Mitchell Trubisky had a rocky second year, but he caught fire on Sunday against the Buccaneers. And he did a lot of it before halftime. Trubisky threw five touchdowns in the first half after throwing just two through the Bears first three games. He finished the game with six touchdowns in a 48-10 win.
Mitchell Trubisky had the best day ever for a Bears QB
Trubisky isn’t just having the best game of his young career, he’s having one of the best games EVER.
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How impressive is that? Trubisky is the first quarterback to throw five touchdowns in a half since Aaron Rodgers did against the Bears in 2014 AND no Bears quarterback in the Super Bowl era has thrown five in a game.
Trubisky carved up a weak Buccaneers secondary and showing why the Bears traded up to the second overall pick to get him in 2017. He’s threw deep touchdown passes, shorter touchdowns in the red zone, and hit five different receivers on all five touchdowns. Taylor Gabriel caught the sixth touchdown pass, giving him two on the day.
Touchdown #1: 39-yard pass to Trey Burton
Tampa Bay didn’t decide to play defense on the first touchdown Trubisky threw. Trey Burton found himself wide open down the right sideline, where he was able to catch the ball and slide in for a touchdown.
Touchdown #2: 14-yard pass to Allen Robinson
Corner routes in the end zone can be deadly — especially versus man coverage. This is a great throw by Trubisky to Robinson in the corner of the end zone. It was also Robinson’s first touchdown as a Bear!
Touchdown #3: 9-yard pass to Tarik Cohen
Tarik Cohen was matched up on Lavonte David in man coverage on this first-and-goal. Cohen ran an angle route where he ran outside before breaking back inside toward the end zone. Trubisky hit him in stride for six.
Touchdown #4: 20-yard pass to Josh Bellamy
For his fourth touchdown of the first half, Trubisky found Josh Bellamy on a wheel route. Bellamy snuck by the Bucs’ defense unguarded for an easy touchdown.
Touchdown #5: 3-yard pass to Taylor Gabriel
The Bears broke the huddle with both Trubisky and backup quarterback Chase Daniel in the backfield. Trubisky flipped the ball to Gabriel in motion before faking the handoff to Daniel (lol). Tampa Bay’s linebackers followed Daniel on the fake as Gabriel ran into the end zone.
After two quarters of play, the Bears were up 38-3 in a complete blowout of the Bucs. Then, Trubisky struck magic again for his sixth touchdown of the day — a short rollout pass to Taylor Gabriel.
Trubisky fell short of his seventh touchdown as the Bears went into cruise control for the second half. The Bears scored 38 of those 48 points in the first half. The rest of the team did it’s part too, and if this is the beginning of better play, even more consistent play, from the second-year quarterback, the Bears could be tough to beat.
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