Bears HC Matt Nagy announced that QB Justin Fields will start Week 3 at Cleveland. Andy Dalton will miss Week 3 with what is being called a bone bruise.

Related Players: Andy Dalton, Nick Foles

While the prospect of Justin Fields starting is what fantasy players and Bears fans have wanted, the Cleveland Browns defense is great and the Bears offensive line is not. Fields had a few rookie moments Week 2 in relief of Dalton but a full week of reps with the first team offense should help ease him into the game.

Bears QB Andy Dalton is considered week-to-week with his knee injury.

Related players: Justin Fields

No final decision, but Fields appears to be in line to make his first NFL start Sunday at Cleveland, according to the story. The Bears have said all along if Dalton is healthy he would start, but it may be tough for them to take Fields out of the lineup if the rookie gets his chance this week, which is looking more and more likely according to reports.

In the hours since the Chicago Bears' 20-17 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals, head coach Matt Nagy declined multiple times to clarify whether veteran Andy Dalton (left knee) would remain the team's starting quarterback if healthy.

However, five minutes after Nagy's Monday morning's news conference concluded, where Nagy cited "scheme" as the reason he could not divulge whether Dalton would remain the starting quarterback over rookie Justin Fields, the Bears sent a team official into the media room to announce that Dalton is, in fact, still the Bears' starting quarterback, health permitting.

The news makes sense, and if Dalton can go in Week 3, he'll be the starter. What would be the bigger question is if Fields has to play Week 3, would the team go back to Dalton when healthy? That may be tougher to justify, so this story could only be beginning to heat up.

According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, when the Bears did manual tests on Dalton’s knee, it looked to be “strong and sound.” Following Sunday’s game, head coach Matt Nagy said he was “pretty sure” Dalton didn’t suffer a serious ACL injury.

Re0lated players: Justin Fields

Rapoport said Dalton is believed to have a bone bruise in his knee, which would likely sideline him for at least Week 3 against the Cleveland Browns. The Bears will know more when they run more tests Monday, the story said. It looks like Fields could get the start in Week 3. Rapoport has added Fields has looked very good in practice and the Bears would feel comfortable starting him at QB. It's quite possible Fields takes over from here out.

Bears QB Andy Dalton limped to the sideline during Sunday's game against the Bengals. Justin Fields is now in at quarterback.

Update: Andy Dalton is back on the field.

It was only a matter of time for Fields, but that time has been sped up due to the Dalton injury. The Bears were leading 7-0 at the time of the injury.

Did Justin Fields’ performance change the Bears’ timeline?
“No,” coach Matt Nagy said. “We’re where we’re at and I think he did a great job of what we were asking him to do.”

Related players: Andy Dalton

The Bears will continue to roll with Dalton who was 27-for-38 for 206 yards and an INT. Fields saw some limited work and was 2-for-2 for 10 yards and also added a three-yard TD run. After Sunday night's 34-14 loss to the Rams, though, it seems like Fields' chance isn't all that far off.

Chicago Bears GM Ryan Pace reiterated today that QB Andy Dalton is the team's starting quarterback.

Related Player: Justin Fields

The GM/QB "Dalton is our QB" harmony confirms Dalton will play Week 1 at the Los Angeles Rams. Good luck, Andy!

The Bears are indeed taking a step forward with the development plan of Justin Fields.

Related players: Allen Robinson, Darnell Mooney, Jimmy Graham, Andy Dalton

The tweet said the Bears are getting Fields snaps with top targets like Robinson, Mooney and Graham. But Fields has not actually run the first-team offense in team drills yet. Dalton remains in that place. As of now, the Bears still plan to go with Dalton.

The plan is still for Andy Dalton to be the Week 1 starter, Matt Nagy said. Justin Fields is the 2.

Plans can change, as Fields looked pretty good in his debut on Saturday. But chances are Fields will have to show a lot more to unseat Dalton, who also has been productive in camp.