(670 The Score) Rookie Justin Fields will start at quarterback for the Bears against the Lions on Sunday, the team announced Saturday evening.
The Bears revealed the news while simultaneously downgrading veteran quarterback Andy Dalton (knee) from questionable to doubtful to play. Bears coach Matt Nagy had previously indicated the team would make a game-time decision on its starting quarterback. Sunday will mark the second start of Fields’ professional career. His first came in a 26-6 loss to the Browns last Sunday, when he struggled in going 6-of-20 for 68 yards and was sacked nine times behind a porous offensive line.
Dalton suffered a bone bruise in his left knee in the second quarter of the Bears’ win against the Bengals on Sept. 19, and Fields has filled in for him since. Fields banged up his right thumb last Sunday but practiced in full last week. Dalton was a limited participant in practice.
The Bears (1-2) and Lions (0-3) kick off Sunday at noon CT at Soldier Field.