Bears inactives: QB Justin Fields returns vs. Packers; Nathan Peterman is No. 2

Fields missed one game with a separated non-throwing shoulder.

SHARE Bears inactives: QB Justin Fields returns vs. Packers; Nathan Peterman is No. 2
A photo of Bears quarterback Justin Fields running for a touchdown.

Fields leads all quarterbacks with 834 yards rushing.

Getty

The Bears’ offense sputtered and stalled without quarterback Justin Fields last week in a 31-10 loss to the Jets. While they’re an underdog Sunday against the Packers, Fields’ return gives the offense a chance of keeping up with Aaron Rodgers.

Here are the Bears’ inactives:

QB Tim Boyle
FB Khari Blasingame (illness)
RT Larry Borom (ankle/knee)
OL Ja’Tyre Carter
CB Kindle Vildor (ankle)
CB Kyler Gordon (concussion)
S Jaquan Brisker (concussion)

Trevor Siemian had been the Bears’ backup quarterback all season and started the Jets game, but the pre-game oblique injury he suffered will keep him out the rest of the season.

The Bears signed practice squad quarterback Nathan Peterman to the active roster Sunday, making him Fields’ backup. They also picked up Boyle from the Lions’ practice squad Wednesday.

Wide receivers Chase Claypool and Equanimeous St. Brown, both of whom got hurt in the Jets game, are active against the Packers.

Right tackle is a significant concern with starter Riley Reiff dealing with a shoulder injury and Borom out. The Bears played guard Michael Schofield at right tackle last week when both players got hurt.

The Latest
Joe Lieberman was a Democrat who ran for vice president with Al Gore in 2000 and became an independent and nearly joined the GOP ticket eight years later with Sen. John McCain.
The latest batch of city and suburban mail-in ballots in the Cook County state’s attorney’s race show Eileen O’Neill Burke leading Clayton Harris III by 1,637 votes, up 39 since Tuesday.
Caruso is averaging career highs in points and three-point attempts.
Two new bridges, plus bike paths and landscaping improvements are planned. Cyclists express concern that the plan doesn’t include protected bike lanes.