Week 15 vs. Green Bay Packers
Mitch Trubisky struggled mightily last week, finishing with a season-low 110 passing yards. He scored just once while throwing three interceptions in his worst game of the season. The concern for fantasy owners now is that Trubisky has had under 200 passing yards in three of his last four games.
He also had under 200 yards when he faced the Packers earlier in the year, a team he'll meet up with for a second time this week. Overall the Packers don't have a great defense, but Trubisky's recent struggles concern us a bit. He's just outside of QB1 range this week.
Week 14 vs. Los Angeles Rams
After taking two weeks off due to injury, the Bears expect Mitch Trubisky to return in Week 14. Trubisky has been solid this season, finishing with four 300+ yard passing games in his 10 starts. He's also been effective as a runner as he has 363 rushing yards on the season.
This week he gets a somewhat favorable matchup against the Rams. L.A. has a good defense, but often times the offense leads to shootouts, and there's a chance of that happening this week. The Rams have allowed five 300+ yard passing games to QBs this season, so Trubisky should be able to find success. We like him as a lower-end QB1.
Week 12 at Detroit Lions
The Chicago Tribune reports there are "plenty of signs" pointing to Mitch Trubisky not playing Thursday vs. the Lions. The Bears QB is dealing with a shoulder injury and did not practice on Monday or Tuesday. We just saw him have a monster game against the Lions (355 yards, 4 total TDs) so if he is healthy enough to play, he should be a good start. He should be viewed as a QB1 if active.
Week 11 vs. Minnesota Vikings
After two below-average performances in a row, Mitch Trubisky bounced back with a strong game last week. He finished with 355 passing yards (his fourth 300-yard game this season) and three touchdowns (his fourth game with at least three scores). The return of Allen Robinson has clearly been a factor in Trubisky's success.
He gets a fairly tough matchup this week against the Vikings, however. Minnesota has only allowed two passing touchdowns in the last three games while averaging just around 200 yards. In fact, Minnesota has allowed one or fewer scores to QBs in 7/9 games this season. Trubisky can be viewed as a low-end QB1.
Week 10 vs. Detroit Lions
As expected, Mitch Trubisky struggled last week in a bad matchup. He completed just 12 passes, finishing with a season-low 135 yards. He scored just once and had an interception in an overall poor day.
He gets a decent matchup this week against the Lions who have allowed six multi-touchdown games to opposing QBs this season. We've seen Trubisky have success before this season, and really his production comes from the game plan. This could be a pass-heavy game, making Trubisky a QB1 outsider.
Week 9 at Buffalo Bills
After three straight 300+ yard games, Mitch Trubisky had a bit of a step back with a 220-yard performance last week. He still played well, finishing with two touchdowns. He also finished with at least 45 rushing yards for the fourth straight game.
He gets a tough task this week against a Bills defense that has found its rhythm. Buffalo was bad to start the year, but since Week 3 they've been tough against QBs, only allowing one multiple-touchdown game in that span. Trubisky is on the outskirts of QB1 territory this week.
Week 8 vs. New York Jets
It took him some time to get going, but Mitch Trubisky is on a hot streak right now. He has 300+ passing yards in three straight games and has led his team in rushing in two of those games. He put up an incredible 81 yards on the ground last week, while scoring three total touchdowns, making him a legitimate fantasy option.
This week he gets a decent matchup against the Jets. New York has allowed four games of 300+ passing yards, so clearly there's nothing to be afraid of with them. Expect another solid game out of Trubisky as he lingers on the edge of QB1 territory.
Week 7 vs. New England Patriots
Mitch Trubisky has now put up back-to-back 300-yard games while throwing nine touchdowns in the process. Trubisky got off to a slow start, but he's certainly found a groove now midway through his second season.
He gets a decent matchup this week as New England has struggled against QBs in the past two weeks. The Patriots have allowed 300+ yards in each game, while allowing seven touchdowns. So, when you combine Trubisky's hot streak with the Patriots' cold streak, you'd expect decent production. Trubisky can be viewed as an outside QB1 play.
Week 6 at Miami Dolphins
Mitch Trubisky had a bye week to cool off, but before that game he had the best performance of his career. He threw for 354 yards, six touchdowns and had no interceptions. Oh, and he added 53 yards rushing on top of that. That performance likely went to waste on most league's waiver wires, but it's nice to know Trubisky has that kind of performance in him.
Unfortunately there won't likely be a repeat of that game this week. Trubisky draws a tough matchup against the Dolphins who have allowed the second-fewest fantasy points against QBs this season. Miami has only allowed one game of multiple touchdown passes to a QB, and that was to Tom Brady. Trubisky is a below average play this week.
Week 4 vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Mitch Trubisky hasn't been too impressive as a fantasy option this season. He's only had passing touchdowns in one game so far and his season-high for passing yards is 220. He has more interceptions (3) than touchdowns (2) and has added two fumbles to his turnover total as well.
We'll look to see if he can get it going this week in a favorable matchup against the Bucs. Tampa Bay is tied for the league lead in passing yards allowed. They have also allowed a league-high 77.9 completion percentage to opposing QBs.
Trubisky hasn't shown us much this season, but this is certainly the week to put up a big game if he has it in him. Still, he's not much more than a QB2.
