Chicago heads home to host Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers next Sunday, but likely won't know if they'll have Justin Fields until later in the week.
Siemian strained his oblique before the Bears' 31-10 loss to the New York Jets on Sunday. And then Chicago announced Nathan Peterman, just elevated Saturday from the practice squad, would get the start.
Either way, the Bears clearly missed Fields, who sat out with an injured left shoulder and watch the Jets' defense tee off on Siemian and the offense. "We went with the medical staff and we decided it was in the best interests of Justin, and also for the Chicago Bears, that he was inactive today," Eberflus said. "It comes down to one thing: It's strength. He didn't have the strength to protect himself in the game properly and to perform the way he wanted to perform. Fields said earlier this week his injury is a shoulder separation with ligament damage within the AC joint.
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