Arrowhead Pride on Justin Fields

Fields gets first full game experience as Mahomes' backup with rushing upside.

With Patrick Mahomes confirmed not to play Saturday, Fields will get his first full experience in a game with the Chiefs. Last season with the Jets, he started nine games, throwing for 1,259 yards and seven touchdowns while rushing for 383 yards and four touchdowns (2-7 record with only one interception). The source notes Fields has a chance to be the best backup quarterback Mahomes has had, bringing a dynamic past understudies have not: he is a prolific runner and dangerous in the red zone with his legs. The preseason opener will reveal whether the offensive brain trust puts him in position to use his legs or if he instinctually takes off himself on pass plays.

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