2025 · Week 12
Pittsburgh Steelers at Chicago Bears
Nov 23, 2025 · Soldier Field · outdoors · grass
Recap
Chicago Bears held off Pittsburgh Steelers 31–28. ScoutIndex had favored Bears (54%) going in. Bears improve to 8-3; Steelers fall to 6-5. Caleb Williams paced the offense with 239 passing yards and 3 TDs; 21 rushing yards.
Team stats
| PIT | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | First downs | 18 |
| 357 | Total yards | 338 |
| 171 | Passing yards | 239 |
| 186 | Rushing yards | 99 |
| 24/31 | Comp / Att | 19/35 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 2 | Sacks taken | 1 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(8:32) (Shotgun) 18-C.Williams pass short right to 2-D.Moore for 5 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q18-C.Santos extra point is GOOD, Center-46-S.Daly, Holder-19-T.Taylor.
- Q1(:35) (Shotgun) 4-D.Metcalf left end for 6 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q19-C.Boswell extra point is GOOD, Center-46-C.Kuntz, Holder-3-C.Waitman.
- Q2(14:54) (Shotgun) 18-C.Williams sacked at CHI -2 for -12 yards (90-T.Watt). FUMBLES (90-T.Watt) [90-T.Watt], RECOVERED by PIT-51-N.Herbig at CHI -1. TOUCHDOWN.
- Q29-C.Boswell extra point is GOOD, Center-46-C.Kuntz, Holder-3-C.Waitman.
- Q2(4:00) (Shotgun) 18-C.Williams pass short right to 84-C.Loveland for 12 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q28-C.Santos extra point is GOOD, Center-46-S.Daly, Holder-19-T.Taylor.
- Q2(1:32) Direct snap to 83-Co.Heyward. 14-K.Gainwell right end for 56 yards, TOUCHDOWN. The Replay Official reviewed the runner broke the plane ruling, and the play was REVERSED. Direct snap to 83-Co.Heyward. 14-K.Gainwell right end pushed ob at CHI 1 for 55 yards (31-K.Byard).
- Q2(1:23) 30-J.Warren right end for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN. Penalty on CHI-94-A.Booker, Defensive Offside, declined.
- Q29-C.Boswell extra point is GOOD, Center-46-C.Kuntz, Holder-3-C.Waitman.
- Q2(:03) 8-C.Santos 47 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-S.Daly, Holder-19-T.Taylor.
- Q3(8:33) (Shotgun) 18-C.Williams pass deep right to 2-D.Moore for 25 yards, TOUCHDOWN. Penalty on PIT-33-J.Sawyer, Defensive Offside, declined.
- Q38-C.Santos extra point is GOOD, Center-46-S.Daly, Holder-19-T.Taylor.
- Q4(14:16) (Shotgun) 25-K.Monangai up the middle for 2 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q48-C.Santos extra point is GOOD, Center-46-S.Daly, Holder-19-T.Taylor.
- Q4(7:41) 14-K.Gainwell left end for 4 yards, TOUCHDOWN NULLIFIED by Penalty. PENALTY on PIT-4-D.Metcalf, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at CHI 2.
- Q4(6:32) (Shotgun) 2-M.Rudolph pass short middle to 88-P.Freiermuth for 3 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q49-C.Boswell extra point is GOOD, Center-46-C.Kuntz, Holder-3-C.Waitman. ** Injury Update: CHI-45-A.Ogbongbemiga has returned to the game.
Box score
PIT
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mason Rudolph | 24/31 | 171 | 1 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mason Rudolph | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| Kenny Gainwell | 10 | 92 | 0 |
| Jaylen Warren | 18 | 68 | 1 |
| DK Metcalf | 2 | 12 | 1 |
| Jonnu Smith | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Connor Heyward | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenny Gainwell | 6 | 6 | 30 | 0 |
| Calvin Austin III | 4 | 5 | 36 | 0 |
| Darnell Washington | 2 | 2 | 22 | 0 |
| DK Metcalf | 5 | 8 | 22 | 0 |
| Ben Skowronek | 1 | 1 | 21 | 0 |
| Jonnu Smith | 3 | 3 | 21 | 0 |
| Pat Freiermuth | 3 | 3 | 19 | 1 |
| Roman Wilson | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
CHI
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caleb Williams | 19/35 | 239 | 3 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caleb Williams | 4 | 21 | 0 |
| Kyle Monangai | 12 | 48 | 1 |
| Luther Burden III | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| D'Andre Swift | 8 | 15 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DJ Moore | 5 | 7 | 64 | 2 |
| Rome Odunze | 3 | 9 | 53 | 0 |
| Colston Loveland | 4 | 5 | 49 | 1 |
| Luther Burden III | 3 | 5 | 46 | 0 |
| D'Andre Swift | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 |
| Olamide Zaccheaus | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Durham Smythe | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Cole Kmet | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |