QB Justin Fields was mostly happy with the Bears offense’s performance in their 31-26 loss to the Lions in Detroit on Sunday.
Fields returned to lead a team that amassed 334 total yards and 25 first downs, scored on six drives, and had the ball for 40:24 after missing four games due to a dislocated right thumb.
“I just thought I did a pretty good job of spreading the ball, getting the ball to DJ Moore, and staying safe when I did run with it and take off.” What was most notable was how dominant we were as an offense and how unique we were.”
Fields ran for a season-high 104 yards on 18 carries after completing 16 of 23 passes for 169 yards and one touchdown. Fields threw a touchdown pass to Moore for 39 yards, one of his seven receptions for 96 yards. In addition, the Bears ran for 183 yards.
Fields commented, “The O-line did a great job protecting.” “The ball was expertly run by the runners. All were going about their business. Our offense should be centered on each player performing their assigned duties and working together as a team to score points while putting up our best effort.”
Fields had already overthrown Moore earlier in the game when he completed the 39-yard touchdown pass, which was his longest of the year.
“When it left my hand, I kind of knew it was going to be overthrown a little bit, like two yards overthrown,” Fields recalled. “I just told DJ to get ready because I’m not going to miss you again if we go back to that play. It took place. We made a hit and scored.”
Fields thinks he can consistently make throws of the 39-yard touchdown pass.
“To be honest, I feel like deep balls, just in general, I feel like it’s what I do best,” Fields stated. “I believe I have exceptional ball-throwing ability. It’s a quality I have. I started doing it in college and high school. It’s one of my strongest areas of expertise, and I believe we’ll continue to expand on it.”
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