Bears name Fields starting QB for remainder of season

Justin Fields is keeping the starting job in Chicago.

Chicago Bears head coach Matt Nagy announced Wednesday that the rookie passer will be the starting quarterback moving forward over veteran Andy Dalton, according to ESPN's Field Yates.

"We've been patient with this, we've grown with him, we're proud of Justin," Nagy said.

Dalton began the season as Chicago's starter, but the veteran signal-caller suffered a knee injury in Week 2 that sidelined him for multiple games and gave Fields a chance to step up. Nagy previously said Dalton would return as the starter when fully recovered from his ailment.

Fields started two games as Dalton's replacement. The 11th overall pick had a disastrous debut in Week 3 - 68 yards on 6-of-20 passing - but improved in last week's win over the Detroit Lions, completing 11 of 17 pass attempts for 209 yards and no touchdowns against one interception.

The 22-year-old, who logged only situational appearances during the first two games of the campaign, has yet to throw a touchdown in the regular season. He rushed for a 3-yard score in the season opener.

Meanwhile, Dalton was completing 73.4% of his passes with a passer rating of 83.9 before being sidelined.

The 2-2 Bears, who face the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday, have struggled offensively so far this year, ranking 30th and 32nd in points and total yards, respectively.