Chicago Bears coach Matt Nagy is not making a quarterback change following Mitchell Trubisky’s two costly fourth-quarter turnovers in Sunday’s loss to the Los Angeles Chargers.
Nagy confirmed Monday that Trubisky, not backup Chase Daniel, will start Sunday when the Bears bring a three-game losing streak into Philadelphia.
“We understand that we didn’t get the win, but we felt there was definitely an improvement,” Nagy said of Trubisky’s performance in Sunday’s 17-16 setback. “We’re going to make sure that we keep our noses to the grind (stone), we stay positive, we stay really positive because that’s who we are.”
Trubisky, 25, completed 23 of 35 passes for 253 yards with zero touchdowns, one interception and one fumble against the Chargers. He did lead the team into field-goal range, only to see Eddy Pineiro miss a 41-yard attempt as time expired.
Earlier in the fourth quarter, he was intercepted by Casey Hayward on a deep throw to Trey Burton and lost a fumble that was recovered by Melvin Ingram.
Trubisky is 3-3 in his third NFL season, completing 64.6 percent of his passes for 1,092 yards with five TDs and three interceptions.
Daniel, 33, started Chicago’s 24-21 loss to the Oakland Raiders in Week 5 in London with Trubisky out with a shoulder injury. He was 22 of 30 for 231 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions.