139.6, going 8 of 10 for 80 yards and two touchdowns, while Ewers went 5 of 18 with two lost fumbles in his first professional action. The scoreboard at Soldier Field read 24-24 when the clock ran out.
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