Trubisky leads Bears to rout of Buccaneers
Mitchell Trubisky threw a career-high six touchdown passes and the NFC North-leading Chicago Bears pounded the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 48-10 on Sunday in Chicago.
The Bears won their third straight with Trubisky delivering the sort of breakout performance general manager Ryan Pace envisioned when he traded up a spot to draft the prized quarterback with the No. 2 overall pick last year.
He finished one TD pass shy of a franchise mark set by Sid Luckman against the New York Giants in 1943. The Bears also racked up 483 yards, nearly matching their record of 488 in that same game, on the way to their highest point total since 51-20 victory over Tennessee in 2012.
The defense did its part, harassing Ryan Fitzpatrick before Jameis Winston took over to start the second half. Khalil Mack had a strip-sack in the first half against Fitzpatrick. That made him the first player with a sack and forced fumble in four straight games since Robert Mathis for Indianapolis in 2005. He also appeared to tip the ball as Winston released a pass that Danny Trevathan picked off on the first drive of the second half. Chicago’s Mitchell Trubisky threw six touchdowns in the Bears’ rout of Tampa Bay on Sunday. TITANS 26, EAGLES 23, OT: Marcus Mariota hit Corey Davis with a 10-yard touchdown pass just before the end of overtime, and Tennessee beat Philadelphia in Nashville, Tennessee, for its best start since 2013. The Titans trailed by 14 in the third quarter before rallying for the lead. They also trailed 23-20 in overtime before coming back again behind Mariota, who in his first start since being knocked out of the season opener with an injured elbow threw for 344 yards and two touchdowns while also running for a score. COWBOYS 26, LIONS 24: Brett Maher kicked a 38-yard field goal as time expired, lifting Dallas over Detroit in Arlington, Texas. Maher’s fourth field goal was set up by Dak Prescott’s 34-yard completion to running back Ezekiel Elliott on a deep throw after Matthew Stafford had put the Lions in front with a 38-yard touchdown to Golden Tate, their second TD connection of the day. SAINTS 33, GIANTS 18: Alvin Kamara ran for three second-half touchdowns and New Orleans’ defense stepped out of Drew Brees’ shadow in a victory in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Wil Lutz matched his career high with four field goals as the Saints built a 12-7 halftime lead. Kamara broke the game open with scoring runs of 9, 4 and 49 yards. Kamara had 134 on 19 carries. TEXANS 37, COLTS 34, OT: Ka’imi Fairbairn took advantage of his second chance on a 37-yard field goal attempt, making it as time expired in overtime to give Houston a victory in Indianapolis. He missed the first kick wide left — just after Indy called timeout.