NFL Exhibition : Harbaugh’s Pass Beats Dolphins; Marino Hurt

The debut of Joe Robbie Stadium was spoiled Sunday night by an injury to Miami quarterback Dan Marino and a 65-yard touchdown pass by Chicago rookie Jim Harbaugh that gave the Bears a 10-3 exhibition win over the Dolphins.

Harbaugh, the Bears’ No.1 draft pick, connected with fellow rookie Ron Morris on a 65-yard pass-play with 10:49 left in the game. The pass capped a seven-play, 93-yard drive in Harbaugh’s first appearance of the game.

But the quarterback who attracted the most attention was Marino. He dislocated the ring finger on his right hand after fumbling a snap early in the second quarter. He fell on the ball and the Bears’ Otis Wilson fell on him.

The Dolphins announced Marino will be out for four weeks. He had completed 6 of 9 passes for 43 yards prior to the injury.

Miami’s second-year Pro Bowl linebacker John Offerdahl tore tendons in the bicep in his right arm and will probably be sidelined six to eight weeks.

Other than the touchdown pass, the only scoring came from first-half field goals of 37 yards by Miami’s Fuad Reveiz and 36 yards by Chicago’s Kevin Butler.

The Dolphins plodded 55 yards in 12 plays on the way to Reveiz’s kick with 13:40 left in the second quarter.

The Bears followed up by moving 39 yards on 10 plays to set up Butler’s field goal that tied the game, 3-3, with 8:35 left in the first half.

In the Chicago quarterback battle, Mike Tomczak completed 9 of 17 passes for 68 yards and 2 interceptions; Doug Flutie connected on 3 of 8 for 19 yards and Harbaugh was 4-of-4 for 65 yards.

At Foxboro, Mass., the youngsters, as usual, got plenty of action in an exhibition game between the New York Giants and New England Patriots. As usual, veteran Phil Simms was the key to a Giants’ victory.

Simms, Most Valuable Player in last season’s Super Bowl, led the Giants on three consecutive scoring drives, turning a 7-3 deficit into a 19-7 lead as New York won the opener for both teams, 19-17.

The conditions were difficult when on-field temperatures reached 115 degrees.

Giants’ running back George Adams led all rushers with 81 yards in 14 carries and a touchdown. A first-round draft choice in 1985, he was sidelined all last season.

With New England leading, 7-3, Simms entered the game with 8:19 left in the first half and the Patriots’ backup defense on the field.

He threw a 14-yard touchdown pass to Zeke Mowatt on the first drive, making the score 9-7. Simms then directed a 56-yard march capped by Raul Allegre’s 39-yard field goal on the last play of the first half that gave the Giants a 12-7 halftime lead.