2. Mitchell Trubisky out-duels Jared Goff
A Mitchell Trubisky vs. Jared Goff showdown isn’t necessarily a matchup worthy of Sunday Night Football, but here we are. While Trubisky’s struggles this season have been well-documented nationally and locally, his buddy Goff has also been struggling.
In fact, his numbers have been worse than Trubisky’s. Goff has had five straight games with a completion rate below 60 percent, while Trubisky has managed a passer rating above 60 percent in four of his last five games.
While Trubisky has an 85.2 passer rating this season, Goff’s is lower at 82.7. Trubisky has thrown eight touchdowns and three interceptions this season to Goff’s 11 touchdowns versus nine interceptions. And Goff is the one that got paid — $110 million guaranteed.
While both quarterbacks aren’t expected to do much against these defenses, I’m going bold in saying that Trubisky won’t be the worst quarterback on the field in a battle between starters. Hey, it happened in this game last season, where Trubisky’s passer rating of 33.3 was better than Goff’s measly 19.1.
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