The Bears tied the game 7-7 on Tyson Bagent's 4-yard touchdown pass to receiver Maurice Alexander in the back of the end zone on fourth-and-goal with 4:38 left in the first half. Alexander leaped high over two defenders to snare the ball.
The 16-play, 79-yard drive was highlighted by Bagent completions of 17 yards to receiver Devin Duvernay and 16 yards to rookie receiver Luther Burden III on third-and-15. Rookie running back Kyle Monangai rushed for 30 yards on six carries.
The Dolphins responded by taking a 14-7 lead on Wright's 7-yard TD run up the middle with 1:45 remaining in the first half.
Miami had an opportunity to extend its lead when safety Patrick McMorris intercepted a deflected Bagent pass and returned it 20 yards to the Bears' 46. But defensive linemen Zacch Pickens and Dominique Robinson followed with sacks of backup quarterback Zach Wilson — with Robinson's coming on fourth-and-6, turning the ball over on downs with :06 left in the half.
Bagent's 13-yard pass to Burden with :01 to play gave Cairo Santos an opportunity to boot a 57-yard field goal and the veteran kicker split the uprights with plenty of distance to spare, closing the gap to 14-10 at halftime.
Bagent was replaced by veteran Case Keenum to start the second half after completing 13 of 19 passes for 103 yards with 1 TD, 1 interception and a 77.3 passer rating.
The Bears took a 17-14 lead late in the third quarter on Keenum's 4-yard TD pass to running back Deion Hankins on third-and-goal. The go-ahead score was set up by a Booker strip/sack of rookie quarterback Quinn Ewers. Linebacker Power Echols returned the fumble two yards to the Miami 3. It was Booker's third sack of the game.
The Dolphins answered as running back Ollie Gordon II's 1-yard TD run capped an 8-play, 49-yard drive and gave Miami a 21-17 lead with 11:48 to play in the game.
The Bears retook a 24-21 lead on Keenum's 15-yard TD pass to receiver Jahdae Walker on a perfectly thrown fade pattern in the right corner of the end zone with 8:38 to go.
Miami tied the score 24-24 on Jason Sanders' 56-yard field goal with 6:22 remaining.
Keenum then yielded to Austin Reed after connecting on 8 of 10 passes for 80 yards, two TDs and a 139.6 passer rating.
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In the competition for the starting left tackle position, veteran Braxton Jones played the first three series before being replaced by rookie second-round pick Ozzy Trapilo, who shared playing time with Theo Benedet for the remainder of the game.
Bears players who did not suit up Sunday were quarterback Caleb Williams; running back D'Andre Swift; receivers DJ Moore, Rome Odunze and Olamide Zaccheaus; tight end Cole Kmet; offensive linemen Joe Thuney, Drew Dalman, Jonah Jackson and Darnell Wright; defensive linemen Montez Sweat, Grady Jarrett, Dayo Odeyingbo and Gervon Dexter Sr.; linebackers Tremaine Edmunds and T.J. Edwards; nickel back Kyler Gordon and safeties Jaquan Brisker and Kevin Byard III.
Players who sat out with injuries were receiver Miles Boykin; offensive linemen Kiran Amegadjie, Doug Kramer Jr. and Bill Murray; defensive lineman Shemar Turner and cornerback Jaylon Johnson.