Bears at Dolphins: Week 14 preview, odds and injuries

Week 14 · Sun, Dec 13 · Hard Rock Stadium1 PM ET

at1 PMET · CBS

At a glanceUpdated Nov 10, 2026, 9:31 PM ET

The Chicago Bears (7-2) visit the Miami Dolphins (1-7) on Sun, Dec 13, 1 PM ET at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, FL (Week 14, 2026 season), on CBS.

When and where is Bears vs Dolphins?

Sun, Dec 13, 1 PM ET at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, FL. TV: CBS.

Who is injured for Bears vs Dolphins?

Bears: Case Keenum (QB, out), Kyle Monangai (RB, out, toe), Malik Muhammad II (CB, out, toe), Luther Burden III (WR, questionable, concussion) and Tyrique Stevenson Sr. (CB, questionable, hand). Dolphins: Jaylen Wright (RB, questionable, quadriceps) and Will Kacmarek (TE, questionable, quadriceps).

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Pigskin Nightly, “Bears at Dolphins: Week 14 preview”, https://pigskinnightly.com/games/2026-12-13-chi-at-mia (updated 2026-11-11).

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Regular season through week 13 · rank out of 32

Where this game will be decided

1Bears pass rush vs Dolphins pass protection
The Bears' pass rush ranks 3rd in sack rate (8.6% of dropbacks, 303 dropbacks faced) and faces a Dolphins pass protection ranked 30th (9.3% sacked, 257 dropbacks).
30thMIA offense27 spots apart3rdCHI defense
2Bears third-down offense vs Dolphins third-down defense
The Bears' third-down offense ranks 7th in third-down conversion rate (45.3%, 128 third downs) against a Dolphins third-down defense ranked 31st (50.0% allowed, 94 third downs faced).
7thCHI offense24 spots apart31stMIA defense
3Bears dropback offense vs Dolphins pass defense
The Bears' dropback offense ranks 12th in EPA per dropback (+0.09, 354 dropbacks) against a Dolphins pass defense ranked 32nd (+0.26 allowed, 247 dropbacks faced).
12thCHI offense20 spots apart32ndMIA defense

When the Bears have the ballEdge CHI · +20 ranks

CHI dropback offenseEPA per dropbackMIA pass defense

12th+0.09354 dropbacks

CHI +20

+0.26 allowed247 dropbacks faced32nd

CHI run gameEPA per rushMIA run defense

11th-0.04270 rushes

CHI +11

-0.06 allowed207 rushes faced22nd

Dropbacks include sacks and scrambles; rushes are designed runs. What EPA measures.

When the Dolphins have the ballEdge CHI · +16 ranks

MIA dropback offenseEPA per dropbackCHI pass defense

23rd-0.02257 dropbacks

CHI +16

-0.03 allowed303 dropbacks faced7th

MIA run gameEPA per rushCHI run defense

22nd-0.13189 rushes

-0.08 allowed170 rushes faced15th

Third downEdge CHI · +24 ranks

CHI third-down offensethird-down conversion rateMIA third-down defense

7th45.3%128 third downs

CHI +24

50.0% allowed94 third downs faced31st

MIA third-down offensethird-down conversion rateCHI third-down defense

11th42.6%101 third downs

CHI +10

22.8% allowed92 third downs faced1st

Conversions are third-down snaps that gained a first down or scored.

Red zoneEdge CHI · +11 ranks

CHI red-zone offensered-zone touchdown rateMIA red-zone defense

20th54%37 trips

59% allowed32 trips faced16th

MIA red-zone offensered-zone touchdown rateCHI red-zone defense

25th50%20 trips

CHI +11

56% allowed25 trips faced14th

A trip is a drive with at least one snap inside the opponent's 20; the rate is trips that ended in an offensive touchdown. Small samples swing fast here.

Explosive playsEdge MIA · +16 ranks

CHI big-play offenseexplosive-play rateMIA defense against big plays

11th9.8%624 plays

CHI +10

9.9% allowed454 plays faced21st

MIA big-play offenseexplosive-play rateCHI defense against big plays

6th10.3%446 plays

MIA +16

9.9% allowed473 plays faced22nd

Completions of 20+ yards and runs of 10+, per snap. Definition.

Pressure & sacksEdge CHI · +27 ranks

CHI pass protectionsack rateMIA pass rush

13th5.6% sacked354 dropbacks

CHI +15

4.9% of dropbacks247 dropbacks faced28th

MIA pass protectionsack rateCHI pass rush

30th9.3% sacked257 dropbacks

CHI +27

8.6% of dropbacks303 dropbacks faced3rd

Sacks per dropback. The public play-by-play has no pressure charting, so this is the sack side of it only.

TurnoversNo big edge

CHI ball securityturnovers per gameMIA takeaway defense

29th1.9 giveaways a game9 games

0.9 takeaways a game8 games28th

MIA ball securityturnovers per gameCHI takeaway defense

19th1.3 giveaways a game8 games

1.1 takeaways a game9 games19th

Interceptions and lost fumbles on offensive snaps, per game. Turnover rates are among the least stable numbers in football.

AbsencesCHI 1 · MIA 0 regulars out or doubtful

Bears5 listed

1 of them is a regular ruled out or doubtful (60%+ of their unit's snaps across 3+ weeks on the field).

OUTMalik Muhammad IICB75% defense · 7 wk
QTyrique Stevenson Sr.CB67% defense · 8 wk
QLuther Burden IIIWR60% offense · 9 wk
OUTCase KeenumQB45% offense · 3 wk
OUTKyle MonangaiRB41% offense · 4 wk

Dolphins2 listed

0 of them are regulars ruled out or doubtful (60%+ of their unit's snaps across 3+ weeks on the field).

QWill KacmarekTE41% offense · 8 wk
QJaylen WrightRB14% offense · 6 wk

Snap share is the average of the weeks each player was on the field this season. Full injury report ↓

Rest & travelSame rest · CHI travels 1,176 mi

AwayBears

7days since last game

1,176miles to get here

1time zones

Last: Sun wk 13 vs JAX · 6,181 mi flown this season

Normal week

Rest edgeEvensame restTravel gap 1,176 mi

HomeDolphins

7days since last game

0miles · home

0time zones

Last: Sun wk 13 at DEN · Denver · 14,622 mi flown this season

Normal week

League splits for these situations ↓

Sample: CHI 9 games, 624 offensive and 473 defensive plays · MIA 8 games, 446 offensive and 454 defensive plays. Rank 1 is the best offense or the best defense in each stat. Keys are the largest rank gaps (12+ spots) between an offense and the defense it faces, one per stat. Ranks are not schedule-adjusted.

Season to date · rank out of 32