ALLEN PARK -- Native Chicagoan Kenny Golladay seems to be feeling pretty good about playing for the Detroit Lions. When asked about his hometown team passing on him in the draft a couple of years ago, the wide receiver pointed to his starting quarterback as a reason to smile.

“A lot of teams passed on me. It’s all right. I’m with Matthew Stafford,” Golladay said in the locker room on Wednesday.

When asked if that was a shot at current Bears starting quarterback Mitchell Trubisky, Golladay chuckled and said: “Hey, I ain’t say nothing.”

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These comments come on the heels of Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford throwing for more than 340 yards with at least three touchdowns in three straight games. On the other side, Trubisky remains under the microscope as Chicago’s offense sputters while the Bears ride a four-game losing streak.

Trubisky has completed 136 of 216 passes for 1,217 yards with five touchdowns and three interceptions through seven starts this season. The second-overall pick in 2017 is reportedly trying to get the TVs in Halas Hall turned off to avoid the outside criticism heading into the Lions-Bears game.

Stafford has nearly matched Trubisky’s season figures in the last three games alone. The veteran quarterback has completed 81 of 118 passes for 1,112 yards with 10 touchdowns and three interceptions during that span.

Despite these gaudy numbers from Stafford, the Lions are 1-2 in those games and fighting to keep their grim playoff hopes alive.

“I’ve always had the ultimate respect for Matt Stafford,” Bears coach Matt Nagy said during a conference call with reporters in Detroit on Tuesday. "Some of the throws that he’s made over his career are just ridiculous. I mean there are not many players in the NFL that can make the side-arm throws that he does on the run, running left throwing right, just putting it where no one else can get it. He’s tough, he’s a competitor, and when he’s back there at the quarterback position, he’s scary because he can make any throw and you always have a chance with him.

“You take that and you combine these wide receivers that he has, so anybody that’s a hell of a quarterback like he is that has weapons at the wide receiver and tight end position, they’re always going to have success. You see that right now. They’re aggressive in the pass game, they’re taking shots -- a lot of deep balls -- and it’s definitely a cause for concern."

Detroit lost 31-24 to Oakland this past Sunday after the team failed to score on fourth down from the 1-yard line in the final seconds.

Golladay turned in another big game with four catches for 132 yards and one touchdown, but found himself on the sidelines for the final offensive play. Marvin Jones, who had eight catches for 126 yards and one touchdown, was also subbed out for the do-or-die scenario.

“Of course, I would like to be on the field, just to compete out there with the guys, but I have all the trust in the world that those guys can get it done,” Golladay said. “The offense, we just got to keep working on the little things. Being able to just finish games. That’s really pretty much for any team, you know, just execute.

"As for us, executing down the stretch. That’s the most important thing.”

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The #Lions are well represented in the Top 25 WRs by @PFF



Both Kenny Golladay and Marvin Jones Jr. rank among the Top 15 in the rankings, making the #Lions and the Bucs the only teams with 2 representatives in the Top 15#OnePridehttps://t.co/QgGDRvnSdD — PFF DET Lions (@PFF_Lions) November 5, 2019

Pro Football Focus has both Golladay and Jones ranked inside the top 15 of its wide receiver rankings heading into Week 10. Golladay comes in at the No. 12 spot while Jones isn’t far behind in 14th.

Golladay has 32 catches for 640 yards and a league-leading seven touchdowns. Jones, on the other hand, has 42 catches for 535 yards and six touchdowns while pulling down 15-of-20 contested targets.

“I ain’t going to lie, me and Marv, we compete with that kind of stuff,” Golladay said when asked what he thought of the duo being highly regarded. "That just makes it fun. Even Danny (Amendola) gets in on it, just who’s going to make the next play. With inside the receiver room just competing with each other, it makes us all get better.

“Marv can take you deep, I can take you deep or we both hit you on the short, intermediate routes. It’s tough for defenses.”

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