Fields ties NFL QB record; 6 straight games w/rushing TD originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago
Justin Fields is officially back.
The Bears' second-year quarterback missed Week 12's game against the New York Jets, but returned with a 56-yard touchdown in his second drive against the Packers.
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With that touchdown run, he tied Johnny Lujack for the longest quarterback game streak with a rushing touchdown, running for a house call in his sixth-straight game.
His sixth-straight game with a rushing touchdown also tied Bears' running back Gale Sayers as the last player to accomplish the same feat with 50+ rushing yards in each of those games.
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Another rushing touchdown next week, and he'll add another NFL record to his résumé.