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The Chicago Bears came away with a 19-14 win over the New York Giants on Sunday, so they got a win. The thing is, beating the Giants these days isn't exactly a major accomplishment, especially when you don't play all that well in the process.
Bears quarterback Mitchell Trubisky understands that and said as much after the game.
“We scored more points than them, but it’s not good enough,” Trubisky said, according to Patrick Finley of The Chicago Sun-Times. “We’ve got to be better in the red zone, we’ve got to be better on third down, we’ve got to be better on offense. Today we found a way to score more points than them. We’ve got to watch it, get better and quit making mistakes.”
Trubisky completed 25 of his 41 throws for 278 yards, a touchdown and a couple of interceptions in the victory, so it wasn't exactly a banner afternoon for the third-year signal-caller.
Such has been the case for Trubisky in 2019.
On the season overall, the 25-year-old has thrown for 1,858 yards, 10 touchdowns and six picks while completing 62.2 percent of his passes and posting a passer rating of 80.5.
Those aren't exactly the numbers Chicago was hoping to see, particularly when it appeared that Trubisky had taken a step forward last year and seemed to be ascending.
To be fair, the Bears' struggles on Sunday were hardly all Trubisky's fault, as receivers also dropped passes and the offense was hit with pretty crucial penalties that wiped out big plays.
But, when your team plays beneath expectations, generally, the finger gets pointed at the quarterback, and that is something Trubisky is becoming more and more accustomed to as time passes.
Chicago is just 5-6 on the season.
