{"id":120309,"date":"2021-08-29T08:00:03","date_gmt":"2021-08-29T12:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=120309"},"modified":"2021-08-29T02:33:35","modified_gmt":"2021-08-29T06:33:35","slug":"chicago-bears-backup-quarterback-still-most-popular-guy-in-town","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2021\/08\/29\/chicago-bears-backup-quarterback-still-most-popular-guy-in-town\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago Bears backup quarterback still most popular guy in town"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Chicago Bears<\/a> finished the preseason with a 2-1 record after their 27-24 victory over the Tennessee Titans. It was the first start for Justin Fields<\/a> and, more pertinent to Week 1, the entire projected starting offensive line. As always, the final result is nice, but the takeaways run much deeper than that.<\/span><\/p>\n

Justin Fields is a really good backup plan for the Chicago Bears<\/span><\/h2>\n

Getting Acclimated<\/span><\/h3>\n

For the opener at least, Andy Dalton<\/a> will be under center. That meant he got the rest in the final preseason game. It gave Fields a chance to show what he can do with the starters…sort of. None of the starting skill players played. Fields was left to break in the Germain Ifedi and the rest of the front five.<\/span><\/p>\n

Fields finished the night 7-of-10 for 54 yards and a laser of a touchdown. The throw was to the man of the night, second-year tight end Jesper Horsted (more on him later). He also ran twice for 13 yards.<\/span><\/p>\n

It wasn\u2019t the most thrilling outing overall from a production standpoint. But Fields once again showed an ability to remain poised under pressure and make throws on the run. As it has been all preseason any praise (or criticism) is to be delivered with a grain of salt.<\/span><\/p>\n

The rookie finishes the preseason having completed just over 61 percent of his passes for 276 yards with three touchdowns and zero interceptions. His low completion percentage can be partly attributed to not having Allen Robinson or Darnell Mooney on the other end of his passes. But his zero interceptions could be attributed to a drop by a defender here and there too.<\/span><\/p>\n

In the end, Fields probably <\/span>could<\/span><\/i> step in and start Week 1. He might even look better than Dalton will while doing it. But Matt Nagy<\/a> has a plan and, so far at least, everything is going according to plan<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Great pass. Great catch. \ud83d\udc4c@justnfields<\/a> hits @JHorsted<\/a> for 6!#CHIvsTEN<\/a> | #DaBears<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/MsdGkK8fMA<\/a><\/p>\n

— Chicago Bears (@ChicagoBears) August 29, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n