NFL Grades: Report card for each QB after four games

Mitch Trubisky (Chicago Bears):  B

One game can make a huge difference sometimes. Trubisky was lining up for a pretty poor grade through the first three weeks of the season. He was up and down all the times, throwing just two touchdowns to three interceptions. He was missing on a lot of passes that should be routine and just generally looked a little overwhelmed at times in that complex Matt Nagy offense.

Then it all came together in Week 4. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers were starting three rookies in the secondary. Their pass rush was trapped on that slow Soldier Field turf. Most importantly the coaching staff decided to trim down the game plan to make it simpler for the young QB. They wanted him to start thinking less and playing faster.

Boy, did he ever. Trubisky exploded for 354 yards and six touchdown passes, the first Bears quarterback to do so in the Super Bowl era and first to do it since 1949. He hit eight deep passes in the game, many of them impressively accurate and just looked in command. He also rushed for 53 yards. It wasn’t enough to cover up the first three games, but it steadied his grade.