Bears Top Steelers 31-28 on Williams' 3 TD Passes

Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams threw three touchdown passes to lead his team to a narrow 31-28 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday at Soldier Field, improving the Bears to 8-3 and maintaining their lead in the NFC North.

The win marked Chicago's fourth straight victory and eighth in their last nine games, showcasing their resilience in tight contests. Despite missing their three starting linebackers due to injuries and losing cornerback Tyrique Stevenson and linebacker Ruben Hyppolite II during the game, the Bears held off a late Pittsburgh rally. Right guard Jonah Jackson also briefly exited with an injury before returning. The Steelers, starting backup Mason Rudolph in place of the injured Aaron Rodgers, who sat out with a broken left wrist, dropped to 6-5 and fell into a tie for first in the AFC North with Baltimore.

Pittsburgh struck first, building a 21-14 lead in the second quarter behind a strip sack by T.J. Watt that Nick Herbig recovered in the end zone for a defensive touchdown, along with a short run by Jaylen Warren and a 6-yard rushing score by DK Metcalf. Rudolph, in his second stint with the team after signing in March, completed 24 of 31...