EXTRA POINTS

Trubisky’s mindset

Quarterback Mitch Trubisky built off his breakout game against the Buccaneers with arguably an even better performance on the road against a better Dolphins defense — and it began with criticism.

“After the Tampa Bay game, it’s not like we sat back and kicked our feet up and chilled for the week,” offensive coordinator Mark Helfrich said. “We’re hyper-critical of all those things that we could have done better in a statistically healing game.”

In other words, Trubisky’s coaches, at some point, stopped patting him on the back for his six touchdown passes in the blowout of the Bucs.

Helfrich also called Trubisky’s outing against the Dolphins, which did include an interception in the end zone, a “mixed bag.”

“He’s done a great job of just focusing on improvement, literally play to play in practice,” Helfrich said. “Minute by minute, he is a routine-oriented guy. He loves the process of preparing for a game — and that’s big.”

Parkey’s mindset

Kicker Cody Parkey didn’t say much when special teams coordinator Chris Tabor approached him after the Bears’ overtime loss against the Dolphins, which included a miss from Parkey from 53 yards that would have won the game.

“He said, ‘Coach, I missed it. I’m good,’ ” Tabor said. “I said, ‘I know you are. I’m not even worried about you.’ He’s very mentally strong, and that’s why he’s a good player.”

Finding a replacement for Robbie Gould — can it be a curse if he’s still playing? — has been difficult since former coach John Fox and special teams Jeff Rodgers decided they wanted a major change in 2016.

Connor Barth, Cairo Santos and Mike Nugent had their struggles before Parkey, who received a fouryear, $15 million contract this past offseason. The weather in Chicago soon will be a test, too.

“I know he’s champing at the bit — and so am I for him — to have the next opportunity,” Tabor said. “Just like he did in Arizona when it was time to hit the field goal to go ahead and he drilled it, I know he’ll get it done.”