| Chicago Bears at Miami Dolphins |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 27, 1997 Location: Miami-Dade County, FL Venue: Pro Player Stadium Attendance: 73156 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 80 F Humidty: 79% Wind: 6 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 7 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 36 |
| Miami DolphinsMIA | 7 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 33 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CHIB | MIA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Raymont Harris 1 run (Jeff Jaeger kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Jerris McPhail 71 run (Olindo Mare kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Jeff Jaeger 39 FG | 10 | 7 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Safety, Dan Marino sacked in end zone by John Thierry | 12 | 7 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Jeff Jaeger 23 FG | 15 | 7 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Jerris McPhail 10 pass from Dan Marino (Dan Marino pass failed) | 15 | 13 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Jeff Jaeger 47 FG | 18 | 13 |
| 3 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Terrell Buckley 22 opponents fumble recovery (Dan Marino pass failed) | 18 | 19 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Troy Drayton 22 pass from Dan Marino (Olindo Mare kick) | 18 | 26 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Karim Abdul-Jabbar 2 run (Olindo Mare kick) | 18 | 33 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Bobby Engram 8 pass from Erik Kramer (Jeff Jaeger kick) | 25 | 33 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Chris Penn 25 pass from Erik Kramer (Bobby Engram pass from Erik Kramer) | 33 | 33 |
| 5 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Jeff Jaeger 35 FG | 36 | 33 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Curtis Conway |
| 81 | WR | Bobby Engram |
| 64 | LOT | Andy Heck |
| 75 | LOG | Todd Perry |
| 58 | C | Chris Villarrial |
| 63 | ROG | Todd Burger |
| 71 | ROT | James Williams |
| 85 | TE | Keith Jennings |
| 89 | TE | Ryan Wetnight |
| 12 | QB | Erik Kramer |
| 29 | RB | Raymont Harris |
| Defense | ||
| 91 | LDE | John Thierry |
| 99 | LDT | Jim Flanigan |
| 98 | RDT | Carl Simpson |
| 68 | RDE | Carl Reeves |
| 54 | SLB | Ron Cox |
| 52 | MLB | Bryan Cox |
| 92 | WLB | Barry Minter |
| 25 | LCB | Tom Carter |
| 23 | SS | Marty Carter |
| 26 | FS | John Mangum |
| 27 | RCB | Walt Harris |
| Miami Dolphins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | O.J. McDuffie |
| 85 | WR | Lamar Thomas |
| 78 | LOT | Richmond Webb |
| 77 | LOG | Jeff Buckey |
| 61 | C | Tim Ruddy |
| 66 | ROG | Everett McIver |
| 76 | ROT | James Brown |
| 84 | TE | Troy Drayton |
| 13 | QB | Dan Marino |
| 35 | RB | Irving Spikes |
| 30 | FB | Bernie Parmalee |
| Defense | ||
| 93 | LDE | Trace Armstrong |
| 95 | LDT | Tim Bowens |
| 92 | RDT | Daryl Gardener |
| 75 | RDE | Shane Burton |
| 51 | LLB | Anthony Harris |
| 54 | MLB | Zach Thomas |
| 59 | RLB | Derrick Rodgers |
| 27 | LCB | Terrell Buckley |
| 22 | SS | Shawn Wooden |
| 23 | FS | George Teague |
| 38 | RCB | Calvin Jackson |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Raymont Harris | 25 | 106 | 4.2 | 9 | 1 |
| Darnell Autry | 7 | 21 | 3.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Erik Kramer | 4 | 1 | 0.3 | 2 | 0 |
| Tony Carter | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Jerris McPhail | 2 | 77 | 38.5 | 71t | 1 |
| Karim Abdul-Jabbar | 11 | 38 | 3.5 | 15 | 1 |
| Irving Spikes | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Bernie Parmalee | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Erik Kramer | 50 | 32 | 64.0 | 0 | 343 | 6.9 | 54 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 97.3 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
| Dan Marino | 39 | 18 | 46.2 | 1 | 274 | 7.0 | 55 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 76.2 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Bobby Engram | 8 | 63 | 7.9 | 23 | 1 |
| Curtis Conway | 6 | 100 | 16.7 | 54 | 0 |
| Ryan Wetnight | 6 | 61 | 10.2 | 18 | 0 |
| Ricky Proehl | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Keith Jennings | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 18 | 0 |
| Chris Penn | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 25t | 1 |
| John Allred | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Darnell Autry | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Raymont Harris | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| O.J. McDuffie | 7 | 137 | 19.6 | 55 | 0 |
| Brett Perriman | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 23 | 0 |
| Troy Drayton | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 22t | 1 |
| Jerris McPhail | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 10t | 1 |
| Bernie Parmalee | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Charles Jordan | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Karim Abdul-Jabbar | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Anthony Marshall | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Todd Sauerbrun | 5 | 203 | 40.6 | 56 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| John Kidd | 6 | 302 | 50.3 | 58 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Tyrone Hughes | 4 | 0 | 48 | 12.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Charles Jordan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||
| Todd Sauerbrun | 8 | 517 | 64.6 | 3 |
| Miami Dolphins | ||||
| Olindo Mare | 5 | 342 | 68.4 | 2 |
| John Kidd | 2 | 135 | 67.5 | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Fabien Bownes | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Bobby Engram | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Tom Carter | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Tony Carter | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Irving Spikes | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 28 | 0 | |
| Jerris McPhail | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 23 | 0 | |
| Anthony Harris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |
| John Thierry | 2.0 |
| Barry Minter | 1.0 |
| Mark Thomas | 1.0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |
| Tim Bowens | 0.5 |
| Daryl Gardener | 0.5 |
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