Mitchell Trubisky just had the best day ever for a Bears QB ... BY HALFTIME
Trubisky isn’t just having the best game of his young career, he’s having one of the best games EVER.
Mitchell Trubisky has had a rocky second year, but he caught fire in the first half against the Buccaneers. Trubisky threw five touchdowns in the first half after throwing just two through the Bears first three games.
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 has been killing a weak Buccaneers secondary and showing why the Bears traded up to the second overall pick to get him in 2017. He’s thrown deep touchdown passes, shorter touchdowns in the red zone, and has hit five different receivers on all five touchdowns.
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.
Trey Burton for a 39-yard TD pic.twitter.com/665u1MD9YG
— Ian Wharton (@NFLFilmStudy) September 30, 2018
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!
Allen Robinson scores his first TD with the Bears.pic.twitter.com/ZcnepLxIh9
— LeadingNFL (@LeadingNFL) September 30, 2018
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.
Tarik Cohen and #DaBears off to a flippin' awesome start at Soldier Field! #TBvsCHIpic.twitter.com/0QIUDbkKiI
— LastWordOnNFL (@LastWordOnNFL) September 30, 2018
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.
#10's makin' it RAIN! This one goes to @jbellamydareal.#TBvsCHI | #DaBears pic.twitter.com/9HbUr49f5r
— Chicago Bears (@ChicagoBears) September 30, 2018
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.
TRU BIS KY ! Sa 5e passe pour un TD, cette fois pour Taylor Gabriel ! La défense de Tampa coule. #DaBears pic.twitter.com/wwPmV2QPML
— NFL France (@FirstDownFR) September 30, 2018
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.
Mitch Trubisky acaba de lanzar su sexto pase de la temporada, de 3 yardas para Taylor Gabriel.
— Osos de Chicago (@Osos_de_Chicago) September 30, 2018
Osos 45-3 Bucaneros
10:28 3er cuarto #VamosOsos pic.twitter.com/tSMtAOZehY
Trubisky has to be on watch to break the NFL record of seven passing touchdowns in a game — which would be hilarious considering he only had 11 career touchdown passes so far.

