Up until this season, D.J. Moore had spent his entire NFL career with the Carolina Panthers. He played college football at Maryland. He didn’t even need a full half of football to learn that Chicago Bears fans are different from anything he’s ever experienced.
In their season-opening matchup with the Green Bay Packers, the Bears put together one of the more disappointing showings of Justin Fields’ young career. The offense struggled to get much of anything going in the first half, and the crowd at Soldier Field let the Bears hear it. Boos were audible throughout the game, and they started early.
So early, in fact, that the frustration caught Moore by surprise. He admitted as much in an interview with 670 The Score on Monday morning.
DJ Moore on Bears fans' reaction in loss to Packers: "They started booing, and I was like, 'Whoa, it's only the second quarter.'"
— 670 The Score (@670TheScore) September 11, 2023
And then he went on to note that the boos were even louder in the second half.
Moore also had a quiet game. He had two receptions for 25 yards, and those two catches were his only targets of the game.
NFL fans had thoughts on that quote from Moore. The expectations are just different in Chicago. They’re tired of losing to the Packers — that’s for sure.
This was how Twitter reacted
He’s played at UMD and Carolina. He probably just didn’t realize some fans stay past the first quarter https://t.co/cmpzz7nGHv
— Zack Bogorad (@zackbogorad) September 11, 2023
Yeah the Crowd was tripping then. Basically gave up when it was only 10-6
I would never Boo my own team that I spent MY money to watch https://t.co/QQ7P0P1aQi
— DeeksView (@DeeksViewOG) September 11, 2023
When you realize you're not in Charlotte anymore. https://t.co/E1TOUvgiFi
— Andrew Williams (@AMW_FC) September 11, 2023
Pending Free Agents are really excited about this https://t.co/vgb9OpiG4h
— Dario Melendez (@Dario_Melendez) September 11, 2023
While that may seem crazy he’s gotta understand how fed up Bears fans are with losing to the Packers. https://t.co/BbcHsc7ivf
— Savion Willis (@Savy2Smooth) September 11, 2023
It's so funny when new Bears are unaware of their new franchise's ineptitude. https://t.co/hdtnK94NON
— Ian Cook (@Wuropp) September 11, 2023
Welcome to Chicago DJ. 🤷♂️ https://t.co/woHVxQBPsv
— Jeff (@JeffBartlett85) September 11, 2023
Welcome to Chicago https://t.co/6dPidnhvgP
— Nick (@Nick_Surges) September 11, 2023
It seems like everybody knows how much beating the Packers means to bears fans besides the bears themselves https://t.co/n5NQ2Oxb03
— yox. (@QQyox) September 11, 2023
