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And he’s a good vertical thrower, as his bomb to Dante Pettis showed. His movement skill is uncommon, as seen on his 39-yard scramble that nearly helped win the game for the Bears. Right now, Fields remains a giant mystery wrapped inside an enigma. But he also misfired on throws and was at least partially guilty of once again holding on to the ball too long. Several times Fields winced following big hits and sat on the turf after them more than once. He was hit 12 times in the pocket, with five resulting in sacks, and that doesn’t count the number of times he was hit on 12 rushing attempts. But so were the Bears’ offensive shortcomings. Fields’ early mistakes were unmistakable. Fields’ roller-coaster night deepens debate.That was the second time this season the Bears faced fourth-and-goal at the 1-yard line and failed to get in. Justin Fields’ helmet deflection-interception on Chicago’s second drive had some bad luck to it, but did he think he could fit it through a tiny hole? On the next Bears series, they drove to the 1, and Fields’ overthrow to a wide-open Ryan Griffin on second-and-goal was far more egregious an error than Khalil Herbert getting stuffed at the goal line on fourth down. The Bears had two promising early drives thwarted by red-zone turnovers - one a pick, the other on downs. It was a fitting end for a team that is struggling to score points in some amazingly creative ways. On Thursday, the Bears matched the Giants game's inefficiency, with the game ending on Darnell Mooney’s fourth-down catch ruled down at the Washington 1-yard line. The Bears were 2-for-2 in red-zone opportunities in Week 5 against the Vikings but 0-for-3 in the five-point loss to the Giants.

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McKissic, plus a surprise cameo from Antonio Gibson - who had four carries for 32 yards (all in the third quarter) - and Washington grinded its way to a short-week road win. Throw in a few nice runs each from Terry McLaurin and J.D. More than anything, he showed more burst than you might expect from a player who was shot in the leg multiple times in late August. Robinson wasn’t ripping off many big runs, but his 16-yard run on the front side of the two-minute warning was a back-breaker for the Bears. For the night, he carried the ball 17 times for 60 yards and scored the go-ahead touchdown midway through the third quarter. Robinson started, got the ball on the first two plays of the game and was in there late to help finish off Washington’s 12-7 victory. clearly earned the Commanders’ coaches’ trust for more work Thursday night. After last week’s nine-carry debut, Brian Robinson Jr. READ: WAS RB Robinson scores game-winner 46 days after being shot.READ: Mooney: 'If I just catch the damn ball the first time, we win the game'.READ: Fiery Rivera defends QB Wentz in postgame news conference.READ: Bears QB Justin Fields aggravates shoulder injury in loss.

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