The Chicago Bears are back to .500 after their 24-14 victory at Soldier Field on Sunday afternoon. Granted the victory was against a winless Detroit Lions squad, but the story of the day was rookie quarterback Justin Fields’ performance. All of this coming off the heels of an embarrassing 26-6 loss the week prior in which the offense mustered just 47 yards of total offense.
In some ways, the win felt vindicating for Bears fans and in other ways, it felt like an all too similar script. Despite having a 21 point lead late into the third quarter, the game ended much closer than it felt.