Tua Tagovailoa made a rare appearance in a preseason opener as the Miami Dolphins and host Chicago Bears forged a 24-24 tie on Sunday afternoon.
Tagovailoa, who hadn’t seen action in an opener since 2021, completed 5 of 6 passes on the game’s opening drive that ended at the Bears’ goal line.
He then gave way to Zach Wilson (5-of-9, 96 yards) — who directed two touchdown drives — and rookie Quinn Ewers (5-of-18, 91 yards), who led the Dolphins to 10 fourth-quarter points that erased a pair of three-point deficits.
Starting quarterback Caleb Williams did not play for the Bears in Ben Johnson’s head-coaching debut. Tyson Bagent hit 13 of 19 passes for 103 yards, one touchdown and one interception in the first half.
Case Keenum went 8-of-10 for 80 yards and two scores in the second half. His 14-yard strike to Jahdae Walker gave the Bears a 24-21 lead with 8:38 to play. Ewers directed a 23-yard drive that set up Jason Sanders’ 56-yard field goal with 6:22 left that made it 24-24.
–Field Level Media
