Expecting Rodgers back: The Steelers went into Chicago looking to stay on top of the AFC North with a win over the Bears, but they left with a 31-28 loss, despite a late attempt to come back.

"I thought it was a hard-fought game," said Coach Mike Tomlin. "Certainly, got to compliment Coach (Ben) Johnson and the Bears on a winning performance. Like I told the team, it's tight when it's good-on-good, particularly when you're in a hostile environment.

"Any number of plays could change the outcome of the game, and that's why we just have to live every down singularly in all three phases. I think (Sunday) was a very good illustration of that. I thought we could have better field position with our kickoff team, for example. More timely punting with our punt team.

"I thought we started the se

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