Chicago Bears QB rewind: Justin Fields can’t return soon enough — especially after Andy Dalton’s 4 INTs — as meaning in this wayward season gets harder to find

Justin Fields can’t return soon enough. As the Chicago Bears look to squeeze as much meaning as possible out of what’s left of their wayward season, the rookie quarterback’s continued development is at the top of the priority list.

Fields missed his second consecutive game Sunday with injured ribs and was left to watch veteran Andy Dalton throw four interceptions in a 33-22 loss to the Arizona Cardinals at Soldier Field. The Bears offense was without wide receiver Allen Robinson for a third straight week. Marquise Goodwin (foot and ribs) was also inactive because of injury.

And despite running 20 more plays than the Cardinals, controlling the ball for nearly 35 minutes and scoring touchdowns on all three of their red-zone trips, the Bears didn’t have enough firepower to topple the NFC’s top team, undone by the four turnovers and the 23 points the Cardinals scored off of them.

“No matter