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Bears vs. Lions — What to Watch 4

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Bears quarterback Justin Fields was named the NFC Offensive Player of the Week after throwing three touchdowns and rushing for 178 yards against the Dolphins last week.

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Bears quarterback Justin Fields is coming off an NFL-record-setting rushing performance against the Dolphins — 178 yards, the most ever by a quarterback in a regular-season game. But he had been building up to that for a while, with 88, 82 and 60 rushing yards in his previous three games.

Fields is 11th in the NFL in rushing with 602 yards (second among quarterbacks behind Lamar Jackson’s 635) and has averaged 6.