A chorus of ‘‘Fiiiiii-re Na-ggggy’’ rang out at the most important moment of the Bears’ 16-13 loss to the Ravens — fourth-and-six from the Ravens’ 44 with 1:48 left and the Bears trailing 9-7.
The chants were drowned out by elation when backup quarterback Andy Dalton did the impossible on the next play, lofting a 49-yard touchdown pass to Marquise Goodwin to give the Bears the lead.
‘‘I just understand that, in the end, we all care a lot and we’re all in this thing,’’ he said.
Nagy pleaded ignorance about Fields’ status, but it seems unlikely the Bears would rush him back for a meaningless game when he has 10 days to rest on the other side.
Before leaving after the first drive of the third quarter, Fields went 4-for-11 for 79 yards and a passer rating of 62.3.
On their first drive, the Bears called a toss to running back David Montgomery on third-and-five from the Ravens’ 16 and lost six yards.
The Bears, however, never looked so discombobulated as they did when Nagy called three timeouts in the fourth quarter.
Because he couldn’t communicate with offensive coordinator Bill Lazor in the coaches’ booth, he turned to special-teams coordinator Chris Tabor next to him and told him to punt.
Nagy said the Bears were confused, though — ‘‘We’re at a point where you have the celebrations, you have the guys going back and forth,’’ he said — and sent out the kicking unit.
On third-and-12 from the Bears’ 32, the Ravens caught the defense in a blown coverage, completed a pass for 29 yards and scored on the next play.