Chicago Bears: Justin Fields showed us something great on Monday

The Chicago Bears played a big-time Monday Night Football game this week and they defeated the New England Patriots by double digits. That’s right, in the year 2022, Chicago Bears defeated Bill Belichick by double digits with a run game and a second-year quarterback.

Things change a lot in the NFL but something that has always been constant was the fact that first and second-year quarterbacks were suffocated by Bill Belichick’s defenses. That wasn’t the case for Fields in his first try against him on Monday night.

He showed us something so great and that is that he has arrived in the NFL. That doesn’t mean that is going to be elite in every single game just yet but he has the ability to make big plays using his legs which makes his arm more of a threat.

Fields has the ability to change a game when he gets an opportunity. With each passing week, he seems to get much better. His offensive weaponry isn’t very good at all and he is still progressing as the season goes along.

The Chicago Bears are seeing incredible growth in Justin Fields this season.

Sure, it is nice to see that the team is incredibly well coached so far under Matt Eberflus and his staff. That much was evident since training camp. Once they add more talented players, the sky is the limit. That is especially true if Fields can keep this going.

Against this New England defense, Fields went 13/21 for 179 yards passing. He threw for one touchdown and had one interception. A lot of those passing plays were him finding his receivers on the move which makes him look even better.

Once this offensive line improves and he gets better receivers over the years, his numbers will continue to grow.

His legs, as mentioned before, were also equally if not more impressive. He ran the ball 14 times for 82 yards which led the Bears. He also had a touchdown via the run which is a result of both his ability and his willingness to make a play.

Having 261 yards of total offense and 2 total touchdowns while utilizing his running backs the right way against this Bill Belichick defense is really good for Fields. The fact that he has the potential to do even better than that is scary.

They are now 3-4 and look like one of the mediocre teams in the league with that record. However, this win over the Pats is anything but mediocre. Hopefully, Fields and the offense can keep it going as the year progresses starting with the Dallas Cowboys.