There It Is: Nick Foles Has Replaced Mitchell Trubisky

The time has come for Mitchell Trubisky to pass the baton to Nick Foles.

After falling behind 16 points early in the second half, the Bears inserted Nick Foles into the starting lineup. The move comes after Trubisky threw an interception on the Bears first possession. Maybe that’s a quick trigger. But the offense needed a kick in the behind after that start.

Let’s see what the Super Bowl LII MVP has in store for us.

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Luis C. Medina, who you can find on Twitter at lcm1986, has been covering the Chicago Bears at Bleacher Nation since 2017. Since then, he has written about 3 head coaches, 5 play-callers, and 11 starting quarterbacks. Previously, Luis wrote about the Cubs and MLB at BN (2015-16) and worked in the Chicago Tribune sports department (2011-16). He also co-hosted a Cubs postgame show, Outside the Ivy, in 2019.

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