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00:00here in the Windy City Mike Tomlin and the Steelers one game ahead of Baltimore they will
00:08play the Ravens week 14 and 18 that battle in the AFC North Ben Johnson and the Bears are seven and
00:14three it is tight in the NFC North with Green Bay and Detroit on the Bears heels what a spectacular
00:22day 52 degrees the wind right now is not a factor we have sunny skies in the forecast
00:28the rest of the afternoon here in Illinois Pittsburgh won the toss they have deferred to
00:35the second half Steelers are coming off a 34-12 win over Cincinnati that was their most lopsided
00:40victory of the season the Bears yet another come from behind victory they defeated Minnesota on a
00:47Cairo Santos 48-yard field goal Boswell gets us started the return man is Blackwell for Chicago
00:55and Blackwell is brought down just short of the 30-yard line that's where the Bears will open up
01:02with Caleb Williams hasn't had prolific numbers but with each week that goes by there just seems to be
01:10a better sense of him fitting in to this Ben Johnson system absolutely I am they're getting comfortable
01:18with each other understanding what's necessary in this offense and the run game and play action has been a big key to not
01:25putting too much on Caleb's shoulders and part of that run game is DeAndre Swift they also have the rookie Kyle
01:31Manungai Swift will open up single setback give it to him and runs into a crowd
01:38the Bears come in ranked second in rushing Joey Porter Jr. gets in there on the stop this game is going to be all about
01:48takeaways I am both of these defenses are incredible at it the Bears doing a really good job not giving the ball
01:54away only six times and the Steelers are feast or famine either they take the ball away and they win or they don't and they lose
02:01there is a change at left tackle with Theo Benedett dealing with a quad injury so it is Ozzy Trapilo the rookie
02:10out of BC getting the start at left tackle Swift takes it up the middle there's not much there it's a three yard
02:17pick up the Steelers ready for the Bears on the ground in addition on the flip side no Alex Highsmith
02:24pectoral injury they're very comfortable with Nick Herbig who will see a lot of snaps today yeah normally
02:30you would look at an outside linebacker starter being out and say okay we got ourselves a match up there but
02:35Nick Herbig is a starter level in this league and so they may need to slide a little help over that way
02:40whether it's chips or double teams but you also have TJ Watt on the other side you have to worry about
02:46third down and six here for Chicago first possession of the day
02:53Williams operating from the gun Williams will rifle popped up in the air nearly intercepted
03:00three and out for the Bears Kyle Duggar got a piece boy what a pickup he has turned out to be
03:07for the Pittsburgh Steelers Kyle Duggar did a phenomenal job on this play he's sifting through the zone
03:15which means he lets one guy run through the zone and instead keys in on Loveland and is able to tip
03:21that ball up in the air he has been fantastic since coming over from the Patriots so they were trying
03:26to get the tight end involved on that third down instead it is Torrey Taylor punting to Calvin Austin the
03:33third back pedals to the nine works it to the perimeter and he took a shot to the head as he was angling out of bounds
03:4512-yard return after the 58-yard punt Daniel Hardy got over there and went up high no free yards
03:55had his foot still in bounds so good to go Mason Rudolph he's comfortable in these situations he said he's
04:03built for this he's a confident guy you sit down and talk with him you walk away thinking he's got a game
04:09plan he he's got the moxie to get this done now we got to see the results
04:22Rudolph on a give for Gainwell he's got a lane Gainwell lunges his body to the 30-yard line that's
04:28a pickup of nine at DeMarco Jackson the linebacker ranges over to make the play we talked about
04:35takeaways on the other side the Steelers are second Adam well who's in first the Bears 22 takeaways
04:41and the Steelers 10th most in giveaways but everybody in Chicago knows the Bears take the ball
04:48away that's their specialty they need to do that again today if they want to win the Steelers are
04:53eight four and one when Rudolph starts at quarterback shotgun on second and true Rudolph to throw it
05:02looking for a big play sideline and it's intercepted on cue the Sean right but he was out of bounds
05:09I don't know we got one ref saying he was inbounds so this is going to be a discussion
05:15they're giving it to him let's see one hand up both feet down to the air possession
05:21he's got possession there yes oh this is going to be tight a turnover triggers the replay so they
05:41can't take a look and will right now it's Chicago football
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06:11it is a clean pick for Nashawn Wright who has been a revelation for this Bears defense
06:18he's on a one-year 1.1 million dollar deal iron and he has five interceptions on the year seven
06:22total takeaways leading the NFL so the Bears take over interception from Rudolph take the handoff
06:33Williams uncorks it incomplete sliding attempt by DJ Moore
06:40Gene Steratore joins us now Gene you watch this on every angle in slow motion
06:47yeah we sure did Nashawn Wright as you guys said made a great play great effort
06:51and we're looking for possession I think right there he's got enough possession we see one foot but we
06:56also do see a knee hit the ground as he falls and we know that one knee equals two feet secure knee
07:02there before it goes out good job and replay good interception two fans tremendous pick Williams will
07:11skirt out of bounds so the run for Williams will cover nine Steelers had the Bears well covered
07:19downfield and this is part of the Caleb Williams experience yeah that's part of the issue there
07:24you've got T.J. Watt rushing high on the outside you've got Keanu Benton making an inside move to
07:29the a gap between the guard and the center which leaves a huge hole in that b gap between the guard
07:34and the tackle and all day long Caleb Williams will make you pay if you leave gaps that big
07:40Bears now face a third and one they are in Pittsburgh territory at the 40 six and a half yard line
07:48DeAndre Swift in there give it to him Swift has got the yard and more first down inside the 45 it's a
07:55three-yard pickup Malik Harrison and T.J. Watt combined to bring him down NFL Today update
08:01extended to New York and Adam Schein I and JJ Bears fans will appreciate this little trickeration from the
08:08Giants results in a Jameis Winston 39-yard bomb Wondell Robinson Giants first passing touchdown
08:15since week 9 7-0 Giants and the Lions back in good starts have not been an issue for the Giants it's
08:22usually what happens at the end stutter step move Monungi they have loved what they've seen from
08:31Monungi the physical profile four and a half yard gain Peyton Wilson the leading tackler this season for
08:37the Steelers in on that hit yeah Monungi's really come on you can see his cut here and find a way but
08:44between him and Swift in that backfield there's a reason this Bears running game has been so successful
08:51extra offensive lineman Luke Newman is in there for Chicago this is becoming more and more common
08:58he's lining up at the fullback position that's a lot of weight coming downhill
09:04and he gets caught by the ankles big game Kyle Duggar helped make sure it wasn't bigger than nine
09:13this is a lead draw play where Caleb fakes to throw out to the outside and just hands it
09:18to the running back right behind big Newman rolling down the center of the field and a great cut
09:25by Monungi to get a huge game this is the best 10 game start for the Bears since the 2018 season
09:33where they also started seven and three they went 12 and four that year that was their last nfc north title
09:40take the handoff Williams the quick throw is on time to Burton they built some nice chemistry
09:49the rookie Luther Burden the third out of Missouri second round pick he's giving Chicago another first
09:55down Joey Porter Jr. is gonna blitz here which leaves a free release into the backfield for Burden
10:02and it's just a simple post route you're gonna see and it's Duggar who has to slide over the top of
10:07him but Caleb puts the ball in a great spot over the middle the Bears have a plus 23 point differential
10:14in the first quarter every other quarter they're in the negatives but they have success in this first
10:20quarter after the 17-yard pickup Bears are in business handoff Monungi and he's twirled down
10:30Harrison outstanding run stuffer limits him to a gain of one yeah Malik Harrison steps in
10:37there in some of those more obvious run situations whereas Peyton Wilson is in there for pass situations
10:43but take a look there's the Bears point differentials I was talking about plus 23 and you look at that you
10:49wonder obviously Ben Johnson brilliant play caller is it the first 15 script that he has that's so
10:55successful whatever it is they need to try and continue it the rest of the game
10:598th play of the drive second and nine for Chicago Williams nobody home flat down cold commit middle of the field
11:11matched up with Peyton Wilson
11:13our referee today John Hussey and his crew that's interference defense number 41
11:31so Peyton Wilson has a right to that spot that he's standing on the problem is he wrapped his arms around
11:38the waist he can stand there and he does not have to let him run freely but you're not allowed to wrap
11:45your arms so the line of scrimmage will be the five the Pittsburgh Steelers they've run the fewest
11:53offensive plays per game and they have the most plays on defense Williams a strike to DJ Moore touchdown Chicago
12:10the turnover turns into points Moore throws the ball into the crowd watch this little whip route from DJ
12:17Moore it looks like he's going out nope skirts way back inside Caleb puts the ball perfectly on time
12:24that is a quarterback and his receiver in sync and DJ Moore has had some drop issues no drop issues there
12:32they go eight plays 56 yards DJ Moore second receiving touchdown of the season Cairo Santos on for the point after
12:41he knocks it through for a 7-0 Bears lead so this brilliant pick by Wright sets up the Bears and then the
12:56offense takes over and does the rest that was a bullet from Williams to Moore Chicago strikes first
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13:12Caleb Williams with a touchdown through the air to put the Bears in front Santos
13:18put this one on the ground and then it's a knuckleball Gainwell has to go back and get it
13:24and nothing is going right right now for the Steelers the Bears are all over it on special teams
13:29teams
13:31Dominique Robinson getting down field in a hurry
13:36if you can get that kickoff right with that knuckleball technique it makes it so difficult for
13:41those guys to field it back there and wow
13:44what a start for the Bears in terms of momentum this building is hopping now they've got the Steelers
13:50backed up on their own five-yard line huge opportunity here
13:54if they can get a three and out or even another takeaway
13:58it's Jalen Warren in the backfield Steelers operating from the five they had 343 yards of
14:06offense last week against Cincinnati
14:10this team started the year four and one they dropped three of their last five
14:15Warren has room to the outside
14:17Jalen Warren leaps into the body of the tackler
14:22so Tyreek Stevenson was there going airborne is Warren for a 12-yard game
14:28Spencer Anderson was in the backfield there lined up as a fullback he wraps and pulls
14:34and you just get the running back follow him you're going to see him come down here
14:37so everybody thinks running back to the follow him down inside instead Warren bounces it outside
14:42where there's plenty of room and gives Mason Rudolph in this offense a little breathing room
14:46first down for the Steelers
14:53from the 17 Metcalf the motion man
14:56they give it to Metcalf and he drives out across the 20. JJ
15:00we mentioned it all three starting linebackers are out for the Chicago Bears what does that
15:05mean in the big picture for what they're trying to do defensively it's incredible 30 of the team's
15:11tackles gone the three guys replacing them they have six total tackles actually five between the
15:18three of them and now you have DeMarco Jackson with the green dot which means he's the communicator
15:23he calls the plays for the defense he did play under Dennis Allen in New Orleans which helps
15:28but man it's so much communication on top of also having to make plays Steelers use Spencer
15:34Anderson offensive lineman in a fullback role on the pitch for Warren and that play never quite
15:41developed it's a gain of one downstairs to Evan and guys the flip side of that talking to Mike Tomlin
15:47he told us they're very aware that there's new guys with the green dot and they want to stress it
15:52with pace misdirection and constantly challenging that communication starting with this play right here
15:59Evan that's exactly right what you want to do is you want to shift you want a motion you want to make
16:04the communication as difficult as possible and then also do the obvious things run the ball at
16:09them get tight end crossing routes behind them just try and screw them up third down and three here
16:16for the Steelers they trail the bear seven nothing quick hitter to the outside asking Metcalf
16:22to get to the line and he does DK Metcalf major weapon he has faced so many double teams this season
16:31if they see him in single coverage they're going there great job by Jalen Warren blocking the
16:36defender who was covering DK to give him a chance and spring him watch this block right here by Jalen
16:42Warren he's motioning across lays the block which allows DK just enough time to pick up the first down
16:47Joe they move the chains now working from the 30-yard line
16:53Warren stays in there take the handoff Rudolph floats it up top and it's hold in
16:59a hit downfield to Skoronic
17:02they do spread the round around this offense for Pittsburgh when Rodgers has been in there
17:08and with Rudolph you don't know who's going to be involved
17:11no Skoronic is known as the dirty work guy he's the one who blocks but instead he's the primary
17:17receiver coming across the middle on this play action and you have guys like Darnell Washington
17:22staying in the block 10 Steelers with at least one touchdown reception this season that's tied
17:29with Buffalo for number one in the NFL and now Pittsburgh is in Chicago territory at the 49
17:36and it works
17:43gadget plays Steelers are going to do whatever it takes that's the mentality with this group you can
17:49always count on Sundays with the NFL on CBS and Paramount Plus we've seen a little mix on offense so far
17:57iron they took the deeper shot to DK Metcalf for the interception they have a deep shot to Ben Skoronic
18:03but they're also throwing those short passes and that's been more of who they've been this season
18:08the short quick passes
18:11second down and five Rudolph operating under center it's a running play stutter step nice move by Gainwell
18:19how much changes between Aaron Rodgers the offense they run for him and the one they're going to run
18:26today for Mason Rudolph I don't think there's a whole lot because of the way the Steelers have been playing
18:30all year they lean on that heavy XL package they run the ball they get quick passes the ball goes
18:36into the hands of their playmakers so they can get yards after the catch what will change is some of
18:40their favorite plays Arthur Smith told us this week Aaron has a little box on the play sheet for plays he
18:46likes Mason has a box for what he likes the biggest thing I would say is Aaron probably changes the plays
18:52a few more times he may have three or four plays on his menu whereas Mason may have one or two Rudolph
18:58put a little zip on it the inside throw to Metcalf it's a modest gain of three
19:08and this is this is such an interesting stat to me and it's almost hard to comprehend 60 consecutive
19:14games without scoring seven or more points more than seven points in the first quarter we talked
19:20about the Bears being plus 23 point differential 60 games is a lot of football games at some point
19:27you figure out well we'll stumble into some points take away something would happen it's unbelievable
19:32second down and seven here for Pittsburgh we're down to three minutes to go in the first
19:37Calvin Austin nice fake by Austin and he wiggles out to the perimeter near the first down and they
19:46rely on yards after the catch maybe more than any other team in the NFL and they're very good at it we
19:52talked about this is what they like to do just get the ball out put it in the playmakers hands and let
19:57them go do the rest the pro bowler Kevin Byard missed him initially that allowed Austin to take it to the 31
20:06most yards after the catch per game in the NFL this season the Pittsburgh Steelers
20:16third and short
20:2010th play of the drive motion man is Metcalf they need two yards Rudolph safety valve Gainwell
20:28he's gonna get there and then some
20:30first down Spencer Anderson with a good block to help spring Gainwell and move the chains 13 yards on
20:40the catch and run Spencer Anderson leading the way out on the edge you just don't see offensive linemen
20:47able to do this well he's right here on the edge he's gonna make an initial chip and then get out in front
20:52and lead the way for the first down when you have Darnell Washington and Spencer Anderson those athletic
20:59giants you can do a lot Rudolph five of five on the drive now six of six shake a big move
21:04and Smith is twirled down at the 10 by brisker that's eight yards well earned it's not the prettiest
21:16thing it's not the biggest plays you're not gonna look at it and say oh wow what a beautiful game but
21:22they're just matriculating their way down the field four or five yards at a time real screens quick passes
21:28good analysis there coach dream second down and two love when teams matriculate
21:39oh I just feel so smart when I say
21:43under a minute to go now in this first quarter the play clock is winding down the Steelers recognize it
21:48and they're going to use a timeout
21:54seven nothing lead for the bears
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22:39second and two big four four
22:46steelers this has been an impressive drive doing it in their style
22:54warren in the backfield give it to him warren fighting for those extra yards he always keeps
23:00those legs turning and it's a first down gain of four
23:06and the injured bear is a linebacker it's ruben hippolyte the rookie out of maryland getting the start
23:15the depth is being tested for this chicago bears linebacking corps
23:20athletic training staff is out to check on hippolyte will step aside late first quarter action
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23:52the linebacker hippolyte did get up walk off on his own
23:56augbang bamiga steps in signed as a free agent last year by chicago
24:02first and goal for the steelers rudolph swings it up dk metcalf turns it up field and he's in
24:08touchdown steelers
24:13tremendous answer by pittsburgh
24:21this might actually be considered a lateral in a run play but watch this motion
24:25they get him behind the three tight ends put the ball in his hands and he's just got three
24:30blockers and white jerseys out front no problem at all and this is you can see the linebackers moving
24:36and everybody's shifting over that's what that shift in motion does and then he's just got three lead
24:42blockers out in front to escort him into the end zone and it is a rushing touchdown for dk metcalf
24:49boswell adds the extra point we are tied at seven and seven we'll be back in 30 seconds after this from state farm
25:00well jj official scores that get to work after the play is over they've determined that it is a pass
25:10for rudolph so fantasy football players mason rudolph gets a touchdown so does metcalf mason must have
25:18gotten there here he's got a lot of power i threw that that was forward
25:27so the steelers 95 yards for the touchdown last time they did that a couple of seasons ago
25:35at san francisco versus san francisco in week one boswell will kick it off
25:39we're all all even here in chicago
25:48duvernay had the pivotal kick return last week to set up the bears
25:55on the last drive of the game and that come from behind victory and a good one
25:58there as well but a penalty marker comes down
26:01there's there could be a hold on the edge
26:09just 24 seconds remaining in this opening quarter
26:16pretty clean first quarter just one penalty so far and it was called against the steelers
26:23i think this one will be on the bears ben skranek out there on the edge trying to hold during the
26:28return balding number 81 of the receiving team that 10-yard penalty will be enforced from the
26:34spot of the foul first down this week nfl players are wearing custom cleats through my cause my cleats
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26:53caleb cares foundation dedicated to empowering youth and creating brighter futures through education
26:59mentorship and community support the cleats he's wearing were designed by students and he's
27:05encouraging them to dream big first down at the 20-yard line after the penalty
27:12handoff to andre swift and a flag is thrown as swift gets brought down after the gain of three that's
27:20going to be on darnell wright the right tackle tj watt jumped inside took a risk
27:25beat him and wright realized he was beat and just grabbed on to the inside of the collar offense
27:30number 58 10-yard penalty first down here it is you'll see it just kind of gets inside and yeah right
27:41right with the little grab to save his running back from a big collision in the backfield
27:44mike tomlin's been really happy with the play of the young guys on this defensive front derrick harman
27:50and y8 black he said they work hard they respect the game he didn't really want us to mention it
27:57because then they might get big heads but we're matching we're d linemen we have naturally big heads
28:05this is how it is physically second quarter action is coming up steelers bears tied at seven on cbs
28:14we're tied at seven just an update on that pittsburgh touchdown new york has now changed it back to a
28:24rushing toss snip snap snip snap what are they doing you have no idea what three snips does to your man i
28:29think michael scott's the official score the throw down field is out of bounds based on the pressure
28:37roma dunze was the receiver in the area and now it's second down and 20 for the bears
28:46first quarter numbers 104 total yards stealers had a 95 yard drive they had to turn over and then the
28:52bears took advantage of it turning it into seven points yep they had a great drive down the field and
28:57now they start a little more backed up on this one we'll see what they do second and long
29:02here's williams in the pocket williams trying to get out of the pocket he won't loses the ball and the
29:13steelers jump on top of it it's a touchdown and it's tj watt i'm not sure what caleb was trying to do
29:22there either tuck the ball away or throw it one or the other you can't just let it hang out there like
29:29that when you got a defender in your face wrapped all around you so herving on the recovery
29:35watt will get credit for the sack on the qb and the forced fumble i mean if he's gonna pass my record
29:43that's one hell of a way to do it with a strip sack causing a touchdown good for you tj he is now the
29:52walk family all-time sacks leader
29:58and it's points on the board for pittsburgh
30:02i just go back to caleb there you cannot have the ball hanging out like that he saw tj watt coming
30:08then he got in the grass at some point you either chuck it or tuck it and he did neither and now it's seven
30:16points
30:21yet another strip sack for tj watt you get the wisconsin connection
30:29on the forced fumble fumble recovery touchdown stealers 14 7.
30:35tj watt
30:41he's number one in the family for now ouch
30:52pittsburgh with two touchdowns at 46 seconds first one on offense second one on defense and now a seven
31:00point lead for the steelers the watts sack in the end zone ball pops free and the recovery by her
31:09big for the score think about this stadium right now the momentum has just completely flipped from
31:15that nashon wright interception into touchdown duvernay on the return trying to get it to the outside
31:22cannot he gets hit down low right at the 25 yard line all right take us back with caleb william
31:29well here i do want to say where i talked about caleb you having to either chuck it or tuck it
31:33tj watt did have his right arm pinned so while he was trying to escape and i still believe that
31:39he's got to do something a little better early on when he sees him in his face he did have that right
31:44arm pinned and that is sack number 115 for tj watt well that's it i'm gonna put the pads back on
31:53because this is preposterous i'm sure john and connie would love that mom dad uncle jared good to
32:00see you guys in the crowd first down for the bears let's see how they respond the give is to swift and
32:06there's nothing there he's brought down at the line of scrimmage it was jack sawyer and patrick queen
32:13collaborating well now the bears want to get this momentum back they want to get this crowd back there's
32:20clearly been a bit of a hush at the moment and so ben johnson caleb williams let's see what they dial
32:27up to get this thing to swing back in their favor we asked ben johnson about caleb he said it's been
32:33night and day compared to where we were those joint practices preseason against miami and buffalo and
32:39where the team is now he's a big reason for the offensive success he's taken command williams that one
32:45is on the money to loveland and the michigan product has been consistently producing in recent
32:53weeks that one covers 17 yards this is a matchup i was really curious to see malik harrison is in there
32:59for the steelers at linebacker on downs where they think it's going to be more run he's a thumper
33:04he's not necessarily their best pass cover that would be peyton wilson so they get colson loveland
33:10outside on malik harrison and they just throw a nice little out route to him and caleb finds it
33:17loveland the 10th pick in the 2025 draft tall target at 6 6 241 played high school basketball
33:25said he could shoot the three only took 15 of them in his career out of the pocket williams
33:33ducks out of bounds out near midfield
33:35that's a five-yard gain for caleb williams the nickname that has emerged for caleb from his
33:43teammates is iceman you can be my wingman anytime all right goose what a cool nickname and it's it's
33:53always good when it comes from your teammates and you don't ever self-proclimate oh i thought it was
33:58george gervin excuse me you're going top gun that that's just the difference in ages both apply
34:05there's not a big difference i am you look 25. boy handoff to swift and he sticks his helmet in
34:13to that crowd and takes it to the 49 for a gain of three so the iceman it's starting to pick up
34:22apparently the iceman cometh to chicago five game winning drives this season only five wins total last
34:30year they find a way like we've talked about the numbers aren't incredible but there is clearly a
34:35belief in the city of chicago and in that bears locker room that they will find a way in every game
34:41they're in the bears had gone three straight games without a giveaway swift and it is really close
34:50dealers are trying to claim it's their ball and pittsburgh is pointing as if they've got it
34:55the officials were locked in on the line to game everybody's celebrating for pittsburgh
35:05and now the officials will talk it over why yay black
35:10is the one that came out of there with the football and the steelers have it
35:14the one on the field as there was a fumble recovered by the defense first down this bird timeout let's
35:23see if we can see anything here i mean if you're a bears fan you're thinking forward progress come on
35:31but when they don't rule forward progress it makes it very tough to overturn so at the end of that run
35:38the ball was taken away by black
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36:08back here in chicago the steelers have the football it is a fumble and a recovery for
36:14why yay black the rookie from iowa he's got a seven foot wingspan and i think he used all of it
36:21it because that ball was shifting on the play rudolph short pass donnell washington he's willing to
36:31take on multiple defenders and he plows across the 40 for a gain of 13. all right so the ball carrier
36:37is in here swift is in here now i want you to watch the right side of your screen you're going to see
36:42the ball end up way over in ya black's hands number 74 right here he's got the ball right there
36:50now we have no idea what happened in the middle of all that obviously you got it out somehow it's
36:55a complete mess in a dog pile but the ball did end up over in ya black's hands spencer anderson once
37:01again in there 319 in the backfield for rudolph it's a gift to law and he gets tackled immediately after
37:12taking it for two yards of bomba miga with a stop eric the enemy the running backs coach
37:22shared his opinion with deandre swift and got an injured stealer dk metcalf
37:29has to hop off the field
37:38that's that's the steelers wide receiver one right there that would be big we'll
37:42see if evan can keep an eye on that for us
37:45second down and eight four pittsburgh they're inside the 40. toss it to the outside fire move
37:51that spin gets them a game of two the bears were on top of it set it down to evan well guys i'll get
37:59on metcalf right now the concerns with the bears defense injuries we saw reuben hip light go into
38:04the locker room with a shoulder injury listed as questionable and you can add tyree stevenson
38:09to the mix as well he's out right now with a hip injury he was dealing with during the week so we're
38:14north of five starters on defense down for this bears group yeah it's piling up right now for chicago
38:20it is and they're obviously hoping to get jalen johnson and kyler gordon back at some point but
38:24unfortunately not today for the bears they're down in six pass to gainwell he circles gainwell gets there
38:32and he is so elusive and that speed is real kenny g making sweet music for the steelers just literally
38:44outruns him it looks like he might be stopped in the backfield but the speed is too much and he's
38:48able to turn the corner and pick up the first down after replay assist the runner is a little short of the
38:56line to gain change on the field the initial spot was enough and now they're going to move it back
39:05just a tick so let's see where he was down down right there so yeah i suppose he's about an inch
39:12and a half short touche to you replay assist all right so the ball is spotted just inside the 30.
39:20this is an area where they've used connor hayward and their version of the tush push
39:32they've got darnell washington in there we have an updated weight on washington
39:39if the situation comes up to explain it hayward and he stalled right out of the gate there i think
39:46that extra weight from washington might have helped steelers think they have the first down the bears
39:52disagree and the officials agree with the bears on a fourth down push they don't get there
39:59did they get the football out
40:06the pile is there it just never happened for the steelers
40:11this is really interesting he gets stalled out of the gate but then with the extra push it certainly
40:19looks like he may cross that line which makes you wonder was there forward progress but that's when
40:25the whistle was blown so they just said he did not get the first down so the bears take over
40:32just short of the 30 yard that way 8.46 to go in this first half
40:36williams has the time delivers downfield too high luther burden the third the intended target
40:42james pierre who has seen a lot more playing time the injury to darius slay and the fact that pierre has
40:48played well in coverage that's one that caleb's gonna want back he's got burden open on a dig route
40:55coming across the middle and he just sails it a touch too high for him right through the hands and
41:02right into the helmet of pierre and the injured chicago bear is jonah jackson starting right guard pro bowler in 2021
41:19so we know the challenges on the defensive end for chicago all the linebackers out
41:24backup linebacker getting the start currently out injuries in the secondary the bears have been rock
41:34solid on the interior of the offensive line coming into today they have played 676 of 680 snaps together
41:44so toonie dolman jackson that troika
41:51it's the most in the nfl that troika has been very stable and it's something that helps
41:58caleb williams when you have that level of stability and that understanding of your
42:02offensive line so now that we're gonna add a new guy into the mix and luke newman we'll keep an eye on
42:07that especially with cam hayward derrick harman those guys in the middle for the steelers i feel like you
42:13said troika because you like the way i said troika i absolutely said it to sound smart
42:20i do that in my whole life with words you say
42:23second and ten williams that floater is out of bounds burden in the area third and ten coming up
42:32nfl today update let's go to adam schott i and jj i don't have a troika but i do have john
42:38mechie the third tyron taylor how about this 13 yards for the score it's seven nothing jets leading
42:47the ravens back to you well you do have a troika he's the third john mechie the third i still don't
42:54know what troika means he just keeps saying i'm just gonna keep using it something with three
42:59third down and ten now for chicago it's a nickel package for the steelers williams deep drop clean
43:05pocket throws it underneath and the catch made by loveland he's trying to get the yards necessary but
43:11will not he was spun down by physical jalen ramsey on the play a lot has changed for the steelers with
43:19the shift to ramsey full-time safety they're going to keep the offense on the field right now ben johnson
43:29obviously the yellow line unofficial but looks from that angle like he's just barely short so now ben
43:35johnson going with the big decision here if he's not just trying to draw him offside swift is the running
43:43quarterback it's williams from the gun williams quarterback keeper he's got it and he gets pushed
43:52at the end of the play bears fans want to flag bears players and staff members on the sideline
44:00fired up jalen ramsey with the shove
44:07what a great play here just a little quarterback keeper he's going to follow
44:12deandre swift who lead blocks for him
44:17beautiful play design beautiful execution by caleb and then
44:21talk to gene sterator the rule is if the quarterback's feet are still inbound
44:28it's almost like the ref is copying me if his feet are still inbounds you are allowed to hit him and his
44:34feet were clearly still inbound it is a first down for the bears seven and a half remaining in the second
44:39quarter the unknown guy now in there off the boot throw complete to midfield come in for three
44:54let's take one more look at it you can see still clearly inbounds there
44:58a shove out of bounds so your choice is if you're caleb you either slide or you get out of bounds
45:03quicker there jalen ramsey never wanted to shy away from the contact of course taking full advantage of
45:09the extra but big credit to ben johnson for the decision to go for it and then a beautiful play call
45:16to execute so this drive continues now for chicago
45:21trickery eventually it's burden and birdie's got a running lane
45:28this was a concern for mike tomlin the fact that ben johnson
45:31has the creativity and the pieces to work these gadget plays it's a 15-yard game
45:36you have a guard pulling one way to get the linebackers to flow that way and then you run
45:42the reverse back the other way we're praising ben johnson a lot but rightfully so he's an offensive
45:48wizard and he's drawing up some great plays right now for this bears offense
45:53it's a first down at the 35 of pittsburgh
46:13this is a great job by nick herbig sifting through everything here he's going to get blocked from a
46:19couple different angles but it's the penetration deep into the backfield that blows this entire play up
46:37shaking it
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