Mitch Trubisky did not earn the nod for NFC Offensive Player of the Week, but he did walk away with an award on Thursday afternoon. Trubisky was announced the winner of the FedEx Air Player of the Week award for Week 4. The award was voted on by the fans. Trubisky was up against Los Angeles Rams quarterback Jared Goff who threw for 465 yards with five touchdowns and Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck who threw for 464 yards with four touchdowns.

The first handful of starts in Matt Nagy's offensive scheme were a bit challenging for Trubisky before his breakout performance against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He ended that game by completing 19 of his 26 passing attempts for 354 yards with six touchdowns and a quarterback rating of 154.7. He also ran the ball three times for 53 yards with a long of 26 yards. What was so impressive about his performance was his ability to connect with multiple receivers throughout the game. That afternoon he threw touchdown passes to five different players. Taylor Gabriel caught two touchdown passes, while running back Tarik Cohen, tight end Trey Burton and wide receivers Allen Robinson and Joshua Bellamy all caught one touchdown pass each.

Trubisky entered Week 4 with just two touchdown passes to three interceptions on the season. He was struggling with his accuracy and mechanics before looking like a Pro Bowl-caliber quarterback against the Buccaneers. Sunday marked his 16th career start. Prior to that game, he had thrown just nine touchdowns to 10 interceptions. Trubisky noted the big reason why he played so well was that he felt he had a great week of practice.

"I think I was just feeling it in practice," Trubisky said after the game on Sunday. "I'm starting to get the rhythm of these plays, the timing. Creating good chemistry with the receivers and when I have time like I do in practice, the O-line just made it happen for me today. I was seeing it. Putting the ball exactly where I wanted it to go. That's what I know I'm capable of and it's just a great job by my teammates doing their job and everybody being on the same page."

FedEx has been recognizing the top quarterback and running back each week for the last 16 years. FedEx donates $2,000 to the USO in the name of the winners. For the Ground Player of the Week, New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara won the honor. He finished Week 4 with 134 rushing yards and three touchdowns. Dallas's Ezekiel Elliott was a nominee with 152 yards for the Cowboys, as was Kansas City's Kareem Hunt with 121 rushing yards and one touchdown.

The first Bear to ever win the award was running back Thomas Jones in Week 2 of the 2005 season.