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Fields threw just 11 passes against the Packers because the Bears’ running game was working so well. But in a developmental stage, a potential franchise quarterback needs more work than that. “You need balance,” coach Matt Eberflus said. “We’d like to be 50/50 in a game.”

Since 1999, Bears head coaches are 4-1 when playing the Packers in Green Bay. Can Matt Eberflus keep up the trend?

So far, so good. The Bears have plenty to fix after their opener, but they get to do so while sitting at 1-0.

A 51-yard touchdown pass off a broken play changes everything in the season opener.

The Bears pulled off an upset win over the 49ers to open the season 1-0. We break down the game here:

The people who drafted him got fired, and the new administration needs clarity on whether Fields can help the Bears “take the North and never give it back.”

This season will offer only partial answers since GM Ryan Poles and coach Matt Eberflus don’t have much to work with.

First-down yardage ... third-and-short conversions ... a screen game ... scoring in the third quarter ... though Justin Fields is a potential franchise quarterback, simple things will be key to Luke Getsy & Co. breaking a 30-year drought of sustained success for the Bears’ offense.

Belief in Fields within the organization is at an all-time high now that he’s fully empowered as the starter and a team captain. The season opener is the grand reveal, where everyone will find out how real all the talk is.