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Despite Fields Big Day, Bears Fall Short to Dolphins

Tua Tagovailoa threw for three touchdowns, Tyreek Hill had 143 yards receiving and Miami overcame a record-setting rushing effort by Justin Fields to beat the Bears 35-32 on Sunday.

 

In a game where neither team did much to stop the other, the Dolphins (6-3) had no trouble moving the ball against a gutted defense and made enough plays to come away with their third straight win.

 

Fields ran for 178 yards, the most by an NFL quarterback in a regular-season game. Michael Vick had the previous high with 173 for Atlanta in a win at Minnesota in 2002. Colin Kaepernick ran for 181 yards for San Francisco in a playoff victory over Green Bay during the 2012 season.

 

Fields scrambled for a 61-yard touchdown - the longest run by a Bears quarterback - and threw for three scores. He also became the first player since at least 1950 with at least 150 yards rushing and three TD passes in a game.

 

Fields' performance ensured the Bears (3-6) had a chance late. They got the ball on their 28 after Miami punted with just under three minutes remaining. But on fourth-and-10 at the 42, Fields threw incomplete to Equanimeous St. Brown, sealing Chicago's fifth loss in six games.

 

Tagovailoa, the NFL's top-rated passer, had all the time he needed to throw after the Bears traded pass rusher Robert Quinn and star linebacker Roquan Smith in the past two weeks.

 

He completed 21 of 30 passes for 302 yards without an interception and posted a 135.7 rating.

 

Hill, the NFL's leading receiver, caught seven passes, including a 3-yard touchdown in the second quarter.

 

Jaylen Waddle, fourth in the league in yards receiving coming in, added 85 yards and a touchdown.

 

Jeff Wilson Jr. had a TD catch in his first game since a trade-deadline deal from San Francisco. Jaelan Phillips blocked a punt, and Andrew Van Ginkel returned it 25 yards for a score.

 

Fields completed 17 of 28 passes for 123 yards, with two touchdowns to Cole Kmet and one to Darnell Mooney.

 

The Bears host Detroit next Sunday.

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