Sunday, September 4th, 1988 1:00PM
Miami Dolphins (0-0) @ Chicago Bears (0-0)
Soldier Field
Weather: 66 degrees, relative humidity 68%, wind 16 mph
Line: Chicago -3.5 (chicago), O/U 46 (over)
Attendance: 63,330 (66,946)
Miami 21, Chicago 26
Opening day in Chicago brought an intriguing match-up. The vaunted Chicago defense vs. the lethal passing attack of Dan Marino and the Miami Dolphins. The game did not disappoint in the way of theatrics. It was the passing attack of Chicago that would save the day late in the game.
The game started slow, as Chicago punted after getting a 1st down. Miami proceeded to drive down to Chicago's 37 on 10 plays, but the drive was cut short on 2 clutch tackles by linebacker Jim Morrissey (1 for a loss). Chicago would take their next possession from their own 3 yard line on a 22 play, 79 yard, 9:48 marathon which concluded the 1st quarter. The drive stalled and Kevin Butler missed a 35 yard field goal. The Dolphins took the complete opposite approach the next drive, going 80 yards on 4 pass plays in 1:10, 2 completions to Jim Jenson (1 was a 20 yard touchdown) and 1 to Mark Duper. Just like that it was 7-0.
Dan Marino letting it fly, one attempt of 51 for the afternoon
Paul Lankford intercepted a Jim McMahon pass on the next drive, setting Marino and company up with great field possession in Bear territory, but the Dolphins failed to capitalize as Fuad Reveiz missed a 26 yard field goal. The Bears and Kevin Butler got on the scoreboard with 2 field goals (47 and 30) to make it a 7-6 game heading into halftime.
Neal Anderson busts into the secondary for his longest run - a 19 yarder on the 1st play from scrimmage
Miami took the opening drive of the 2nd half to the Bears' 31 yard line. Faced with a 4th and 8, Don Shula decided to gamble. Again, Jim Morrissey came up with a clutch tackle on Troy Stradford to stop him short of the first down. Another lost opportunity for the Fins. The Bears took the ball all the way down the field, capped by a 2 yard Neal Anderson run to take their first lead of the season 13-7.
The Dolphins again marched down the field, this time to Chicago's 33 yard line. Jim Morrissey intercepted a Dan Marino pass on 2nd and 4 and ran 72 yards for the touchdown. The extra point was blocked, but Chicago was able to turn Dolphin miscues to a 19-7 lead late in the 3rd quarter.
Dan Marino and the Dolphins were no done. They drove down the field in before the end of the 3rd quarter and Woody Bennett scored a 4 yard touchdown on his only carry. The Bears were quickly stopped and the Dolphins were again able to drive down and score on an 85 yard drive. Ferrell Edmunds scored on a 5 yard pass from Marino with 7:14 remaining to take a shocking 21-19 lead. Marino went 33 of 51 for 400 yards, 2 TDs and 1 Interception on the day (93.6 rating).
Chicago could not respond and went 3 and out, returning the ball to the Dolphins. Miami again moved the ball, and time. The drive stalled out at the Bear 34 yard line and Miami punted with 1:45 to play. Dolphin Punter Reggie Roby was not able to hit the sideline for the touchback. Jim McMahon (21-34 272 1 TD 1 Int 84.4 QBR) was tasked with leading the Bears offense 80 yards in 1:45. It only took McMahon and Ron Morris 45 seconds to do the job, hooking up on 3 straight passes, the latter being a 60 yard catch and run for the go-ahead touchdown to make the score 26-21 and delighting the crowd at Soldier Field.
Miami's last drive was aided by 2 15-yard Bear Penalties, but ultimately fell short, the last play with :01 remaining was a 29 yard connection to Mark Duper, who was tackled at the Bear 20 yard line by Lemuel Stinson as time ran out.
Player of the game:
Jim Morrissey - Bears
Morrissey had 6 tackles, all of them in pivotal situations in stopping the potent Miami Dolphin offense. He had a 72 yard interception return for a touchdown in the 3rd quarter
1st
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2nd
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3rd
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4th
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OT
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Total
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| 1988 Miami |
0
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
0
|
21
|
| 1988 Chicago |
0
|
6
|
13
|
7
|
0
|
26
|
| Scoring Plays | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qtr | Clock | Poss | Scoring Description(Extra Point) | Score | ||
| 2 | 12:40 | 1988 Miami | J.Jensen 20 yd. pass from D.Marino (F.Reveiz kick) | 7-0 MIA | ||
| 2 | 1:45 | 1988 Chicago | K.Butler 47 yd. field goal | 7-3 MIA | ||
| 2 | 0:01 | 1988 Chicago | K.Butler 30 yd. field goal | 7-6 MIA | ||
| 3 | 5:29 | 1988 Chicago | N.Anderson 2 yd. run (K.Butler kick) | 13-7 CHN | ||
| 3 | 2:31 | 1988 Chicago | J.Morrissey 72 yd. intercept (kick blocked) | 19-7 CHN | ||
| 3 | 0:00 | 1988 Miami | W.Bennett 4 yd. run (F.Reveiz kick) | 19-14 CHN | ||
| 4 | 7:14 | 1988 Miami | F.Edmunds 5 yd. pass from D.Marino (F.Reveiz kick) | 21-19 MIA | ||
| 4 | 1:00 | 1988 Chicago | R.Morris 60 yd. pass from J.McMahon (K.Butler kick) | 26-21 CHN | ||
Team Statistics
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| 1988 Miami | 1988 Chicago | |
| First Downs by Rush-Pass-Pen-Total | 5-20-2-27 | 9-12-1-22 |
| Third Down Efficiency | 7-14-50% | 7-13-54% |
| Fourth Down Efficiency | 2-3-67% | 1-1-100% |
| Red Zone Efficiency (pts-poss-pct) | 14-21-67% | 10-21-48% |
| Total Offense-Plays-Avg Yards Per Play | 493-73-6.8 | 382-65-5.9 |
| Total Net Yards Rushing | 93 | 116 |
| Total Rushes | 22 | 30 |
| Average Per Rush | 4.2 | 3.9 |
| Passes Completed/Attempted | 33/51 (64.7%) | 21/34 (61.8%) |
| Net Yards Passing | 400 | 266 |
| Avg Yards Per Pass | 7.8 | 8.0 |
| Sacked/Yards Lost | 0/0 | 1/6 |
| Punts/Average | 3/35.3 | 3/43.3 |
| Punts Received/Return Yardage | 1/7 | 1/23 |
| Kickoffs/Returns | 4/96 | 3/58 |
| Interceptions/Returns | 1/23 | 1/72 |
| Penalties/Yards | 7/45 | 4/40 |
| Total Fumbles/Fumbles Lost | 1/0 | 0/0 |
| Time of Possession | 30 mins 9 secs | 29 mins 51 secs |
| Average Drive Start | MIA 26 | CHN 23 |
Passing Stats
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| Att | Comp | Yds | Comp % | Yds/Att | TD | TD % | INT | INT % | Long | Sack | Rating | |
| Dan Marino | 51 | 33 | 400 | 64.7 | 7.8 | 2 | 3.9 | 1 | 2.0 | 31 | 0/0 | 93.6 |
| Jim McMahon | 34 | 21 | 272 | 61.8 | 8.0 | 1 | 2.9 | 1 | 2.9 | 60 | 1/6 | 84.4 |
Rushing Stats
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| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | 2 Pt Conv | Fumbles/Lost | |||||
| Ron Davenport | 9 | 29 | 3.2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Lorenzo Hampton | 8 | 40 | 5.0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Troy Stradford | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Woody Bennett | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Neal Anderson | 21 | 87 | 4.1 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Brad Muster | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Matt Suhey | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Thomas Sanders | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Jim McMahon | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
Receiving Stats
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| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | 2 Pt Conv | ||||||
| Troy Stradford | 8 | 76 | 9.5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Jim C. Jensen | 6 | 71 | 11.8 | 31 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Mark Clayton | 5 | 38 | 7.6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Mark Duper | 5 | 130 | 26.0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Ferrell Edmunds | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 31 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Lorenzo Hampton | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 18 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Ron Davenport | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Ron Morris | 7 | 96 | 13.7 | 60 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Dennis Gentry | 6 | 95 | 15.8 | 32 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Neal Anderson | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Wendell T. Davis | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Brad Muster | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Emery Moorehead | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| James Thornton | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | |||||
Field Goals
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| 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ | Totals | % Made | |||||
| Fuad Reveiz | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0.0 | ||||
| Kevin Butler | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 2/3 | 66.7 | ||||
Punting
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| No | Avg | Net | Tb | Inside 20 | Long | Blocked | |||||
| Reggie Roby | 3 | 35.3 | 21.0 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 0 | ||||
| Bryan Wagner | 3 | 43.3 | 41.0 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 0 | ||||
Kickoff Returns
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| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | |||||||
| Joe Cribbs | 3 | 68 | 22.7 | 30 | 0 | ||||||
| Lorenzo Hampton | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 | ||||||
| Dennis Gentry | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 25 | 0 | ||||||
| Thomas Sanders | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | ||||||
Punt Returns
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| Ret | FC | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | ||||||
| Scott Schwedes | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |||||
| Dennis McKinnon | 1 | 0 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |||||
Individual Defense
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| Tackles | Sacks | Fum Rec | |||||||||
| Mark Brown | 13 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| John Offerdahl | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Hugh Green | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Liffort Hobley | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| William Judson | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| T.J. Turner | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Rick Graf | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Jackie Cline | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Jarvis Williams | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Brian Sochia | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Paul Lankford | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Reyna Thompson | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Roy Foster | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Mike Richardson | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Mike Singletary | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Ron Rivera | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Al C. Harris | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Jim Morrissey | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Vestee Jackson | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Maurice Douglass | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Dave Duerson | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Richard Dent | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Steve McMichael | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Lemuel Stinson | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
Interceptions
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| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | |||||||
| Paul Lankford | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | ||||||
| Jim Morrissey | 1 | 72 | 72.0 | 72 | 1 | ||||||
Game Story
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| In a close battle Chicago defeated Miami by the score of 26 to 21. Neal Anderson led all rushers, carrying the ball 21 times for 87 yards and added a touchdown. Chicago was in control on third down, converting on 7 of 13 opportunities. The fans were brought to their feet by a touchdown pass to Ron Morris that covered 60 yards with 1:00 left in the 4th quarter. Miami was ahead at halftime 7 to 6. Chicago led after three quarters 19 to 14. Dan Marino threw 51 times for 400 yards and 2 touchdowns for Miami. | |||||
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