So I’m still young, I’m still 29, but right now my role is to serve this team in the role that I’m in.” “However, I know that I’m still a starting quarterback in this league… There’s some Hall of Famers that made their big break at 30. “The main thing is the opportunity, and I’m just grateful every chance I get an opportunity to step into a building and play a sport I love.” Winston said, via ESPN’s Katherine Terrell. The 29-year-old made it clear he intends to pursue a starting job in the future. 14.Jameis Winstonis in line to continue serving in a backup role with the Saints in 2023, but he does not envision the remainder of his career consisting solely of QB2 duties. 12 overall draft pick this year, was active for the first time after being sidelined by a calf injury.īears: LB Sam Acho left in the first half with a pectoral injury.īuccaneers: Have bye week. CB Carlton Davis III aggravated a groin injury. Howard left in the first half because of a knee injury. Trey Burton caught a 39-yard touchdown on the game's opening drive and finished with 86 yards.Īllen Robinson caught a 14-yarder late in the first quarter - his first TD since signing with Chicago in the offseason.īuccaneers: TE O.J. Taylor Gabriel had a personal-best 104 yards receiving to go with two TD catches.
Winston was 16 for 20 with 145 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions.Ĭhicago's Tarik Cohen had a career-high 121 yards receiving and a touchdown. Tampa Bay decided to stick with Fitzpatrick as the starting quarterback even though Winston was back from a three-game suspension for violating the NFL's personal conduct policy.īut after becoming the first player in NFL history to top 400 yards passing in three consecutive games, he was 9 of 18 for 126 yards and got sacked two times. 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.Ĭoming off a tight loss to Pittsburgh on Monday night, the Buccaneers (2-2) were simply overwhelmed in this one. That made him the first player with a sack and forced fumble in four straight games since Robert Mathis for Indianapolis in 2005. Khalil Mack had a strip-sack in the first half against Fitzpatrick. Trubisky had no trouble finding wide-open receivers against a struggling secondary, completing 19 of 26 passes for 354 yards. The only other player with more in a single half since 1991 was Green Bay's Aaron Rodgers with six in the first two quarters against the Bears in a romp at Lambeau Field in November 2014. But he threw for five in the first half alone as Chicago grabbed a 38-3 lead. Trubisky had never thrown for more than two touchdowns in a game. And the Bears (3-1) won their third straight, matching their longest run since a 3-0 start in 2013. The defense did its part, harassing Ryan Fitzpatrick before Jameis Winston took over to start the second half. 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. He finished one TD pass shy of a franchise mark set by Sid Luckman against the New York Giants in 1943.
The Bears (3-1) 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. CHICAGO - 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.
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