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The excitement over Justin Fields escalated to an all-time high before everything unraveled for him at the end of the Falcons game with an interception and a separated non-throwing shoulder.
He was playing better than ever and looked miles ahead of where he was while languishing in Matt Nagy’s offense as a rookie. He established himself as the best running quarterback in the NFL, and his passing proficiency progressed as well.
For some, that was enough to proclaim him the franchise quarterback with such certainty that they wanted him protectively shut down for the rest of the season when he got hurt.