This Justin Fields Stat Should Pump Up Bears Fans Heading into Matchup vs. Packers
By Thomas Snodgrass
The Chicago Bears have had a tumultuous season in the early part of the season, going through a quarterback change to Andy Dalton, then to rookie Justin Fields. While the Bears have looked good in some games, and not so good in others, Fields appears to be progressing under center.
Although Fields hasn’t exactly taken the league by storm, he has excelled in a few aspects of the game, and one of them is his ability to throw the deep ball.
Rookie QB Justin Fields has brought a willingness to push the ball deep to the Bears offense that was lacking under Andy Dalton (0 deep passes on 50 total attempts).
— Next Gen Stats (@NextGenStats) October 13, 2021
Fields has thrown deep on 11 of his 72 attempts this season (15.3%, the highest rate in the NFL).#DaBears pic.twitter.com/H4um1VUDVs
The only problem is, Chicago's weak offensive line and head coach Matt Nagy’s offensive plays have limited Fields to a lot of checkdown passes and short yardage throws. Fields is averaging just 6.4 yards per throw, 31st in the NFL, just ahead of Miami Dolphins quarterback Jacoby Brisett.
After all, Fields will have to try and keep up with Aaron Rodgers, so the over on Fields' passing yards prop on WynnBET Sportsbook could be a safe bet this week.
The Green Bay Packers are without top cornerback Jaire Alexander, and the Bears are without top running back David Montgomery, so there is reason to believe that Fields will chuck the football around in Week 6.
Green Bay’s defense has allowed just 9.3 yards per completion in 2021, but in their first game without Alexander in the secondary last week, they allowed 10.2 yards per completion. That number could get even higher this week if Nagy lets Fields air it out against their rivals.
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