With few of the Bears’ and Dolphins’ best players on the field for much — or any — of the preseason opener Sunday, the teams wandered to a 24-24 tie. It was the Bears’ first preseason tie since a 9-9 game against the Dolphins in 1973.Here’s how they got there:
Who is QB2?
The battle to be Caleb Williams’ backup isn’t over. Tyson Bagent played the first half and finished 13-for-19 for 103 yards with a touchdown and an interception for a 77.3 passer rating. Case Keenum was 8-for-10 for 80 yards with two touchdowns for a 139.6 rating.
Big stand
In starting quarterback Tua Tagovailoa’s only series, he drove the Dolphins to first-and-goal at the Bears’ 8-yard line, but they couldn’t score. On fourth down at the 1, linebackers Noah Sewell and Ruben Hyppolite stuffed running back Jaylen Wright for a three-yard loss.
Ending with a fizzle
Each team had two chances to win at the end, but neither made it very far with the bottom of the depth chart. Bears coach Ben Johnson bypassed a 53-yard field-goal try with 1:54 left in favor of going for it on fourth-and-three, but the play failed. The Dolphins then got to the Bears’ 40-yard line but went backward. The Bears had it again at the Dolphins’ 41 with 26 seconds left before ending up in fourth-and-15. On the final play, the Dolphins made it to the 21-yard line with a lateral play before the Bears ended it.
He and Nahshon Wright are fighting for a starting job.
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Had it been a regular-season game, the kick would’ve been the longest of his career.
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Johnson held his laminated call sheet in front of his mouth but pulled it away in plenty of time to give lip-readers a fighting chance.
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