Justin Fields was among three things that stood out from Matt Nagy after the week 9 game

While the passes for Robinson and Mooney were impressive, Nagy considered Fields ’best throw-in in the game was a 28-yard shot to Jimmy Graham in the middle of the field at the start of the fourth quarter. The game put Mooney in the next starting pass of the 15-yard TD run, pulling the Bears 20-13.

“[Fields] He had several that I borrowed as special games, and one that stood out from me was Jimmy Graham’s seam, ”Nagy said.“ It’s probably the top three throws in the NFL this season. With who he was facing, the way he threw it, accuracy, timing, etc., it’s a special, rare throw. When you see those throws, you get excited. “

Fields has shown great growth in their last two starts. Against Steelers, he completed 17/29 passes at the top of his career at 291 yards with one TD, one streak and 89.9 assists. A week earlier, the former Ohio State star reached a career record of 70.3 percent of his input and rushed 103 yards, the most Beards quarterback since Bobby Douglass’s 127 yards loss to the Raiders in 1972.

“We feel a lot different now,” Nagy said. “We feel better about the types of games that suit him that fit our attack. Trying to find that match and balance. The last two weeks his decision-making and timing have been really, really good, and then he takes shots down the field, which is great. Hit them all, but while you still take them down the field [shots], they can’t sit on you all the time.

“But then you get to those moments, those critical parts of the game that you’ve seen in consecutive weeks, now that he’s doing plays, I think what you see and feel is a guy who gets more and more confident, not just in every game. , but in every game. The game slows down for him in defense. He sees things. “

(2) Nagy appealed to the bears for the penalties.

They were sentenced to 12 penalties in 115 yards, the second highest in both classes during Nagy’s four-coach season, and it was topped only by the Bears winning 14 times out of 129 yards on November 4, 2018 in a 41-9 victory for Bills. Buffalo. They actually committed 16 offenses in Pittsburgh, but the Steelers dismissed four.

On Monday night, the Bears settled for a field goal as the penalty nullifies Fields ’1-yard pass to Graham. Fields had two other performances that were cleared with tickets, 16 yards for Robinson and 15 yards for Jakeem Grant Sr. A penalty mocked in defense extended the Steelers ’drive, leading to a field goal that led Pittsburgh to a 26-20 lead.

“Lots of penalties,” Nagy said. “We know there’s a lot of yards there. We have to be more disciplined. We have to be better there. It starts with me.”

Two of the penalties were so controversial that the pool reporter was asked to ask referee Tony Corrent for explanations. One of the invitations was a mockery of outside linebacker Cassius Marsh, who celebrated Ben Roethlisberger’s most important third down pot by taking two steps toward the Steelers bench in the middle of the field. The NFL has emphasized the imposition of ridiculous penalties this season.

“Right now, you have to be very careful not to be gray with this new rule and mockery,” Nagy said. “And whatever gray you give them, they can make a decision and it can be subjective, and that’s part of the rule.

“I also say it’s a very emotional game and an emotional time in the game. And so, you have a balance where someone fights their ass to get into the play, and then the one who makes the game and is excited. Is that part of the game’s loving passion, the fire, it’s part of the game, but when you’re in the gray, it can have consequences.

“I think it’s a balance as we teach it, we understand the emphasis and the decision they’re making. The hardest part is that he made a great play at the moment and it’s being overshadowed by it, and I think it’s a learning tool.”

(3) Nagy praised the defense of registering four sacks and limiting the Steelers to 4.2 yards per game, but he was disappointed that the unit failed to force the circuit.

The defense has produced only one takeaway during Bears ’four-game losing streak. He got a bang back in the third quarter on Oct. 24 against the Buccaneers when Tampa led comfortably 35-3. The unit has only one stop in its last seven games. Security DeAndre Houston-Carson defeated the Raiders on October 10th.

Houston-Carson was involved in the only takeaway Bears produced in Pittsburgh in special teams. He terrified the brawl that Joel Iyiegbuniwe forced with a punt return and returned it 25 yards to get a touchdown that drew Bears 23-20 in the middle of the fourth quarter.

The Bears made two rounds in the game and are now 0-5 this season when the fight for the loss was lost. Fields ’feed was cut off from the starting line by defensive head Cam Heyward and Grant lost the fumble in the kickback return.

“We talked all week about getting revenue and takeaway, protecting and respecting football,” Nagy said. “No combat from defense and special teams, we lost that fumble. The good thing is we ended up with that big score, which was good. Cam Heyward played a great game in a three-stage pass. We knew he did it all year. It was a big game. “