This article is part of our NFL Observations series.
I made the mistake of seeing the NFL.com headline reading "Steelers Hold Off Bears Comeback," which was annoying because I would have gotten a lot of enjoyment out of seeing the Bears take the late lead, given how many people it would have knocked out of Survivor. Then again, it spared me the disappointment of seeing them blow it.
- I've made fun of Justin Fields this year because the Giants could have drafted him and instead wisely (in my opinion) traded down, but he passed the eye test for me. There's no doubt about his scrambling ability, but he seemed unusually poised for a rookie on the road against a nasty defense and got 10.0 YPA against them. Chicago is a tough place to play quarterback, but Fields has a chance to make it.
After a strong Monday night performance, are you ready to call Justin Fields a legitimate #FantasyFootball starting QB?@Chris_Liss and @Jeff_Erickson believe the #Bears signal caller may have arrived! pic.twitter.com/tRFcqq5CNb
— Fantasy Sports Radio (@SiriusXMFantasy) November 9, 2021
- David Montgomery (13-63-0, 2-2-17) was back, and he was essentially the only back as Khalil Herbert (4-13-0) didn't see the field much.
- Cole Kmet (8-6-87-0) and Allen Robinson (6-4-68) were involved at least. Darnell Mooney (1-15-1, 6-3-41-1) scored twice, but had only 56 total yards.
- Najeh Harris (22-62-1, 3-3-16-0) always gets his. He didn't have much room to run, but showed good patience and didn't go down easily. Oddly, the player he most reminds me of is Le'Veon Bell.
- Diontae Johnson (6-5-56) got me just enough to win my NFFC primetime matchup. Well, that and Khalil Herbert's 1.3 points.
- The late taunting penalty that gifted the Steelers a huge first down on their penultimate drive mercifully did not decide the game, but that was as egregious as it gets. Borderline Tim Donaghy s***.
- The announcing is this game was intolerable, and keep in mind I watched only the 40-minute version.
