{"id":295361,"date":"2023-10-30T00:43:01","date_gmt":"2023-10-30T00:43:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/?p=295361"},"modified":"2023-10-30T00:43:01","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T00:43:01","slug":"qb-justin-fields-thumb-to-miss-second-game-in-a-row-tyson-bagent-starting-again-for-bears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/nfl\/qb-justin-fields-thumb-to-miss-second-game-in-a-row-tyson-bagent-starting-again-for-bears\/","title":{"rendered":"QB Justin Fields (thumb) to miss second game in a row; Tyson Bagent starting again for Bears"},"content":{"rendered":"
Justin Fields’ thumb injury will keep him on the sidelines for a second week in a row.<\/p>\n
Fields has officially been ruled out for the Chicago Bears’ Sunday night tilt against the Los Angeles Chargers, meaning rookie Tyson Bagent is up for a second straight start.<\/p>\n
Fields was injured during a Week 6 loss to the Minnesota Vikings, suffering a dislocated right thumb that will force him to be a spectator for two games running. Fields will miss his ninth game since taking over the Bears’ starting reins as a rookie in Week 3 of the 2021 season.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Bagent will make the second start of his rookie campaign and look for similar results to his first.<\/p>\n
In Week 7, the undrafted free agent out of Division II Shepherd helped the Bears to a 30-12 win over the Las Vegas Raiders. Playing close to mistake-free football, Bagent impressed with 162 yards and a touchdown on 21-of-29 passing.<\/p>\n
This time around, Bagent will start on the road against a reeling Chargers team that’s lost two in a row.<\/p>\n
Bagent and the Bears (2-5) kick off against the Chargers (2-4) at 8:20 p.m. Sunday on NBC.<\/p>\n