Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa and Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields played Sunday’s game like a Saturday showdown between Alabama and Ohio State. in Chicago. Tuatagovailoa passed for 300+ yards, 3 touchdowns in consecutive games, thanks to 302 passing yards and 21 of his 30 passes scoring his 3 goals. He became the first quarterback in Dolphins history to not have an interception.
Justin Fields faced off against Tagovailoa and his strong pass catchers Tyreek Hill and Jalen Waddle in an unprecedented performance. Fields became the first player in NFL history to record his yardage in a single game in which he passed three times for a touchdown and he rushed for more than 150 yards. He also broke his one-game quarterback rushing yards record for an NFL regular his season, with him recording 178 yards on the ground against Miami. Fields’ rushing touchdown became the longest run of his career. Former Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick recorded 173 rushing yards in Week 13 of the 2002 season against the Minnesota Vikings.
One of the key differences between the Tagovailoa and Fields afternoons was how the Miami playmakers created their own magic. Because everything the Bears have done offensively came only from Fields’ idiosyncratic brilliance. Hill finished with seven receptions, 143 receiving yards, and three receiving touchdowns, bringing his season receiving yards total to 1,104, the most in the first nine games of a Super Bowl-era player. rice field. Hill surpassed Hall of Famer Calvin Johnson’s record of 1,083 receiving yards in the first nine games of the 2013 season.
Waddle also served as a quarterback, accumulating 85 receiving yards and five catches for a touchdown. The Dolphins’ dynamic duo has had 1,916 combined receiving yards this season. They broke the previous record of 1,878 receiving yards set by Hall of Famers Isaac Bruce and Tory Holt’s amazing tandem “The Greatest Show on Turf.”
The Dolphins scored touchdowns on four of their first five offensive possessions, and their fifth score of the day was the Bears’ first punt, blocking a 25-yard return score. Fields had one last chance to lead the Bears into overtime or win with Chicago getting the football with 2:50 remaining. He could only pick up one first down before a sack, and consecutive imperfections hampered their final ditch efforts.
The win moves the Dolphins to 6-3 overall and 6-0 for the season, which starts and ends with Tagovailoa. Chicago lost his five of his last six games after starting the season with him 2-1, and he fell to 3-6 overall.
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