Two years ago, Justin Fields made his NFL start on the road. It was far more miserable than memorable.

Blame Myles Garrett.

Chicago's quarterback remembers nearly everything about his first game with the Bears in 2021 - the excitement, playing again in Ohio, the bruises.

On Sunday, Fields and the improving Bears (5-8) will visit Cleveland for a matchup against the Browns (8-5), who have been hammered by injuries and are leaning on veteran QB Joe Flacco to get them to the playoffs for just the second time since 2002.

Fields intends to stay upright more than he did in his first game against the Browns, and that will require his linemen, probably a tight end and maybe a running back or two keeping him safe from Garrett, a chore that's easier said than done.

Garrett, who has been dealing with a shoulder injury, has been stuck on 13 sacks for three games. He left the field fuming last week after being blanked by the Jacksonville Jaguars, whom he felt got some favorable calls from the officials.

Chicago comes in with back-to-back victories for the first time since 2021, when the Bears beat Seattle and the New York Giants in Weeks 16 and 17.

With a win over Cleveland, they would match their longest streak since a three-game run late in 2020.

Though the Bears have the second-lowest sack total in the NFL with 21, they've been getting to the quarterback in recent weeks.

Credit the change to edge rusher Montez Sweat, who has 3 1/2 sacks in five games since being acquired from Washington in a trade. Chicago has 11 sacks since his arrival.

Chicago's defensive front took a major blow this week as defensive end Yannick Ngakoue - the team's sack leader with four - was lost for the rest of the season with a broken ankle suffered in last week’s game.