Justin Fields and the Chicago Bears were trying to make a comeback against the Dallas Cowboys in Week 8. This certainly wasn't the way to go about it.
With the Bears down 35-23, Bears running back David Montgomery hauled in a Fields pass and was fighting for a first down on third-and-long. Unfortunately, Montgomery fumbled, and the ball was scooped up by Cowboys star Micah Parsons. Fields was right there to touch Parsons down … only to hurdle over Parsons without touching him. Parsons then got up and rumbled for the touchdown to make it 42-23:
MICAH PARSONS WITH THE SCOOP AND SCORE TD 😤pic.twitter.com/Q4b3TY1Yth
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) October 30, 2022
Justin Fields just needed to touch Micah Parsons.
Instead, he perfectly hurdled him 😬
(via @nfl) pic.twitter.com/PUyOpLDI7q
— NFL on ESPN (@ESPNNFL) October 30, 2022
Whoops. Just touch him, Justin Fields!
The Bears weren't totally dead yet after Fields responded with a touchdown pass to Cole Kmet to make it 42-29, but the comeback attempt totally died when the Cowboys made it 49-29 just minutes later. Chicago had actually trimmed a 28-7 deficit to 28-23 earlier in the second half, but Dallas responded with a quick touchdown drive and then got this Parsons fumble return right after that.
While this was a brain fart for Justin Fields, he had a strong day overall. He finished with two touchdowns through the air and another on the ground, with the Bears' rushing attack consistently gashing the Cowboys. Fields didn't throw the ball that much, but he didn't make mistakes with his arm and didn't turn the ball over as part of an efficient performance.
It's another positive sign for Fields after the big win over the New England Patriots on Monday Night Football. Even though the Bears fell to 3-5 with the 49-29 loss, it wasn't because of their young quarterback.
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