• On third-and-8 from the Chicago 49, Rudolph hits Metcalf for only two yards. Then his pass on fourth down is deflected by Jaquan Brisker at the line.
• Punt bounces into the end zone for a touchback. Steelers take over at their own 20 with 1:29 remaining. No timeouts. Chris Boswell was making field goals from 55 yards in this direction during warmups.
• On third-and-7 from the Chicago 47, the Bears try to move the chains by passing. Williams is flushed out and throws the ball out of bounds. Saves the Steelers a timeout. But, James Pierre got injured on the play, and the Steelers were forced to use their final timeout because any injury inside of two minutes forces a team to use a timeout.
• After another bad punt by Waitman, the Bears take over at their own 44. 1:53 remaining. Steelers have all three timeouts. Have to get a stop or the ballgame is over.
• On third-and-4 from the Pittsburgh 28, Rudolph takes off and gets past the 50. But, an illegal formation penalty wipes it out. Then Rudolph's pass for Metcalf on third-and-9 falls incomplete. Just brutal.
• Porter (hip) is out for the remainder of the game.
• On third-and-1 from the Pittsburgh 20, Warren plows forward for two yards.Three minutes and ticking.
• Calvin Anderson is still in for Jones at left tackle.
• Steelers get the ball back at their own 11. Good punt from Tory Taylor. 4:37 remaining.
• On third-and-13 from the Chicago 29, Williams hits Loveland, who somehow holds on after a huge hit from Dugger. Only gains 11 yards. Bears opt to punt. Big stop for the defense.
• Bears start their next drive at their own 32. 6:20 left in regulation.
• TOUCHDOWN: On third-and-goal from the Chicago 3, Rudolph finds Freiermuth in the back of the end zone. Great throw through traffic. A great drive, but took way too much time off the clock (7:47). Bears, 31-28
• Jones is questionable to return with a stinger.
• Gainwell scores from four yards out, but Metcalf is called for holding. Ends up being an 8-yard penalty. First-and-goal at the Chicago 12 now.
• Steelers move the chains again on a QB sneak. First-and-goal at the Chicago 4.
• Pass interference on Wright in coverage of Metcalf. New set of downs at the Chicago 15.
• Broderick Jones is down after Rudolph escapes pressure and throws it away.
• Another first down. Ball at the Chicago 29.
• Big completion to Austin on third-and-6. 19-yard gain. Ball on the Chicago 40.
• Through three quarters of play, Rudolph has 85 passing yards. Skowronek is the team's leading receiver with 21 yards on one catch.
• TOUCHDOWN: On third-and-goal from the Pittsburgh 2, Monangai plows his way forward for an easy score. 14:14 remaining. Bears, 31-21
• End of the third quarter. Bears are knocking on the door with second-and-goal at the Pittsburgh 3, poised to take a two-score lead. Bears, 24-21
• 12-yard gain by Kyle Monangai. First-and-goal at the Pittsburgh 8.
• Bears now have a new set of downs at the Pittsburgh 24.
• It's been all Chicago this half. Defense hasn't been great, but the offense has done absolutely nothing.
• SACK FUMBLE: Montez Sweat beats Darnell Washington on the pass rush and gets to Rudolph for a strip sack. Sweat recovers his own forced fumble. Bears take over at their own 46.
• Wright is called for pass interference. 27-yard penalty. Joe Flacco offense in full effect.
• Jet sweep to Jonnu Smith gains four yards, but he's tackled into the back of Metcalf's legs, who's already dealing with an ankle injury.
• On third-and-10 from the Chicago 27, Williams completes to Moore for nine yards. Bears opt to punt. Austin runs it back to the Pittsburgh 34. Offense needs to take advantage of the stop by the defense.
• Porter is questionable to return with a hip injury.
• After an 8-yard run up the middle by Gainwell, he's stuffed on a run to the outside. Then is stopped for a loss of 1 yard on the swing pass. Three and out. Major, major yikes. Seems simple enough. Sheesh. Bears take over at their own 27 on the punt.
• Ke'Shawn Williams fumbles on the kick return. Fortunately goes out of bounds. He's flirting with losing all responsibility.
• TOUCHDOWN: Bears get almost all of the penalty yardage back on a screen pass, then Williams finds Moore without a soul around him for a 25-yard score. Too many of those today. Bears, 24-21
• Moore is called for taunting after a 5-yard gain. 15 yards. It's now second-and-20 at the Pittsburgh 39. One more similar penalty for Moore and he'll be ejected.
• Just like that, after two passes to Odunze, the Bears are at the Pittsburgh 29.
• Bears cornerback Tyrique Stevenson is doubtful to return due to injury. Another starter lost on that defense.
• Phenomenal punt coverage by Brandin Echols. Tackles the returner right at the Chicago 10. A holding call on the Ben Skowronek negates the play. Pushed back 10 yards, Corliss Waitman's punt isn't nearly as good, 34 yards, sailing out of bounds at the Chicago 40. These are the type of sequences that drives Mike Tomlin crazy.
• A sack on first down sets the offense back after moving the chains. Third-and-10 winds up with a near interception on a deep ball for Roman Wilson. Why stop running? No idea.
• Gainwell returns the opening kick of the second half to the Pittsburgh 25.
• Steelers will receive the kickoff to start the second half.
• FIELD GOAL: Cairo Santos drills a 47-yard field goal. Halftime. Steelers, 21-17
• Screen pass to Luther Burden III gains 19 yards. Now they're in field goal range. Dropped pick could cost the Steelers three points.
• Dugger drops an interception. Williams overthrew Odunze. Hit him in between the 2 and 9. Third-and-9 coming up from the Pittsburgh 48.
• Bears have used all of their timeouts now. They aren't in field goal range yet. Ball is on the Pittsburgh 43. Second-and-4 coming up.
• An interception by Porter is negated by an offside penalty on Herbig. I can't even describe what Porter tried to do after he picked it off.
• Josh Blackwell returns the ensuing kick 31 yards to the Chicago 36. Bears have two timeouts with 1:13.
• The Steelers have 125 rushing yards. Averaging 7.8 yards per carry. Gainwell with 73 yards. Warren with 40. Metcalf also has 12 yards.
• TOUCHDOWN: Pitch to Warren for an easy 1-yard score. 1:19 remaining in the first half. Steelers, 21-14
• Rudolph hits Calvin Austin III up the seam and gets the Steelers to fourth-and-1 at their own 44. They go for it with an end around to Gainwell, who not only converts but takes it all the way down to the Chicago 1-yard line for a 55-yard gain.
• Two-minute warning. Steelers have the ball at their own 35. Second-and-10. Two timeouts remaining.
• Steelers take over at their own 20 after a kick that landed in the landing zone went through the end zone.
• Joey Porter Jr. is questionable to return with a leg injury. Darius Slay came in for him at the end of that last drive by Chicago.
• TOUCHDOWN: Loveland beats Dugger on an in-breaking route and Williams hits him for the 12-yard score. Both touchdowns have come against man coverage. Tied, 14-14
• A 4-yard TFL by Herbig is wiped out by a 23-yard pass to Rome Odunze. Steelers in zone there. Bears are in the red zone.
• Bears go for it on fourth-and-1 from their own 39. Williams keeps it on the option and gains eight yards. Jalen Ramsey sends him flying before Williams gets out of bounds. Legal hit. No call.
• Metcalf is officially questionable to return with an ankle injury. He is up and walking around on the sideline. Doesn't appear to be favoring it as much as he was initially.
• On fourth-and-inches, Connor Heyward is stopped short on the tush push. Yikes. The Bears take over at their own 30.
• Metcalf came off the field hobbling after that first down run by Warren, heavily favoring his left leg. Might be an ankle. He's being looked at on the bench.
• Play stands. Derrick Harmon credited with the forced fumble. Steelers take over at their own 48.
• FUMBLE: On third-and-2 from the Pittsburgh 49, D'Andre Swift fumbles and Yahya Black recovers. Hard to tell what happened in the scrum, but the call on the field is a fumble. All turnovers are reviewed. Should it stand, Steelers will have great field position.
• TOUCHDOWN: T.J. Watt gets to Williams in the end zone for a strip sack, then Nick Herbig falls on the fumble for the score. That sack puts Watt ahead of his brother, J.J. Watt for career sacks. J.J. happens to be on commentary here today, too. Steelers, 14-7
• End of the first quarter. Bears will face first-and-20 at their own 10 after another holding call. Tied, 7-7
• After a holding call on the kick return, the Bears will start their next drive at their own 20.
• TOUCHDOWN: Rudolph hits Metcalf on a swing pass. He scores from six yards out. Phenomenal drive. 13 plays, 95 yards, 7:58 off the clock. Tied, 7-7
• Steelers now have first-and-goal at the Chicago 6. This drive has taken more than seven and a half minutes off the clock.
• After a muff by Kenneth Gainwell, the Steelers started their next drive on their own 5-yard line. After another first down, they are now at the Chicago 18. Good mixture of runs and short passes.
• TOUCHDOWN: Bears capitalize on the takeaway. Drive ends with a 5-yard pass from Caleb Williams to D.J. Moore. Bears, 7-0
• INTERCEPTION: One second-and-1, Mason Rudolph puts up a deep ball for DK Metcalf, but Nahshon Wright makes a great play on the ball and picks it off. Bears take over at the Chicago 44.
• On third-and-6 on the Chicago 33, Kyle Dugger jumps a pass intended for Coltson Loveland. Falls incomplete. Three and out for the Bears.
• KICKOFF: Chris Boswell boots away the opening kick and we're underway. Bears will start at their own 29.
• Steelers win the coin toss and defer. Bears get the ball first.
• Decent showing for the Steelers today. But, with the Bears at 7-3, I expected this to be a good Chicago crowd. And it sure appears to be exactly that.
• Steelers' inactives: QB Aaron Rodgers (left wrist), OLB Alex Highsmith (pectoral), G Andrus Peat, DT Brodric Martin-Rhodes, DL Logan Lee
• Bears' inactives: QB Case Keenum (third QB), RB Travis Homer (hamstring/knee), LB T.J. Edwards (hand/hamstring), LB Noah Sewell (elbow), OT Theo Benedet (quad), DL Jonathan Ford, WR Jahdae Walker
THE ASYLUM
Final: Bears 31, Steelers 28
• Who: Steelers (6-4) vs. Bears (7-3)
• What: NFL regular season, Week 12
• When: 1:02 p.m. Eastern
• Where: Soldier Field
• Weather: 53°, sunny, 1% rain, 8-mph wind
• TV: CBS
• Radio: Steelers Audio Network
• Streaming: Paramount+ (local only), Steelers Nation Radio
• Satellite: SiriusXM 383/826
• Boxscore: NFL.com
• Media notes: Steelers | Bears
► FOLLOW ALONG
• Ballgame. Steelers fall to 6-5.
• On third-and-8 from the Chicago 49, Rudolph hits Metcalf for only two yards. Then his pass on fourth down is deflected by Jaquan Brisker at the line.
• Punt bounces into the end zone for a touchback. Steelers take over at their own 20 with 1:29 remaining. No timeouts. Chris Boswell was making field goals from 55 yards in this direction during warmups.
• On third-and-7 from the Chicago 47, the Bears try to move the chains by passing. Williams is flushed out and throws the ball out of bounds. Saves the Steelers a timeout. But, James Pierre got injured on the play, and the Steelers were forced to use their final timeout because any injury inside of two minutes forces a team to use a timeout.
• After another bad punt by Waitman, the Bears take over at their own 44. 1:53 remaining. Steelers have all three timeouts. Have to get a stop or the ballgame is over.
• On third-and-4 from the Pittsburgh 28, Rudolph takes off and gets past the 50. But, an illegal formation penalty wipes it out. Then Rudolph's pass for Metcalf on third-and-9 falls incomplete. Just brutal.
• Porter (hip) is out for the remainder of the game.
• On third-and-1 from the Pittsburgh 20, Warren plows forward for two yards.Three minutes and ticking.
• Calvin Anderson is still in for Jones at left tackle.
• Steelers get the ball back at their own 11. Good punt from Tory Taylor. 4:37 remaining.
• On third-and-13 from the Chicago 29, Williams hits Loveland, who somehow holds on after a huge hit from Dugger. Only gains 11 yards. Bears opt to punt. Big stop for the defense.
• Bears start their next drive at their own 32. 6:20 left in regulation.
• TOUCHDOWN: On third-and-goal from the Chicago 3, Rudolph finds Freiermuth in the back of the end zone. Great throw through traffic. A great drive, but took way too much time off the clock (7:47). Bears, 31-28
• Jones is questionable to return with a stinger.
• Gainwell scores from four yards out, but Metcalf is called for holding. Ends up being an 8-yard penalty. First-and-goal at the Chicago 12 now.
• Steelers move the chains again on a QB sneak. First-and-goal at the Chicago 4.
• Pass interference on Wright in coverage of Metcalf. New set of downs at the Chicago 15.
• Broderick Jones is down after Rudolph escapes pressure and throws it away.
• Another first down. Ball at the Chicago 29.
• Big completion to Austin on third-and-6. 19-yard gain. Ball on the Chicago 40.
• Through three quarters of play, Rudolph has 85 passing yards. Skowronek is the team's leading receiver with 21 yards on one catch.
• TOUCHDOWN: On third-and-goal from the Pittsburgh 2, Monangai plows his way forward for an easy score. 14:14 remaining. Bears, 31-21
• End of the third quarter. Bears are knocking on the door with second-and-goal at the Pittsburgh 3, poised to take a two-score lead. Bears, 24-21
• 12-yard gain by Kyle Monangai. First-and-goal at the Pittsburgh 8.
• Bears now have a new set of downs at the Pittsburgh 24.
• It's been all Chicago this half. Defense hasn't been great, but the offense has done absolutely nothing.
• SACK FUMBLE: Montez Sweat beats Darnell Washington on the pass rush and gets to Rudolph for a strip sack. Sweat recovers his own forced fumble. Bears take over at their own 46.
• Wright is called for pass interference. 27-yard penalty. Joe Flacco offense in full effect.
• Jet sweep to Jonnu Smith gains four yards, but he's tackled into the back of Metcalf's legs, who's already dealing with an ankle injury.
• On third-and-10 from the Chicago 27, Williams completes to Moore for nine yards. Bears opt to punt. Austin runs it back to the Pittsburgh 34. Offense needs to take advantage of the stop by the defense.
• Porter is questionable to return with a hip injury.
• After an 8-yard run up the middle by Gainwell, he's stuffed on a run to the outside. Then is stopped for a loss of 1 yard on the swing pass. Three and out. Major, major yikes. Seems simple enough. Sheesh. Bears take over at their own 27 on the punt.
• Ke'Shawn Williams fumbles on the kick return. Fortunately goes out of bounds. He's flirting with losing all responsibility.
• TOUCHDOWN: Bears get almost all of the penalty yardage back on a screen pass, then Williams finds Moore without a soul around him for a 25-yard score. Too many of those today. Bears, 24-21
• Moore is called for taunting after a 5-yard gain. 15 yards. It's now second-and-20 at the Pittsburgh 39. One more similar penalty for Moore and he'll be ejected.
• Just like that, after two passes to Odunze, the Bears are at the Pittsburgh 29.
• Bears cornerback Tyrique Stevenson is doubtful to return due to injury. Another starter lost on that defense.
• Phenomenal punt coverage by Brandin Echols. Tackles the returner right at the Chicago 10. A holding call on the Ben Skowronek negates the play. Pushed back 10 yards, Corliss Waitman's punt isn't nearly as good, 34 yards, sailing out of bounds at the Chicago 40. These are the type of sequences that drives Mike Tomlin crazy.
• A sack on first down sets the offense back after moving the chains. Third-and-10 winds up with a near interception on a deep ball for Roman Wilson. Why stop running? No idea.
• Gainwell returns the opening kick of the second half to the Pittsburgh 25.
• Steelers will receive the kickoff to start the second half.
• FIELD GOAL: Cairo Santos drills a 47-yard field goal. Halftime. Steelers, 21-17
• Screen pass to Luther Burden III gains 19 yards. Now they're in field goal range. Dropped pick could cost the Steelers three points.
• Dugger drops an interception. Williams overthrew Odunze. Hit him in between the 2 and 9. Third-and-9 coming up from the Pittsburgh 48.
• Bears have used all of their timeouts now. They aren't in field goal range yet. Ball is on the Pittsburgh 43. Second-and-4 coming up.
• An interception by Porter is negated by an offside penalty on Herbig. I can't even describe what Porter tried to do after he picked it off.
• Josh Blackwell returns the ensuing kick 31 yards to the Chicago 36. Bears have two timeouts with 1:13.
• The Steelers have 125 rushing yards. Averaging 7.8 yards per carry. Gainwell with 73 yards. Warren with 40. Metcalf also has 12 yards.
• TOUCHDOWN: Pitch to Warren for an easy 1-yard score. 1:19 remaining in the first half. Steelers, 21-14
• Rudolph hits Calvin Austin III up the seam and gets the Steelers to fourth-and-1 at their own 44. They go for it with an end around to Gainwell, who not only converts but takes it all the way down to the Chicago 1-yard line for a 55-yard gain.
• Two-minute warning. Steelers have the ball at their own 35. Second-and-10. Two timeouts remaining.
• Steelers take over at their own 20 after a kick that landed in the landing zone went through the end zone.
• Joey Porter Jr. is questionable to return with a leg injury. Darius Slay came in for him at the end of that last drive by Chicago.
• TOUCHDOWN: Loveland beats Dugger on an in-breaking route and Williams hits him for the 12-yard score. Both touchdowns have come against man coverage. Tied, 14-14
• A 4-yard TFL by Herbig is wiped out by a 23-yard pass to Rome Odunze. Steelers in zone there. Bears are in the red zone.
• Bears go for it on fourth-and-1 from their own 39. Williams keeps it on the option and gains eight yards. Jalen Ramsey sends him flying before Williams gets out of bounds. Legal hit. No call.
• Metcalf is officially questionable to return with an ankle injury. He is up and walking around on the sideline. Doesn't appear to be favoring it as much as he was initially.
• On fourth-and-inches, Connor Heyward is stopped short on the tush push. Yikes. The Bears take over at their own 30.
• Metcalf came off the field hobbling after that first down run by Warren, heavily favoring his left leg. Might be an ankle. He's being looked at on the bench.
• Play stands. Derrick Harmon credited with the forced fumble. Steelers take over at their own 48.
• FUMBLE: On third-and-2 from the Pittsburgh 49, D'Andre Swift fumbles and Yahya Black recovers. Hard to tell what happened in the scrum, but the call on the field is a fumble. All turnovers are reviewed. Should it stand, Steelers will have great field position.
• TOUCHDOWN: T.J. Watt gets to Williams in the end zone for a strip sack, then Nick Herbig falls on the fumble for the score. That sack puts Watt ahead of his brother, J.J. Watt for career sacks. J.J. happens to be on commentary here today, too. Steelers, 14-7
• End of the first quarter. Bears will face first-and-20 at their own 10 after another holding call. Tied, 7-7
• After a holding call on the kick return, the Bears will start their next drive at their own 20.
• TOUCHDOWN: Rudolph hits Metcalf on a swing pass. He scores from six yards out. Phenomenal drive. 13 plays, 95 yards, 7:58 off the clock. Tied, 7-7
• Steelers now have first-and-goal at the Chicago 6. This drive has taken more than seven and a half minutes off the clock.
• After a muff by Kenneth Gainwell, the Steelers started their next drive on their own 5-yard line. After another first down, they are now at the Chicago 18. Good mixture of runs and short passes.
• TOUCHDOWN: Bears capitalize on the takeaway. Drive ends with a 5-yard pass from Caleb Williams to D.J. Moore. Bears, 7-0
• INTERCEPTION: One second-and-1, Mason Rudolph puts up a deep ball for DK Metcalf, but Nahshon Wright makes a great play on the ball and picks it off. Bears take over at the Chicago 44.
• On third-and-6 on the Chicago 33, Kyle Dugger jumps a pass intended for Coltson Loveland. Falls incomplete. Three and out for the Bears.
• KICKOFF: Chris Boswell boots away the opening kick and we're underway. Bears will start at their own 29.
• Steelers win the coin toss and defer. Bears get the ball first.
• Decent showing for the Steelers today. But, with the Bears at 7-3, I expected this to be a good Chicago crowd. And it sure appears to be exactly that.
• Steelers' inactives: QB Aaron Rodgers (left wrist), OLB Alex Highsmith (pectoral), G Andrus Peat, DT Brodric Martin-Rhodes, DL Logan Lee
• Bears' inactives: QB Case Keenum (third QB), RB Travis Homer (hamstring/knee), LB T.J. Edwards (hand/hamstring), LB Noah Sewell (elbow), OT Theo Benedet (quad), DL Jonathan Ford, WR Jahdae Walker
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