Overview

• Fields was removed after two series against the Giants, finishing 1-of-5 for four passing yards and one five-yard rush.
• The team ran 13 times and passed five across Fields’ two series, with a nine-play, 47-yard ground drive ending in a Nick Folk 38-yard field goal.
• Joint practices and mid-August scrimmages against the Giants’ strong pass rush had already exposed protection breakdowns and timing lapses that resurfaced under live-game conditions.
• Key starters including Quinnen Williams, Jermaine Johnson and Sauce Gardner did not play, and coaches caution that limited snaps and conservative game plans constrain preseason evaluation.
• Fields’ sharp opener against Green Bay (3-of-4 for 42 yards and a rushing touchdown) stands in stark contrast to his second outing and has amplified media critique of his preseason inconsistency.