The Los Angeles Chargers dominated the Chicago Bears on Sunday night, defeating them 30–13 in a game that never felt like it would be competitive. With a 2–6 record, Justin Fields, the Bears’ starting quarterback, is still out with a thumb injury that he suffered in Week 6.
Tyson Bagent, an undrafted rookie quarterback, made his second professional start and mostly ignored the opposition. In the defeat, he completed just one touchdown throw and was intercepted twice.
It seems that NBC analyst Cris Collinsworth noticed certain qualities in the child that led him to comment later on Fields and Bagent:
Cris Collinsworth suggesting that the #Bears will tell Justin Fields to study what Tyson Bagent has done so far…pic.twitter.com/BCSzKanqYT
— JPAFootball (@jasrifootball) October 30, 2023
NFL fans didn’t take too lightly to the comments :
7 points against one of the worst coached defenses in football thru 3 QTRS?? Racism is nasty. Justin fields in his last 2 active games had 8 TD passes https://t.co/CW8W7ZiD4G
— @NFLsantaCLaus RiP⚰️🎅🏻⚱️ (@NFLmrMiyagi) October 30, 2023
Once Fields has studied him, he too may be able to throw 2 picks, have a 23 qbr, and a passer rating of 60.
Incredible feat against a team that ranks 32nd in pass per attempt allowed and 32nd in passing yards allowed per game.
— Hard Knocks Gambling (@plusEVwagers) October 30, 2023
This is crazy. Bagent was garbage
— eruj (@erujabidi) October 30, 2023
My favorite part of the broadcast was when he was like, “Other than his interceptions and other passes that should’ve been intercepted, he’s played pretty well.”
I understand everyone is rooting for the guy, but don’t lie to yourself. https://t.co/mBgpqTcHpg
— Evan (@ebruner23) October 30, 2023
petition to get him off SNF please
— ✞ (@TeezoLol) October 30, 2023
He a fucking bozo.
They need new blood in the booth ASAP man. https://t.co/H2rT5FRjuG
— ❤️🔥 (@LeeSince95) October 30, 2023
Worst announcer in football… and it isn’t really close…
— Ben (@HowUBenFeller) October 30, 2023
I been saying collinsworth the worst commentator in all of football https://t.co/Zi8lEZ7Hug
— Mason🐊 (@maseb23) October 30, 2023
On Sunday against the Chargers, rookie quarterback Tyson Bagent completed 25 of 37 passes for 232 yards, two interceptions, and a 62 passer rating. Despite finishing with zero yards on four attempts, he did manage to score a brief touchdown while running.
After the undrafted rookie threw two interceptions in what appeared to be a soft matchup on paper, his Cinderella narrative is all but done.
Collinsworth may appreciate him as a player, but it was blatantly foolish of him to say what he did in front of millions of people. To give himself a chance to recover, Bagent seems like the obvious choice to start against New Orleans the following week.
