Week 10 of the NFL season was another entertaining one for football fans, with Lamar Jackson impressing, the Saints falling to the lowly Falcons and a last-minute Monday win for the Seahawks and Russell Wilson.
And for better or for worse, there were a couple of former North Carolina football players that stood out from the pack.
First, Mitchell Trubisky and the Bears got back on the right track with a 20-13 win against the Detroit Lions. It was certainly Trubisky’s best game of the season in what’s been an otherwise disappointing campaign for the third-year quarterback.
Currently, the Bears QB is ranked 25th out of 33 eligible quarterbacks with an 85.2 QB rating, and while he's missed two games this season, he's tied for 28th in passing touchdowns with only eight.
Other quarterbacks with the same number? Ryan Fitzpatrick and Ryan Tannehill, the latter of whom has only played in six games this year.
Last week, Trubisky made comments about trying to block out criticism by having TVs in the Bears' practice facility turned off.
On Sunday, the former Tar Heel had a lot of proving to do, and he did it, though his performance came against a subpar Detroit team without starter QB Matthew Stafford. Against the Lions, Trubisky threw three touchdowns and completed 69.6 percent of his passes, securing 173 passing yards and not turning the ball over once.
Meanwhile, Indianapolis Colts tight end Eric Ebron also had a noteworthy performance on Sunday, but with less than desirable results.
Like Trubisky, Ebron was under critical eye after telling reporters he met with Colts head coach Frank Reich and lobbied for a bigger role in the offense.
