Although the Dolphins beat the bears, their coaching staff showed that they don’t understand some fundamental things.
Up 7-0, the Dolphins had the ball at the bear 28 with a chance to go up 14-0. Receivers were wide open all game, as the bears’ opponent’s were the previous week, and the Dolphins were moving the ball through the air, but they decided to run on first and second down, which led to a sack and a missed field goal. Miami was 14 of 14 passing with a minute to play in the half, so it was obvious to all the bears couldn’t stop the pass. Tannehill had 176 yards and 2 TDs in the first half. The bears only had 54 yards in the first half, so had the Dolphins been aggressive, they could have put the game away.
With 5 seconds left in the half, up 14-0, the Dolphins were at the bear 46. Instead of throwing a Hail Mary, they punted.
Up 24-7 with about ten minutes left in the fourth quarter, the Dolphins had a first down at the bear 12. A TD basically ends the game. Instead of passing and ending the game, they ran on first and second down, then had a short field goal blocked. The failure to put the game away and resulting change in momentum from the block resulted in the bears scoring a TD and a 24-14 score, which means it’s still anybody’s game.