The Bears won’t have to face their boogeyman in Week 12.
The Chicago Bears host the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday, where the Steelers’ starting quarterback will not play against a short-handed Bears’ defense.
Follow along with us for scoring plays and live updates from the Bears’ Week 12 game against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Soldier Field.
Chicago Bears vs. Pittsburgh Steelers: Live scores and updates
FINAL | Chicago Bears 31, Pittsburgh Steelers 28
The Steelers’ clock management costs them time, and the Bears run the clock out with their gritty run game.
The Bears are now 8-3.
4th Quarter – Steelers cut the Bears’ lead
The Steelers make this a one-point game with under seven minutes to play on a touchdown pass to Pat Freiermuth.
The Bears’ offense has to come up with a lengthy drive here.
Bears 31, Steelers 28
4th Quarter – Bears go up two scores
TOUCHDOWN: Kyle Monangai bowls into the end zone.
The Bears take a 10-point lead on Pittsburgh, running it right down their throats.
Bears 31, Steelers 24
End of the 3rd Quarter | Bears 24, Steelers 21
3rd Quarter – Bears regain the lead!
Williams draws a Steeler offsides and makes them pay with a 25-yard touchdown strike to DJ Moore.
That’s an impressive sequence to start the third quarter. Defense forced a punt, and the offense drove down to make them pay.
Bears 24, Steelers 21
Injury update – Stevenon and Hyppolite
Stevenson (Hip) and Hyppolite II (Shoulder) have been downgraded to Doubtful to Return.
HALFTIME | Steelers 21, Bears 17
Santos adds a 47-yard field goal before the break.
Injury update – Jonah Jackson
Jackson (Eye) is questionable to return. Luke Newman is in his place.
2nd Quarter – Steelers regain the lead
A fourth-and-1 play zips 55 yards to the Bears’ one-yard line. Jaylen Warren takes it in from there.
The Bears have some time to respond.
Steelers 21, Bears 14
2nd Quarter – Tie game!
Williams makes up for the fumble touchdown, zipping a 12-yard touchdown pass to Colston Loveland.
It was a solid response, and a gut-check drive for the Bears.
Bears 14, Steelers 14
Injury report – Stevenson and Hyppolite II
Tyrique Stevenson (Hip) and LB Ruben Hyppolite II (Shoulder) are questionable to return.
2nd Quarter – Disaster
The Steelers take the lead with a strip-sack touchdown.
Watt with the sack. Herbig with the touchdown.
Steelers 14, Bears 7
End of the 1st Quarter | Bears 7, Steelers 7
1st Quarter – Steelers level the score
The Steelers even the score on a screen pass from Rudolph to DK Metcalf.
Pittsburgh moved the ball laterally for most of that drive.
Bears 7, Steelers 7
1st Quarter – Bears strike first
TOUCHDOWN: Caleb Williams to DJ Moore.
The Bears strike first on a five-yard score. That capped an eight-play, 56-yard drive that capitalized on the Nahshon Wright interception.
Bears 7, Steelers 0
Game time
The Steelers won the toss, and elected to defer to the second half.
It’s time for kickoff.
Bears inactives – Trapilo will start
LB T.J. Edwards
LB Noah Sewell
LT Theo Benedet
RB Travis Homer
DT Jonathan Ford
QB Case Keenum (3rd QB)
WR Jahdae Walker
The Bears will move on to their third-string left tackle vs. the vaunted Steelers’ pass rush. That will be rookie Ozzy Trapilo in his first-career start for the Bears. Braxton Jones, the second-string left tackle, is on injured reserve.
Steelers inactives
Aaron Rodgers
Alex Highsmith
Andrus Peat
Brodric Martin-Rhodes
Logan Lee
Rodgers is officially inactive.
Aaron Rodgers is OUT
The Bears will not see Aaron Rodgers after all.
According to NFL Networks’ Ian Rapoport, the long-time Bears boogeyman will NOT play on Sunday.
Mason Rudolph will start for the Steelers at quarterback.
Pregame
The question everyone is wondering is will Aaron Rodgers play?
Before the game, he took a lap around Soldier Field. He even gave a few cameras the middle finger, according to ESPN’s Dan Graziano.
Time will tell if he plays.
The Bears will await the status of left tackle Theo Benedet, who was a limited participant in Thursday’s and Friday’s practices. The Bears activated offensive lineman Jordan McFadden from the practice squad on Saturday, which was a sign Benedet’s status was up in the air. If Benedet can’t go, second-round pick Ozzy Trapilo will most likely make his first-career start.
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