Bear Necessities: The Morning After…the Bears’ Week 9 loss vs. Steelers

We’re recapping the Bears’ loss against the Steelers, which featured Justin Fields’ breakout game and poor officiating.

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The Bears-Steelers matchup was a tale of two halves of football, where Chicago looked like they were headed for another frustrating loss. But things got super interesting in the second half, thanks to rookie quarterback Justin Fields, who took a huge step forward in his development on a national stage.

While the Bears have lost four straight games heading into the bye week, it’s hard not to cling to the fact that Fields looked like a true franchise quarterback in Monday’s loss. The kind of confidence where, when Fields took the field, you felt like Chicago still had a chance to win this game. And that’s something Bears fans haven’t had in a long time.

There was plenty to digest from Monday’s game, which also included the poor officiating. Our Bears Wire staff is sharing their immediate reactions to Chicago’s brutal loss to Pittsburgh: