Now comes the real test for Mitch Trubisky.
After acing the open-book quiz against the Lions, Trubisky has to get out the blue book and take an all-essay exam against the Cowboys on Thursday night at Soldier Field. And this one is much more than one-sixteenth of the final grade.
Trubisky is coming off one of his best games of the season against the Lions. He completed 29-of-38 passes for 338 yards, three touchdowns and a 118.1 passer rating.
It was his second-highest rating of the season. But considering it was on the road, on a short week, with bigger passing numbers and included a 90-yard game-winning drive in the final 6:40 of the fourth quarter, it was his best performance.