Those looking for more evidence of the Bears’ lack of faith in quarterback Justin Fields should venture no further than the 20-yard line.
The Bears threw on their first red zone play of the season — an 18-yard touchdown pass from Fields to Equanimeous St. Brown against the 49ers — and then ran the ball on 21 consecutive plays inside the 20.
It wasn’t until Fields dropped back to throw an incomplete pass on third-and-7 from the Giants’ 11 in the first quarter of Sunday’s 20-12 loss that the streak was snapped. The Bears’ three other pass plays on nine red zone attempts Sunday yielded a sack, an incompletion and a screen that lost three yards.