3 takeaways from the Steelers’ 31-28 loss to the Chicago Bears

The Steelers are now 1-13 all-time in Chicago following Sunday’s 31-28 loss to the Bears. As always, there are plenty of takeaways to be had.

1. The Steelers had the right gameplan — and then they didn’t

Outside of an early Mason Rudolph interception, the Steelers offense was largely efficient in the first half. The run game was churning out chunk gains, and the passing game kept finding success in the screen game.

Down their top three linebackers, the Bears had a clear weakness on defense. Like last week against an inexperienced Cincinnati linebacker core, Steelers offensive coordinator Arthur Smith tested the opponent’s sideline-to-sideline range with plenty of short passes in the flats. He also added more creativity than usual to his run game, with plenty of varying concepts and misd