The Chicago Bears closed the preseason a perfect 3-0, which certainly has to make this new coaching staff under Matt Eberflus happy.
While there’s no correlation between that and what’s to come in the regular season, there was plenty to love about Chicago’s preseason performance — both from starters and reserves.
The Bears led the NFC in a couple of noteworthy offensive categories. According to The Athletic‘s Kevin Fishbain, Chicago led the conference with six passing touchdowns. Three of those were courtesy of quarterback Justin Fields, who also topped the NFC with a 133.1 passer rating.
Fun fact: The Bears led the NFC with 6 passing touchdowns in the preseason. Justin Fields' 133.1 passer rating also was tops in the conference.
— Kevin Fishbain (@kfishbain) August 29, 2022
The Bears finished the preseason on a high note in last Saturday’s 21-20 victory over the Cleveland Browns, which included an impressive outing by the offense. Fields completed 14-of-16 passes for 256 yards and three touchdowns for a 146.9 passer rating.
Following a rough first series, Chicago’s offense responded with three touchdown drives in the first half. Everything was jelling — the passing game, the ground game, the play-calling and even the offensive line rebounded after a poor start.
It was the kind of performance that Fields called “a turning point” for this Bears offense heading into the regular season.
