DJ Moore forces Justin Fields off the field following hit to head

Things have been going really, really badly for the Chicago Bears on Sunday against the Kansas City Chiefs. Things in general have been going badly for the franchise on a number of levels the past few weeks. On Sunday, things got even worse. The Bears were trailing the Chiefs 41-3 in the fourth quarter, when their franchise quarterback, Justin Fields, took a punch in the head from a Chiefs’ defender as he was diving for extra yards.

Check out the play here.

Willie Gay with a Peanut Punch right to Justin Fields’ face pic.twitter.com/2T1F41UXgt

— Steve Palazzolo (@PFF_Steve) September 24, 2023

Following the play, Fields tried to come back into the game, but didn’t look right. Luckily his teammate, wide receiver D.J. Moore, grabbed him and took him off the field to get checked out by doctors.

Here’s the replay below.

Props to DJ Moore for being a good teammate after Justin Fields appeared to be injured pic.twitter.com/4syrSMCAGZ

— FOX Sports: NFL (@NFLonFOX) September 24, 2023

It was yet another rough outing for Fields and the Bears. There were reports on social media that Fields was being evaluated for a concussion, but we haven’t seen any updates on that since the game ended. We’ll have to see if there is anything reported in the next few days.

While Fields had a rough game on Sunday, he did show flashes of what made him so electrifying last season–his running ability. He ripped off a 17-yard run up the middle in the first quarter.

The Bears lost, 41-10, but least Fields is showing glimpses of his dynamic running ability. As a passer, he only completed 11 of 22 passes for 99 yards, while tossing in one touchdown and one interception. As a runner, he had 11 carries for 47 yards.

Fields and his controversial interview

Justin Fields created such a social media maelstrom with what he thought was a simple, honest interview that he needed to return and clarify what he said.

On Thursday, Chicago general manager Ryan Poles says the team doesn’t see Fields as a “finger pointer,” contrary to what the fans might think.

“No one in this building looks at Justin as a finger pointer at all,” Poles said at a Thursday press conference. “He’s a young QB trying to figure it out, hasn’t had the cleanest start to his career. Now he gets talent around him and he has to balance when to do those cool things athletically and when to lean on others.”

A reporter recently asked why his play looked so “robotic.” Fields’ answer suggested it was the coach’s fault.

“You know, could be coaching I think,” Justin Fields said. “At the end of the day, they are doing their job when they are giving me what to look at. But at the end of the day, I can’t be thinking about that when the game comes. I prepare myself throughout the week and then when the game comes, it’s time to play free at that point. Thinking less and playing more.”

On3’s Suzanne Haliburton also contributed to this article.