MIAMI DOLPHINS AT CHICAGO BEARS SOLDIER FIELD AUG. 14, 2021 | 1 PM ET POSTGAME NOTES DEFENSE BEGINS PRESEASON WITH FIVE STRAIGHT THREE- AND- OUTS • The Dolphins defense limited Chicago to just 79 yards on 21 plays (3.8 avg.) in the first half as Miami took a 13-3 lead into the locker room. • Miami forced five straight three-and-outs from the Bears offense to begin the game. • The Dolphins had a 21:08 to 8:52 edge in time of possession in the first half. AHMED SCORES MIAMI’ S FIRST TOUCHDOWN • RB Salvon Ahmed earned Miami’s first touchdown of the 2021 preseason through the air. He caught a 23-yard pass from QB Jacoby Brissett to give Miami a 13-0 lead in the second quarter. • Ahmed made his preseason debut after entering the NFL as an undrafted college free agent in 2020. • He caught 11 passes for 61 yards (5.5 avg.) as a rookie last year. TAGOVAILOA E FFICIENT IN FIRST QUARTER • QB Tua Tagovailoa had an efficient first quarter, completing seven passes in a row to finish the frame. For the quarter, he completed 7-of-9 passes (77.8 pct.) for 96 yards. • One of Tagovailoa’s completions was a 50-yard strike to TE Mike Gesicki. It was Miami’s longest preseason completion since a 65-yard touchdown pass from QB David Fales to WR Jakeem Grant on Aug. 31, 2017 at Minnesota. • The 50-yard completion helped set up a 21-yard field goal from K Jason Sanders to give Miami a 3-0 lead. DOLPHINS HAVE 28 PLAYERS MAKE THEIR PRESEASON DEBUTS • The Dolphins had 28 players make their preseason debut today after the NFL did not hold any preseason games prior to the 2020 season: o RB Salvon Ahmed, WR Lynn Bowden Jr., T Larnel Coleman, CB Javaris Davis, DT Raekwon Davis, RB Gerrid Doaks, CB Tino Ellis, LS Blake Ferguson, S Jevon Holland, T Jonathan Hubbard, G/T Robert Hunt, CB Noah Igbinoghene, T Austin Jackson, DT Jerome Johnson, LB Kylan Johnson, DT Benito Jones, G Robert Jones, G Solomon Kindley, WR Kai Locksley, WR Kirk Merritt, RB/WR Malcolm Perry, DE Tyshun Render, QB Reid Sinnett, DE Jason Strowbridge, QB Tua Tagovailoa, FB Carl Tucker, WR Jaylen Waddle and CB Trill Williams. MIAMI DOLPHINS AT CHICAGO BEARS SOLDIER FIELD AUG. 14, 2021 | 1 PM ET POSTGAME NOTES CAPTAINS MIAMI DOLPHINS • TE Adam Shaheen QUICK HITS • There were 33,069 tickets distributed to today’s game. -DOLPHINS- .