Second-year Chicago Bears edge defender Austin Booker, with two sacks to his identify already, was hungry for extra. Late within the third quarter, he effortlessly deposited 300-pound left deal with Kion Smith into the bottom and set his sights on Miami Dolphins rookie quarterback Quinn Ewers.
As Ewers caught a glimpse of Booker’s shadow bearing down on his blind aspect, he tried to dart to his proper. Booker wasn’t having it. He chased down Ewers and poked the ball out — a technically sound strip — for his third sack of the day.
Booker bullied the Dolphins’ line in prolonged motion, maintaining the Bears within the recreation earlier than it led to an eventual 24-24 tie in preseason Week 1. The Chicago Bears held out Caleb Williams, whereas the Miami Dolphins opted to present Tua Tagovailoa one drive.
Tagovailoa marched Miami down the sphere on a 15-play, short-pass-heavy drive, though the sequence stalled after 4 straight runs did not cross into the endzone.
Luther Burden III caught his first two passes within the NFL, one among which moved the chains on third-and-15. Later within the recreation, the Dolphins handed the offensive reins to Ewers and working again Ollie Gordon, who notched his first landing.
PFF’s devoted crew of graders was arduous at work, analyzing each participant on each play in actual time. The complete grades and knowledge shall be out there after an intensive overview tomorrow at 12 p.m. EST.
In the meantime, we’ve gathered some high-level knowledge and snap counts from the sport to present you an early look. Our skilled graders have additionally nominated the standout participant of the sport, highlighting distinctive efficiency on the sphere.
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PLAYER OF THE GAME
In his first preseason recreation as a rookie in 2024, Austin Booker racked up 5 pressures, together with three sacks, towards the Bills. Now a second-year participant, he wreaked extra preseason Week 1 havoc. Booker completed with a game-high 92.9 PFF pass-rush grade, pending evaluations, after logging three sacks, seven complete pressures and a 31.6% pass-rush win fee.
BOX SCORE
| Dolphins | Bears | |
| Total factors | 24 | 24 |
| Total offensive performs | 65 | 66 |
| Average EPA per play | -0.194 | -0.173 |
| Total web yards | 270 | 306 |
| Avg yards per play | 4.2 | 4.6 |
| Total first downs | 15 | 20 |
| Rushing first downs | 5 | 6 |
| Passing first downs | 10 | 13 |
| Penalty first downs | 0 | 1 |
| Third-down effectivity | 44% | 50% |
| Fourth-down effectivity | 25% | 14% |
| Possessions | 9 | 9 |
| Avg performs per drive | 6.3 | 6.4 |
| Avg yards per drive | 22.5 | 25.5 |
| Avg factors per drive | 2 | 2 |
| Red-zone possessions | 4 | 4 |
| Red-zone performs | 17 | 15 |
| Red-zone TDs | 3 | 3 |
| Red-zone FGs | 0 | 0 |
| Red-zone scoring effectivity | 75% | 75% |