“Just doing all I can to make the team successful, whatever that includes. The Bears blew a 12-point lead with about three minutes left and lost 31-26 to the NFC North-leading Lions, spoiling an otherwise-sharp performance by Fields. His future with the club remains in the balance with less than two months left in his critical third year.įinishing strong is also on the to-do list at the game level. This prime-time matchup in Minnesota will pose an important test for Fields, who returned to the Bears last week after a four-game absence with a dislocated thumb.
The direction of the offense under coach Matt Eberflus and his staff over the past two seasons has been consistently questioned. The talent around Fields has been mostly lacking. The Bears (3-8) have been a team in tumult since trading up in the 2021 draft to take him with the 11th overall pick.
His average of 6.41 yards per attempt is also the best by any NFL quarterback with 20 or more runs over that span.įields has not come close to hitting his stride as a passer. That’s the most in the league, according to Sportradar data. In 34 career games, Fields has 137 scrambles, defined as a play with positive rushing yardage after a drop back to pass. Dobbs might just be a casual jogger compared to Justin Fields, whose 1,904 rushing yards over the past three years are second only to Jackson.
