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Dan Wiederer: On a career day for QB Justin Fields, the Chicago Bears seemed to be on the verge of an important breakthrough. Until they weren’t.

Denver Broncos linebacker Nik Bonitto tackles Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields during the first quarter at Soldier Field Sunday Oct. 1, 2023 in Chicago.

Inside a downcast home locker room at Soldier Field, Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields lay down inside his stall, full uniform still on and the wheels in his brain spinning in all directions. Fields couldn’t really comprehend how such a fun and positive afternoon had turned so dreadful, how his most productive outing as an NFL quarterback had been punctuated by two late turnovers, how a 21-point Bears lead had unraveled and somehow become a gutting three-point home loss.

How on earth did Sunday’s game go into the books as a 31-28 Denver Broncos victory?

“Yeah,” Fields said. “It hurt. Just the lead that we had. And we weren’t able to finish it off.

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