The Chicago Bears showcased a dominant performance in their recent matchup, with running back Khalil Herbert surpassing 100 rushing yards, marking his second 100-yard game of the season and concluding with a season-high 108 yards. Quarterback Justin Fields was instrumental in the Bears' 27-16 victory over the Arizona Cardinals, throwing for a touchdown and scoring his first rushing touchdown of the season. The Bears established an early lead with Herbert's 11-yard touchdown run contributing to a 14-0 advantage and maintained it with Fields' dynamic play, including a 39-yard run. Kicker Cairo Santos, fresh off his contract extension, helped extend the lead with two field goals from 49 yards and 29 yards, the latter being his 29th of the season and putting the Bears ahead 27-16. The Bears' rushing attack was formidable, amassing 176 yards on 27 attempts, with Fields adding 53 yards. Despite an interception thrown by Fields, the Bears controlled the game, leading 7-0 at the end of the first quarter and 21-0 midway through the second quarter. The Cardinals managed a 75-yard touchdown, cutting the Bears' lead to 21-7 with 2:27 left in the first half, but couldn't overcome the Bears' momentum.
QB Justin Fields gives Bears something to think about on day they land top pick https://t.co/FeR3VdbEiI
#Bears pummel #Falcons 37-17, improve to 7-9. - Justin Fields 20-32 268 1-0 and ran for 1 TD - Khalil Herbert ran for 124 yards 1 TD - DJ Moore 9 catches 159 yards 1 TD - Gervon Dexter 2 sacks - Tyrique Stevenson 2 INT
Cairo Santos 42 yd FG attempt is good and #Bears are up 30-17 with 4:59 to play. Marks the third time this season Chicago has reached 30+ points in a game.
Chicago 30, Atlanta 17, 4:59 left Bears get a 20-yard scoring drive capped by 42-yard Santos field goal that leaves Atlanta just barely in this one.
Alright folks, we are IN on Justin Fields https://t.co/FjvaYe4FxT
This one isn't over yet. Atlanta gets into the end zone and it's 27-17. #Bears
Chicago 27, Atlanta 10, 1:10 left in Q3. Cairo Santos 42-yard field goal makes it a three-possession game. Bears have 343 yards. D.J. Moore has 138 receiving yards. Falcons have 61 yards on their last five possessions.
Chicago 27, Atlanta 24, 1:10 left in Q3. Cairo Santos 42-yard field goal makes it a three-possession game. Bears have 343 yards. D.J. Moore has 138 receiving yards. Falcons have 61 yards on their last five possessions.
#Bears 27, #Falcons 10 with 1:10 left in the third quarter. 6 plays, 22 yards, 2:48 seconds.
Cairo Santos 42 yd FG attempt is good and #Bears now have a 3-score lead, it's 27-10, 1:10 remaining 3rd qtr.
Chicago #Bears quarterback Justin Fields (1) runs the ball in the first half of an NFL football game against the Atlanta #Falcons in Chicago, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast) https://t.co/gIUFZjSeGq
How in the world did Justin Fields pull this off?! ๐คฏ #Bears | #NFL https://t.co/ozq25egC8o
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Justin Fields with a ridiculous escape ๐ฑ ๐ฅ: @NFL https://t.co/Fbn0jBB27s
JUSTIN. FIELDS. OH. MY. GOD. https://t.co/vdEJy3yLRX
JUSTIN FIELDS MAGIC ๐ช https://t.co/LArbOr6Gx3
Justin Fields..... HOW?!?!? https://t.co/0fpp4PKrMi
Justin Fields is Houdini https://t.co/AJzVjEW9Fh
Chicago 24, Atlanta 7, ?? left Q3. Bears took opening drive of second half 71 yards, and Falcons offense needs some signs of life here to keep this one from being a blowout. Bears have run 42 plays to Atlanta's 24, and Falcons have just six first downs
Cairo Santos 22 yd FG attempt is good and #Bears push their lead to 24-7, 11:56 remaining 3rd quarter. Nice possession to open the second half.
#Bears 21, #Falcons 7. Roschon Johnson scored on a 1-yard run. Scoring drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 7:06.
Chicago 21, Atlanta 7, 4:02 left. Falcons are averaging 9.9 yards per play but can't stop the Bears. Chicago has 214 yards of offense and has almost doubled up Atlanta in time of possession (16:05 to 9:53)
#Falcons Bradley Pinion hit a 45 yards punt that had 4.59 seconds of hang time to force the fair catch. #Bears' 1st and 10 at their 25 with 11:08 left in the second quarter.
#ATLvsCHI #Falcons caught #Bears in a corner blitz by Kyler Gordon on the 75-yard screen play TD. Good blocks from Lindstrom and Scotty Miller on Eddie Jackson and later on Terrell smith. https://t.co/smD3bk3ELb
That was fast. Atlanta gets a 75 yard touchdown on the Allgeier reception. It's now 14-7. #Bears
#Falcons get a big play. 75-yard screen pass for a TD. Timing was perfect. Tyler Allgeier was running out of steam there at the end, but he made it. #Bears 14, #Falcons 7.
Justin Fields is just too quick ๐ฅถ (via @NFL) https://t.co/ecRGWsqqUs
Justin Fields Touchdown โ https://t.co/R34E8SfZM5
Justin Fields finishes off another impressive drive with a 9-yard TD run that showed his burst. A 32-yard pass to DJ Moore demonstrated great accuracy. Fields has perfect passer rating after one quarter. Strong start for JF in home finale. #Bears
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#ATLvsCHI 9-yard TD run by Justin Fields. A.J. Terrell claimed that he was held on the play. #Bears 14, #Falcons 0. Scoring drive: 8 plays. 68 yards, 4:03 off the clock.
Justin Fields is 6-of-7 passing for 104 yards, and adds a rushing touchdown to the stat line. Bears 14, Falcons 0
Justin Fields got to that corner quick. He's in for 6 on a 9-yard touchdown run. #Bears lead 14-0.
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Justin Fields, 9 yard rushing TD. #Bears take a 14-0 lead to start the 2nd quarter.
QB draw and Justin Fields motors 9 yards to the pylon for a score. #Bears lead 14-0, 14:14 remaining 2nd qtr.
Chicago 14, Atlanta 0, 14:14 left Q2. Justin Fields 9-yard TD run to go along with his first quarter TD pass. No one has punted yet. Falcons have missed two FGs. Bears have scored two TDs.
#Bears QB Justin Fields 5 of 6 for 94 yards 1 touchdown and 158.3 passer rating. (And they want to run him out of town)
DJ Moore just set a new career high receiving yards in his career ๐ป First season with Justin Fields ๐ https://t.co/by9tGmr4Cq
What a play from DJ Moore. ๐ฅ: @NFLonCBS https://t.co/o81dhhs0Tl
DJ Moore, man. #Bears
Justin Fields SNOW THROW TD to DJ Moore! ๐คโ๏ธ (via NFL, CBS) https://t.co/RSN6Wnk1D7
This throw from #Bears QB Justin Fields was ๐ฏ๐ฏ https://t.co/1RiAm8bOlg
Justin Fields drops a DIME to DJ Moore for the first touchdown of the game ๐ฅ https://t.co/CngDvcewSz
Justin Fields finds DJ Moore for a TD in the snow โ๏ธ ๐ฅ: @ChicagoBears https://t.co/YItlZov5Qe
Justin Fields hits DJ Moore to score the first touchdown of the game โ๏ธ https://t.co/gYL8ebGWWH
Justin Fields 7-yard TD pass to DJ Moore stakes the #Bears to a 7-0 lead with 8:47 remaining 1st qtr. Fields' 32-yard pass to DJ on the first play of the possession got things cooking.
Chicago 7, Atlanta 0, 8:47 left Q1. Bears drive starts and ends with nice Justin Fields throws to D.J. Moore against Jessie Bates. Chicago converted two third-and-7s, including on the touchdown throw.
What a throw by Justin Fields, and incredible catch and concentration by DJ Moore in the elements โ with Jessie Bates right on him โ for the touchdown. 7 plays, 60 yards in 3:33 Bears 7, Falcons 0
Whew. Justin Fields with a nice throw to back of end zone... and what a catch by DJ Moore to get the feet down. That was pretty! #Bears
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First play for the #Bears: Justin Fields hits a wide open DJ Moore for 32 yards.
Falcons first two plays: 22-yard gain 21-yard gain. #Bears
Should the Bears stick with Justin Fields or take a QB in the 2024 NFL Draft? ๐ค https://t.co/qC6IEjWqwI
๐ฅ๐๐ฃ๐ข๐ฅ๐ง: Justin Fields has โabsolutelyโ made the #Bears decision in the draft difficult in terms of taking a QB #1 overall, per @JFowlerESPN Many people believe that the Bears will end up taking a QB with the first pick, but Fieldsโ play this year wonโt make it an easyโฆ https://t.co/4zOJy3Imuz
A look at #Bears quarterback Justin Fields, who set to face the #Falcons on Sunday. https://t.co/AwZuEHWVrB
#Bears QB Justin Fields did plenty of damage on the run in Week 16. He gained +34 RYOE on a 39-yard run (3rd for the week) and +20 on a 24-yard run (10th). @ZebraSports
๐ง๐ฅ๐๐ก๐๐๐ก๐: Caleb Williams liked a tweet saying that the #Bears shouldnโt draft him and instead should draft Marvin Harrison ๐ Bears currently have the number one pick. https://t.co/VFninCnbGK
Justin Fields is my quarterback https://t.co/jbemcVyBeg
Justin Fields threw for a touchdown and ran for another score, and the Chicago Bears beat the Arizona Cardinals 27-16 on Sunday night. https://t.co/2bV7YCwncp
Bears turn in another solid performance with win over Cardinals. https://t.co/ZIeZlqewbr
Cairo Santos' 29th made field goal of the season makes it a two-score game. He needs five more field goals in the final two games to set a new franchise record. Bears 27, Cardinals 16
Cairo Santos' 29-yard FG attempt is good and that is going to tie a bow on this one for the #Bears. They lead the #Cardinals 27-16, 1:02 remaining at Soldier Field.
Bears RB Khalil Herbert with a season-high 108 yards rushing.
#Bears RB Khalil Herbert now over 100 yards for the game - second 100-yard game this season for him.
#Bears QB Justin Fields is too smooth with it ๐ฎโ๐จ https://t.co/0DACq3Lwk8
One play after Justin Fields ran 39 yards on 3rd down, he's picked off in the end zone by #Cardinals S Jalen Thompson throwing for Khalil Herbert. A score there would have put the game away. Arizona hasn't stopped the run. 10:22 remaining #Bears ehad 24-10.
Man, Justin Fields with an electric run. Then it's followed up with an interception. Oof. Cardinals take over. #Bears
Bears have run for 176 yards on 27 attempts with 53 by Justin Fields.
Cairo Santos kicks a 49-yard FG, extending the Bears' lead to 24-10 over the Cardinals with 1:04 left in the third quarter.
Cairo Santos, fresh off his contract extension, puts three points on the board from 48 yards out. 10 plays, 49 yards in 5:35 Bears 24, Cardinals 10
Cairo Santos 49 yd FG attempt is good and #Bears push their lead to 24-10, 1:04 remaining 3rd qtr.
Cardinals go 75 yards on nine plays with Kyler Murray connecting with James Conner on a 3-yard TD pass. They trail the Bears 21-7 with 2:27 left in the first half.
Bears score again, this time on a play-action fake, followed by a 1-yard TD toss from Justin Fields to a wide-open Mercedes Lewis in the end zone. Bears lead the Cardinals 21-0 with 7:12 left in the first half and this one is starting to get ugly.
Justin Fields' legs made that play. Kept it alive and then found Lewis for that TD. #Bears are rolling right now.
Justin Fields is dealing. Off to a strong start with a rushing and passing touchdown as the Bears take a 21-0 lead over the Cardinals midway through the second quarter.
Khalil Herbert: back He's got 59 yards on 7 carries, including that 11-yard touchdown run, his first rushing TD of the season. 11 plays, 90 yards, 5:57 Bears 14, Cardinals 0
End of the first quarter and the Bears lead the Cardinals 7-0.