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Justin Fields Runs in the First Touchdown of the Game After a Brilliant Opening Drive

Michael Cerami Michael Cerami
Sep 18, 2022
Sep 18, 2022
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The Packers may have put the first points on the board tonight, but Justin Fields was responsible for the first touchdown of the game.

Dude is a baller. And he’s not afraid to use his legs.

But that was just the capper of a beautiful overall drive, filled with a trick play/flea flicker of sorts to Equanimeous St. Brown …

… a commitment to the run (with plenty of success from David Montgomery), and solid overall play calling balance. It was refreshing, it was successful. And it was arguably better than anything we’ve seen from the Bears in a game against the Packers in a minute.

BONUS: Here’s another angle from our Bears guy, Luis, who’s in Green Bay tonight.

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Michael Cerami

Michael Cerami began covering the Chicago Cubs for Bleacher Nation as a part-time contributor in 2015. One year later, he joined Bleacher Nation full-time, covering the Chicago Cubs and Major League Baseball. Today, Michael runs Bleacher Nation, contributing as a writer (Cubs, MLB) and an editor for all sections of the site, including the Chicago Bears, Bulls, and Blackhawks, as well as MLB, NBA, NHL, and NFL. In 2019, Michael was the co-host of NBC Sports Chicago's Cubs Post-Game Show Outside the Ivy. You can find him on Twitter/X @Michael_Cerami

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