2. Mitchell Trubisky was unable to rewrite the game’s narrative

This primetime matchup, AKA the “What Could Have Been Bowl,” was centered on  Mahomes and Trubisky. Mahomes did his thing, passing for 251 yards and two touchdowns with a passer rating of 112, showing Bears fans what life would be like had he donned the orange and navy. Trubisky, meanwhile, regressed from his late-season surge, only passing for 157 yards for no scores and a passer rating of 65.4, his fourth-lowest of the season.

This was an opportunity to rewrite the 2017 draft class narrative (at least for one game) regarding the Bears decision to draft Trubisky over Mahomes, but #10 reverted back to his old self from September and October after a recent surge over the last month. He made questionable decisions, such as his self-sack in the first half when he ran out of bounds on a third and long and missed yet another overthrow to wide receiver Allen Robinson later on. In the books, it’s another loss and poor performance for Trubisky. But this means more given who his opponent was.