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Week 9 of the 2021 NFL season has gotten pretty wild. The Bills lost to the Jaguars. The Broncos dominated the Cowboys. The Browns blew out the Bengals. The Saints lost to the Falcons. The Giants beat the Raiders. The Chiefs and Packers played a game with almost no offense. The Cardinals won without Kyler Murray and DeAndre Hopkins. The Titans beat the Rams without Derrick Henry.
There's only one game left in Week 9: the Chicago Bears travel to Heinz Field to take on the Pittsburgh Steelers on "Monday Night Football." Will we get a similarly wild game to match the week we've had so far? Let's hope so.
We know what type of offensive team the Bears want to be -- at least when Matt Nagy is coaching. They want to run the ball as often as possible and ask Justin Fields to do as little as possible. That's just the way they've been approaching things. (Even last week when Fields had a season-high-tying 10 rushing attempts, eight of them were scrambles.)
Whether they try to run it with Khalil Herbert or the possibly returning from injured reserve David Montgomery remains to be seen, but we know they will try. How much success will they have running it against the Steelers? Probably not much.
Pittsburgh ranks sixth in rush defense DVOA this season, according to Football Outsiders, as well as ninth in the percentage of opponent rush attempts stopped at or behind the line of scrimmage. The Bears are a respectable 16th in rushing offense DVOA, but it's not because the line is doing a good job of clearing running lanes. Chicago checks in 23rd in Adjusted Line Yards and 27th in the percentage of runs stopped at or behind the line. Running into Pittsburgh's run defense is a good way to get into the third-and-long situations Chicago wants to avoid.
And yet, one can't help but think the Bears will do just that anyway. They've shown almost no inclination to let Fields air the ball out. And even if they were to do so here, it's hard to believe that they'd do a good job protecting him from Pittsburgh's pass rush. The Steelers actually have a slightly below-average pressure rate (31%) so far this season, but Fields has a tendency to hold onto the ball until the last moment looking for a good throw, and that's not ideal against Pittsburgh's defensive front.
If Allen Robinson were at or near the top of his game, it might make more sense to take to the air. But he and Fields have been unable to get on the same page this season, with the rookie showing much more chemistry with Darnell Mooney. The Steelers also do a good job of taking away the types of deep throws on which Fields excels, making it difficult to imagine him finding much success if the Bears do turn to a pass-centric game plan anyway.
Justin Fields and the Chicago Bears face off against Ben Roethlisberger and the Pittsburgh Steelers on “Monday Night Football,” in a classic bout of “the rookie vs. the veteran.” The Bears are 3-5 thus far on the season, whereas the Steelers are 4-3. Both teams are third in their respective division, although the NFC North undoubtedly lacks the depth that the AFC North does.
The Steelers are bringing a three-game winning streak into this game, whereas the Bears have lost three straight. They’re coming out of a buzzsaw portion of their schedule, featuring games against the Green Bay Packers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and San Francisco 49ers. The Steelers, meanwhile, have been winning ugly -- but winning all the same. Most recently, they netted a 15-10 win over their division rival Cleveland Browns.
ESPN will host this week’s Monday Night Football matchup between the Chicago Bears and the Pittsburgh Steelers with kickoff set for 8:15 p.m. ET. The game will take place at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh.
If you aren’t around a TV to check out this Monday Night Football matchup, you can stream the game via WatchESPN or the ESPN app if you have a cable-login subscription. If you don’t have a cable log-in, you can get a free trial from YouTube TV, Hulu with Live TV, AT&T TV Now, FuboTV, or Sling TV to stream the primetime game.
The Steelers are 4-3 on the season and coming off a 15-10 win over the Cleveland Browns in Week 8. The Bears are 3-5 and coming off a 33-22 loss to the San Francisco 49ers. Pittsburgh is a 6-point favorite at DraftKings Sportsbook and a -250 moneyline favorite. Chicago is a +200 moneyline underdog. The point total is installed at 39.
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