That's Entertainment

Entertaining: When was the last time you associated that word with the Bears, in a positive way? Well, the Munsters—quarterback Justin Fields most of all—were downright entertaining in yesterday’s 35-32 loss to the visiting Dolphins. In a regular season game, no NFL quarterback has run more than the 178 yards Fields gained against the Miami defense. He also threw for three touchdowns, two to tight end Cole Kmet. That got me to thinking of a game at Soldier Field on another Sunday afternoon in November a very, very long time ago, when Bobby Douglass connected with Jim Seymour for two touchdowns against the Bills. The Bears scored thirty-one points that game, but won. They could have yesterday, too, if the refs were consistent with their pass-interference calls. Instead, they turned into soup Nazis, giving the call to the Dolphins but not the home team late in the fourth quarter. Bad teams don’t usually get the call. Next week, the Lions come to town. If Fields plays like he did against Miami, the Bears will be the good team. For a change.