He held up well against Carolina's strong defensively line and the game was competitive through the first half before it got away late. Mills is going to need more help from the running game, but his first NFL action proved he can be serviceable. He finished 19-of-28 passing for 168 yards and a touchdown in the loss to the Panthers.
Once the offense opened up a bit and Mills was allowed to let it eat, the rookie had a pretty good game. Hey, Davis Mills didn't look too bad on 'Thursday Night Football' in his first career start. MORE: How Matt Nagy, Bears set up Justin Fields to fail in starting debut
Jones threw three picks - and one pick-six - while Lawrence added two more turnovers to his Pro Football Reference page. While they're two passers with different expectations, systems and situations, they both turned in stinkers and losses.
