Chicago Bears vs Miami Dolphins

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October 27th, 1997

1997 Week 9

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Offensive Starters

QB E. Kramer

RB R. Harris

WR C. Conway

WR B. Engram

TE R. Wetnight

TE K. Jennings

T A. Heck

G T. Perry

C C. Villarrial

G T. Burger

T J. Williams

Defensive Starters

DE J. Thierry

DT J. Flanigan

DT C. Simpson

DE C. Reeves

LB R. Cox

LB B. Cox

LB B. Minter

CB T. Carter

CB W. Harris

S M. Carter

S J. Mangum

Score by Quarter

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	FINAL
Bears	7	8	3	15	36
Dolphins	7	6	6	14	33

	Bears	Dolphins
Q1	7	7
Q2	8	6
Q3	3	6
Q4	15	14
FINAL	36	33

Key Performers

Bears

PassingE. Kramer

32/50, 343 YDS, 2 TD

RushingR. Harris

25, 106 YDS, 1 TD

ReceivingC. Conway

6, 100 YDS

TacklesW. Harris

SacksJ. Thierry

2.0

InterceptionsA. Marshall

Dolphins

PassingD. Marino

18/39, 274 YDS, 2 TD

RushingJ. McPhail

2, 77 YDS, 1 TD

ReceivingO. McDuffie

7, 137 YDS

TacklesZ. Thomas

SacksT. Bowens

0.5

InterceptionsN/A

Team Comparison

Bears

Stat

Dolphins

First Downs

464

Total Yards

365

Rushes

128

Rush YDS

119

Rush TD

64.0%

PASS %

46.2%

336

NET PASS YDS

246

PASS TD

Takeaways

44:53

Time of Possession

24:32

Offensive Starters

D. Marino QB

I. Spikes RB

B. Parmalee RB

L. Thomas WR

O. McDuffie WR

T. Drayton TE

R. Webb T

J. Buckey G

T. Ruddy C

E. McIver G

J. Brown T

Defensive Starters

T. Armstrong DE

T. Bowens DT

D. Gardener DT

S. Burton DE

A. Harris LB

Z. Thomas LB

D. Rodgers LB

T. Buckley CB

C. Jackson CB

S. Wooden S

G. Teague S

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Momentum and Moments

Review the key moments and momentum swings in this 1997 Week 9 match up between the Chicago Bears and the Miami Dolphins featuring 343 passing yards by Erik Kramer.

Legend

Moment: Bears

Moment: Dolphins

Bears Momentum

Dolphins Momentum

Scoring Timeline

< Q1 > • CHI TD CHI TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Raymont Harris left guard for 1 yard touchdown - PAT good

Bears opens scoring → 7-0

< Q1 > • MIA TD MIA TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Jerris McPhail left guard for 71 yards touchdown - PAT good

Dolphins ties it up → 7-7

< Q2 > • CHI FG CHI FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Jeff Jaeger 39 yard field goal good

Bears takes the lead → 10-7

< Q2 > • CHI SAF CHI SAF

SAFETY 🙏

Dan Marino sacked by John Thierry for 5 yards. Dan Marino fumbles (forced by John Thierry) - Safety!

Bears extends lead → 12-7

< Q2 > • CHI FG CHI FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Jeff Jaeger 23 yard field goal good

Bears extends lead → 15-7

< Q2 > • MIA TD MIA TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Dan Marino pass complete to Jerris McPhail for 10 yards touchdown

Dolphins cuts lead → 15-13

< Q3 > • CHI FG CHI FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Jeff Jaeger 47 yard field goal good

Bears extends lead → 18-13

< Q3 > • MIA TD MIA TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Erik Kramer pass complete to Ricky Proehl for 10 yards. Ricky Proehl fumbles (forced by George Teague) recovered by Terrell Buckley at CB22 and returned for 22 yards touchdown

Dolphins takes the lead → 19-18

< Q4 > • MIA TD MIA TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Dan Marino pass complete to Troy Drayton for 22 yards touchdown - PAT good

Dolphins extends lead → 26-18

< Q4 > • MIA TD MIA TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Karim Abdul-Jabbar middle for 2 yards touchdown - PAT good

Dolphins extends lead → 33-18

< Q4 > • CHI TD CHI TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Erik Kramer pass complete to Bobby Engram for 8 yards touchdown - PAT good

Bears cuts lead → 33-25

< Q4 > • CHI TD CHI TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Erik Kramer pass complete to Chris Penn for 25 yards touchdown - 2PT conversion good

Bears ties it up → 33-33

< QOT > • CHI FG CHI FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Jeff Jaeger 35 yard field goal good

Bears takes the lead → 36-33

Detailed Player Statistics

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Erik Kramer	50	32	64.0	343	2	0	54	1	97.3
Team Totals	50	32	64.0	343	2	0	54	1

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Raymont Harris	25	106	4.2	1	9
Darnell Autry	7	21	3.0	0	16
Erik Kramer	4	1	0.3	0	2
Tony Carter	1	0	0.0	0	0
Team Totals	37	128	3.5	1	16

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Bobby Engram	11	8	63	7.9	1	23
Curtis Conway	8	6	100	16.7	0	54
Ryan Wetnight	6	6	61	10.2	0	18
Ricky Proehl	5	4	40	10.0	0	13
Keith Jennings	3	3	23	7.7	0	18
Chris Penn	9	2	33	16.5	1	25
Raymont Harris	2	1	3	3.0	0	3
Darnell Autry	1	1	8	8.0	0	8
John Allred	1	1	12	12.0	0	12
Tony Carter	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
Tyrone Hughes	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
Team Totals	48	32	343	10.7	2	54

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk	Int
Walt Harris	7	7	0	0	0
Barry Minter	5	4	1	1	0
Anthony Marshall	4	3	1	0	1
Bryan Cox	4	1	3	0	0
John Thierry	3	2	1	2	0
Mark Thomas	3	3	0	1	0
Marlon Forbes	3	1	2	0	0
Tom Carter	2	2	0	0	0
Paul Grasmanis	2	2	0	0	0
John Mangum	2	2	0	0	0
Marty Carter	1	0	1	0	0
Ron Cox	1	0	1	0	0
Jim Flanigan	1	0	1	0	0
Carl Reeves	1	1	0	0	0
Carl Simpson	1	0	1	0	0
Team Totals	40	28	12	4	1

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg
Fabien Bownes	2	46	23
Tony Carter	1	19	19
Bobby Engram	1	20	20
Team Totals	4	85	21.3

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Tyrone Hughes	4	48	12	0
Team Totals	4	48	12.0	0

Player	FGA	FGM	XPA	XPM
Jeff Jaeger	4	4	2	2
Team Totals	4	4	2	2

Player	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Todd Sauerbrun	5	203	40.6
Team Totals	5	203	40.6

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Dan Marino	39	18	46.2	274	2	1	55	4	76.2
Team Totals	39	18	46.2	274	2	1	55	4

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Karim Abdul-Jabbar	11	38	3.5	1	15
Jerris McPhail	2	77	38.5	1	71
Irving Spikes	2	4	2.0	0	3
Bernie Parmalee	1	0	0.0	0	0
Team Totals	16	119	7.4	2	71

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
O.J. McDuffie	12	7	137	19.6	0	55
Brett Perriman	8	3	52	17.3	0	23
Jerris McPhail	3	2	19	9.5	1	10
Troy Drayton	2	2	29	14.5	1	22
Bernie Parmalee	3	2	16	8.0	0	9
Karim Abdul-Jabbar	3	1	8	8.0	0	8
Charles Jordan	1	1	13	13.0	0	13
Irving Spikes	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
DeWayne Dotson	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
Lamar Thomas	3	0	0	0.0	0	0
Team Totals	37	18	274	15.2	2	55

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk
Zach Thomas	12	4	8	0
George Teague	11	5	6	0
Tim Bowens	8	5	3	0.5
Anthony Harris	8	7	1	0
Calvin Jackson	7	6	1	0
Trace Armstrong	6	1	5	0
Shawn Wooden	6	2	4	0
Derrick Rodgers	5	3	2	0
Daryl Gardener	4	1	3	0.5
Terrell Buckley	4	4	0	0
Shane Burton	4	1	3	0
Dwight Hollier	4	1	3	0
Tim Jacobs	3	2	1	0
Corey Harris	2	1	1	0
Barron Tanner	2	1	1	0
Team Totals	86	44	42	1