Chicago Bears linebackers D’Marco Jackson and Amen Ogbongbemiga each had their demons to wrestle with before tackling player after player during Sunday’s 31-28 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers at Soldier Field.

For Jackson, it was wife Carley who saw him practicing defensive calls in the mirror, his face bearing the weight of stepping into a big role with the Bears missing their top three linebackers in Tremaine Edmunds, T.J. Edwards and Noah Sewell.

“She could tell I was anxious a little bit, just (making my) first start,” he said

For Ogbongbemiga, it was the sting of not getting the starting nod despite those absences.

“I didn’t get reps going into this week,” he said. “I’m a competitor, so I was expecting to play. And when I was told I wasn’t going to be with the first group, especi

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