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Mitchell Trubisky Shines in Preseason Debut Despite Bears' Loss to Broncos

The Mitchell Trubisky era is officially underway for the Chicago Bears.

While the Denver Broncos emerged from Thursday's preseason opener at Soldier Field with a 24-17 victory, Trubisky was the primary storyline. The rookie quarterback directed scoring drives on his first three possessions and overcame an early double-digit deficit before a 47-yard touchdown pass from Kyle Sloter and a 41-yard touchdown run from De'Angelo Henderson in the fourth quarter gave Denver the win.

While Henderson and Sloter would have been heroes in a regular-season contest, their late scores and the game result took a back seat to the respective quarterback battles in preseason action—and Trubisky stole the show.