MIAMI -- As he watched Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields set an NFL record against his team's defense, Miami Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel figured he could try something unconventional to get him to stop.
He asked him nicely.
Fields ran for 178 yards in the Bears' 35-32 loss to the Dolphins on Sunday, a league record for a quarterback in a single game. Midway through the third quarter, television cameras caught McDaniel's lighthearted exchange with Fields.
"I just wanted him to stop scrambling and it was pretty irritating because he didn't listen at all.