Trubisky accounts for four TDs in win

Mentor graduate Mitchell Trubisky threw for 355 yards and three touchdowns, and the NFC North-leading Chicago Bears beat the Lions, 34-22, to snap a 10-game losing streak against division opponents on Sunday.

The Bears (6-3) had dropped nine of 10 against Detroit (3-6) and were seeking their first victory over a division opponent since Oct. 31, 2016, against Minnesota.

Chicago jumped out to a 26-7 halftime lead with Trubisky and Allen Robinson leading the way.

And the Bears surpassed their win total from last year with their third straight victory.

Trubisky completed 23 of 30 passes against a short-handed secondary, with standout cornerback Darius Slay sidelined by a knee injury.

Trubisky also ran for a TD.

Allen Robinson caught six passes for 133 yards and two TDs after missing two games with a groin injury.

Rookie Anthony Miller added a career high 122 yards on five receptions, including a 45-yard TD and a 55-yard catch.

Khalil Mack had two of Chicago’s six sacks against Matthew Stafford — both in the second half after missing back-to-back games with an injured right ankle.

Bryce Callahan had a sack and an interception.

About the only downer for the Bears was Cody Parkey missing two extra points and two field goals.

Things were so bad for him that fans cheered sarcastically when he made an extra point late in the first half and let out a loud roar when the Bears went for a 2-point conversion after a touchdown by Robinson in the third.

But Parkey’s misses didn’t stop the Bears from opening a threegame stretch against division opponents. CHIEFS, MAHOMES BEAT CARDINALS » Patrick Mahomes threw for 249 yards and two touchdowns, outplaying Arizona counterpart Josh Rosen in a matchup of two of the NFL’s bright young quarterbacks, and the Kansas City Chiefs rolled past the Cardinals, 26-14.

Mahomes threw both TD passes to Tyreek Hill, the second giving the Chiefs’ first-year starter 31 for the season. That broke the franchise record set by Len Dawson in 1964 — with plenty of games to go.

Willoughby South graduate Kareem Hunt had 96 total yards for the Chiefs.

NASCAR

SHOWDOWN SET » The three most dominant drivers of this NASCAR season will fittingly race each other for the championship, a chance for Kyle Busch, Kevin Harvick and Martin Truex Jr. to settle which team is truly the best.

It was Busch who claimed the latest round, winning for the eighth time this year Nov. 11 to tie Harvick for the most Cup victories.

His win at ISM Raceway outside of Phoenix was the final qualifying event for next week’s finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway, where it will be winner-takeall between NASCAR’s so-called Big Three and the driver once called “Sliced Bread.”

Busch, Harvick and reigning series champion Martin Truex Jr., coined The Big Three because of how they dominated the regular season, advanced into the championship round as expected. Joey Logano, nicknamed “Sliced Bread” before his NASCAR debut at age 18 because he was predicted to be “the best thing since ...,” has the fourth spot.

The field is two Ford drivers, two Toyota drivers and represents four organizations. Chevrolet was shut out of the finale.

“I don’t know how you could pick a favorite necessarily,” Busch said.

“I would predict this is the best four, the closest four that have been in our sport in a long time.

Busch and Harvick have gone win-for-win all year, and Busch could have controlled Harvick’s fate late in the race when he was lined up against Harvick teammate Aric Almirola on a restart.

An Almirola victory would have eliminated Harvick from the playoffs, which Busch acknowledged considering.

“I did think about it,” Busch said. “But I’m here to win the race.”