MIAMI DOLPHINS AT CHICAGO BEARS
SOLDIER FIELD
AUG. 14, 2021 | 1 PM ET
POSTGAME NOTES
DEFENSE BEGINS PRESEASON WITH FIVE STRAIGHT THREE – AND – OUTS
• The Dolphins defense limited Chicago to just 79 yards on 21 plays (3.8 avg.) in the first half as Miami took a 13-3 lead into the locker room.
• Miami forced five straight three-and-outs from the Bears offense to begin the game.
• The Dolphins had a 21:08 to 8:52 edge in time of possession in the first half.
AHMED SCORES MIAMI’S FIRST TOUCHDOWN
• RB Salvon Ahmed earned Miami’s first touchdown of the 2021 preseason through the air. He caught a 23-yard pass from QB Jacoby Brissett to give Miami a 13-0 lead in the second quarter.
• Ahmed made his preseason debut after entering the NFL as an undrafted college free agent in 2020.
• He caught 11 passes for 61 yards (5.5 avg.) as a rookie last year.
TAGOVAILOA EFFICIENT IN FIRST QUARTER
• QB Tua Tagovailoa had an efficient first quarter, completing seven passes in a row to finish the frame. For the quarter, he completed 7-of-9 passes (77.8 pct.) for 96 yards.
• One of Tagovailoa’s completions was a 50-yard strike to TE Mike Gesicki. It was Miami’s longest preseason completion since a 65-yard touchdown pass from QB David Fales to WR Jakeem Grant on Aug. 31, 2017 at Minnesota.
• The 50-yard completion helped set up a 21-yard field goal from K Jason Sanders to give Miami a 3-0 lead.
DOLPHINS HAVE 28 PLAYERS MAKE THEIR PRESEASON DEBUTS
• The Dolphins had 28 players make their preseason debut today after the NFL did not hold any preseason games prior to the 2020 season:
o RB Salvon Ahmed, WR Lynn Bowden Jr., T Larnel Coleman, CB Javaris Davis, DT Raekwon Davis, RB
Gerrid Doaks, CB Tino Ellis, LS Blake Ferguson, S Jevon Holland, T Jonathan Hubbard, G/T Robert
Hunt, CB Noah Igbinoghene, T Austin Jackson, DT Jerome Johnson, LB Kylan Johnson, DT Benito
Jones, G Robert Jones, G Solomon Kindley, WR Kai Locksley, WR Kirk Merritt, RB/WR Malcolm Perry,
DE Tyshun Render, QB Reid Sinnett, DE Jason Strowbridge, QB Tua Tagovailoa, FB Carl Tucker, WR
Jaylen Waddle and CB Trill Williams.
CAPTAINS
MIAMI DOLPHINS
• TE Adam Shaheen
QUICK HITS
• There were 33,069 tickets distributed to today’s game.
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