NEWSLETTER
Happy Justin Fields Day to all who observe.
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Happy Justin Fields Day Bears Fans. #FieldsDay pic.twitter.com/tdrtp7FhoT
— OBVIOUS SHIRTS® (@obvious_shirts) September 26, 2021
It’s Justin Fields Day In Chicago!!! LFG @ChicagoBears
— DWade (@DwyaneWade) September 26, 2021
This is a moment 150 days in the making. It has all been building to today. Because when the Bears chose Justin Fields with the 11th pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, it was only a matter of time until he would be Chicago’s starting quarterback. These are the first steps into a larger world for Fields. Quarterback legacies aren’t built in a day. But we will always remember this day. These moments. Hope springs eternal. The vibes are all good. The sky isn’t even the limit. That’s because the limit does not exist. All possibilities are on the table. And that’s only because Fields’ talent, upside, and potential provides an opportunity for even the most ardent realist to dream the biggest dreams.
Giddy up! The Fields era is here. This is where the fun begins.
Game Info
Chicago Bears (1-1) vs. Cleveland Browns (1-1) – FOX-TV (Kevin Burkhardt, Greg Olsen, and Pam Oliver), WBBM-AM 780 and WCFS-FM 105.9 (Jeff Joniak, Tom Thayer, Mark Grote), SportsUSA Radio (Larry Kahn, Mark Carrier)
Kickoff time: Noon CT
Site: First Energy Stadium; Cleveland
Referee: Ron Torbert
Odds: Bears +7 (-105), O/U 44.5 (via DraftKings Sports Book)
Game Thread (Week 3 Preview)
Your game thread is down in the comments, so let’s have some good, clean (safe-for-work) fun. And hopefully, we can avoid any of the unpleasantries we had last week.
Hype Video
Coaches
Bears Matt Nagy (29-21) vs. Browns Kevin Stefanski (12-6)
Week 3 Starting Quarterbacks and Projected Game Stats
BEARS: Justin Fields: 21/33, 228 passing yards, 1 TD, 1 INT; 11 carries, 34 rushing yards, 1 TD
versus
BROWNS: Baker Mayfield: 19/30, 226 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT; 4 carries, 12 yards
Projected stats via ESPN projections
Bears Offense (Projected Starters in Bold)
RB David Montgomery
Reserves: Damien Williams, Khalil Herbert
WR Allen Robinson II, Darnell Mooney, Marquise Goodwin
Reserves: Damiere Byrd, Nsimba Webster
TE Cole Kmet
Reserves: Jimmy Graham, Jesse James, J.P. Holtz
LT Jason Peters
LG Cody Whitehair
C Sam Mustipher
RG James Daniels
RT Germain Ifedi
Reserves: Elijah Wilkinson, Alex Bars, Lachavious Simmons
Bears Defense
DT Akiem Hicks
NT Khyiris Tonga
DE Bilal Nichols
Reserves: Angelo Blackson, Margus Hunt
OLB Khalil Mack, Robert Quinn
Reserves: Jeremiah Attaochu, Trevis Gipson
ILB Roquan Smith, Alec Ogletree
Reserves: Christian Jones, Caleb Johnson, Joel Iyiegbuniwe
CB Jaylon Johnson, Kindle Vildor
Reserves: Duke Shelley, Xavier Crawford
S Eddie Jackson, Deon Bush
Reserves: Marqui Christian, DeAndre Houston-Carson
Bears Special Teams
Cairo Santos (kicker), Pat O’Donnell (punter), Patrick Scales (long-snapper), Khalil Herbert (kick returners), Nsimba Webster (punts)
Bears Inactives
Inactives #CHIvsCLE: pic.twitter.com/7aiQGNQESb
— Chicago Bears (@ChicagoBears) September 26, 2021
In addition to missing Goldman, the Bears will be without starting safety Tashaun Gipson Sr. — which will make the secondary’s challenges that much tougher. Hopefully, this hamstring issue won’t linger too long for the veteran safety.
Browns Projected Starters
Offense
• QB Baker Mayfield
• RB Nick Chubb
• WRs Odell Beckham Jr., Donovan Peoples-Jones, Rashard Higgins
• TE Austin Hooper, David Njoku
• LT Jedrick Wills Jr., LG Joel Bitonio, C JC Tretter, RG Wyatt Teller, RT Jack Conklin
Defense
• LDE Myles Garrett, LDT Malik Jackson, RDT Malik McDowell, RDE Jadaveon Clowney
• WILL Mack Wilson, MIKE Malcolm Smith, SAM Sione Takitaki
• LCB Denzel Ward, RCB Greg Newsome II
• FS John Johnson III, SS Ronnie Harrison Jr.
Specialists
• Chase McLaughlin (kicker), Jamie Gillan (punter, holder), Charley Hughlett (long snapper), Demetric Felton (kick returns), Demetric Felton (punt returns)
Browns Inactives
We have announced our gameday inactives against the Bears
— Cleveland Browns (@Browns) September 26, 2021
