2006 Week 9 · Sun, Nov 5, 2006 · Soldier Field
Miami DolphinsWinner
31
at
Chicago Bears
13
CHI -13 upsetO 37 ✓
Miami Dolphins 31–13 — never really in doubt late.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · CHI
18/42, 210 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT
-24.3 expected points added · -16.2% completion over expected
Passing · MIA
16/32, 137 yds, 3 TD, 2 INT
-8.8 expected points added · -6.3% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Miami Dolphins
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joey Harrington | 16/32 | 137 | 3 | 2 | 0 | -8.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronnie Brown | 29 | 157 | 5.4 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Sammy Morris | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.3 |
| Joey Harrington | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | -0.1 |
| Marty Booker | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -0.9 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Channing Crowder | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Allen | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Zach Thomas | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Renaldo Hill | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Andre' Goodman | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sammy Morris | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Taylor | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Vonnie Holliday | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Carter | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Roth | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Chicago Bears
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rex Grossman | 18/42 | 210 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -24.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Jones | 20 | 69 | 3.5 | 0 | -2.4 |
| Cedric Benson | 8 | 34 | 4.3 | 0 | 0.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Urlacher | 9 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danieal Manning | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Tillman | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Alex Brown | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Lance Briggs | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Adewale Ogunleye | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muhsin Muhammad | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Todd Johnson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hunter Hillenmeyer | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Scott | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- CHI -13
- Closing total
- 37
- MIA moneyline
- +680
- CHI moneyline
- -750
Bears closed -13 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 37; the game landed 44 — over by 7.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Soldier Field
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 54°F, wind 8 mph
- Referee
- Peter Morelli
- Rest
- MIA 14 days · CHI 7 days
- Coaches
- Nick Saban vs Lovie Smith