The Chicago Bears’ Justin Fields entered Sunday’s game with the Atlanta Falcons as the arguably hottest player in pro football. Led by Fields’ unique multifaceted talents, the Bears’ offense had scored over 120 points in their last four games. But aside from a few key players, Chicago has very few other game-changing talents on offense — especially up front on the offensive line. That means asking Fields to play superhero every single week probably wasn’t always going to be the best idea.
In the final minutes of a 27-24 Falcons win, we saw this come to fruition in an awful way for the Chicago quarterback and offensive coordinator Luke Getsy. With the Bears looking to at least tie matters up after the two-minute warning in the fourth quarter, Chicago gave Fields a now trademark designed run on first down. It resulted in just one yard but even worse — Fields appeared to seriously hurt his left shoulder.
