For Chicago Bears quarterback Mitchell Trubisky, it’s been night and day these last four games. The third-year quarterback has struggled through most of this season, but there’s been something different about Trubisky over the last month.
That’s what happens when you find success.
Trubisky is coming off his best game of the season against the Detroit Lions, where he completed 29-of-38 passes for 338 yards with three touchdowns and one interception for a 118.1 passer rating.
But perhaps most impressive was the Bears’ final drive, where Trubisky drove the offense 90 yards down the field in nine plays. Trubisky connected with receiver Anthony Miller for two clutch third down conversions — with completions of 35 and 32 yards — and eventually found running back David Montgomery for the 3-yard game-winning score.
It’s that kind of performance — in line with a string of three additional positive performances — that has given Trubisky confidence.
“It feels good,” Trubisky said, via the Sun-Times. “You want to duplicate that feeling, and then you forget about it and move on and are even hungrier for this week. So we already forgot about this week. It was nice to get a win on Thanksgiving. But we play on Thursday night again — so we just have to prepare and stay mentally locked in and get after it again this week.”
While Trubisky has played two of his best games this season against the Lions, the Dallas Cowboys defense is another story. It’ll be a challenge for Trubisky and the Bears offense, who understand that last week’s effort wasn’t enough. Not even close.
“I think if we’re locked in mentally, then that’s how it translates to the field,” Trubisky said. “Everyone knowing their jobs. Me knowing the timing of the routes, knowing the spots, seeing the defense pre-snap and just playing fast and not thinking.
“We get it down mentally, go out there and play. And hopefully you’ve just gotta put in the work and make sure to execute and do our jobs.”
Trubisky has proven that he’s at his best when he just goes out and plays — not overthinking things.
“Probably just focused,” Nagy said. “Less, I don’t know what the word is, less distractions. He’s just out there playing.”
Now that Trubisky has strung together four solid performances, the question becomes: Can he continue to do it, especially as the competition gets more difficult?
The Bears certainly hope so.
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