The Steelers went into Chicago and dropped another winnable game to an inferior opponent on the road outside of Eastern Standard Time. As you can imagine, Twitter was LIT.
The big story before kickoff was that the Steelers would not take part in the National Anthem.
Mike Tomlin just told me @NFLonCBS #Steelers will NOT be participating in the #NationalAnthem today in CHI. Staying in the locker room.
— Jamie Erdahl (@JamieErdahl) September 24, 2017
Mike Tomlin. No players behind him. pic.twitter.com/GYR0M4EyvR
— Eric Edholm (@Eric_Edholm) September 24, 2017
Once the game started they didn’t seem too interested in taking part in it either.
Rogers brain still in locker room also
— 105.9 The X (@1059thex) September 24, 2017
live look at Eli on that punt return pic.twitter.com/ZLVcX0XDgq
— SteelCityBlitz (@SCBlitz) September 24, 2017
The Bears lead for the first time this season.
The Steelers trail for the first time this season.— NFL Research (@NFLResearch) September 24, 2017
Sack and fumble by Roethlisberger Bears recover at midfield. Ramon Foster down for #Steelers.
— Dale Lolley (@dlolley_pgh) September 24, 2017
Somebody run down to the Steelers locker room and tell them the national anthem is over they can come out now😂
— SamHall (@SamDHallJr) September 24, 2017
This is how bad teams win games. Lack of ball protection by the better team. Chicago takes over about midfield
— 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 (@steelcityundrgr) September 24, 2017
Bears had chance to go up 10 with no passing yards yet. Missed FG. Steelers back to work.
— Eric Edholm (@Eric_Edholm) September 24, 2017
https://twitter.com/DanielCC46/status/912002325971132417
There is the Markus Wheaton #Steelers fans know and love…but a roughing the passer call extends the drive. This is horrible
— Behind the Steel Curtain (@btsteelcurtain) September 24, 2017
The Steelers would finall put together a good drive and move it down the field.
#Steelers WR Antonio Brown (@AB84) has set an NFL record for the fewest games to 650 receptions with his second today in his 104th game.
— Dom Rinelli (@drinelli) September 24, 2017
Steelers turning to no-huddle to try to create a spark, which can help an O-line missing two starters. Quick first down
— Jeremy Fowler (@JFowlerESPN) September 24, 2017
#Steelers James grab and gets popped but holds onto ball. Tough kid from Glassport #WTAE
— Andrew Stockey (@astockeyWTAE) September 24, 2017
That powerful run up the gut for a first down? That's why the Steelers kept @azusapacific's Terrell Watson.
— Aditi Kinkhabwala (@AKinkhabwala) September 24, 2017
AB would cash it in for six.
ABABABABBABABABAABABABBABABAABBA
— nicholas. (@psamp) September 24, 2017
TOUCHDOWN BROWN
— taylornicole (@ay_taybay) September 24, 2017
https://twitter.com/Cnic__/status/912015155071942656
But the defense still was MIA.
What is tackling?
— Purple Monkey Dishwasher (@HayekandHockey) September 24, 2017
Steelers missed five tackles last week.
Pretty sure they matched that number on that play.
— Alex Kozora (@Alex_Kozora) September 24, 2017
Not a good game on *either side of the ball* for the Steelers *in the trenches* today
hashtag-FootballCliches
— Chris Adamski (@C_AdamskiTrib) September 24, 2017
The Bears scored another easy touchdown to go up 14-7.
Steelers defense gambled wrong on that play…
— Rich Walsh KDKA (@RichieWalsh) September 24, 2017
#Steelers on the road versus weak opponents #UnderWhelming pic.twitter.com/sHRPQ4cAUg
— Jeff Verszyla (@Verz) September 24, 2017
This team just looks uninterested again in away game. Bizarre.
— Steelers Takeaways 🌗 (@PittsburghSport) September 24, 2017
BREAKING: Bad teams are good and good teams are bad
— The Pickle (@sportspickle) September 24, 2017
On a weird play to end the half, Boswell’s field goal attempt was blocked but the Steelers ran down the returner and knocked the ball out. Jordan Berry batted it out of the end zone for a safety or touchback or something?
Vance Mcdonald = don beebe #HereWeGo
— J🍩ey Bag 🍩f D🍩nuts 🍩 (@joeybagovdonuts) September 24, 2017
The Bears just Leon Lett'd
— Purple Monkey Dishwasher (@HayekandHockey) September 24, 2017
Bears just got Beebe’d. Baffling.
— Matt Norlander (@MattNorlander) September 24, 2017
Aint that right, Marcus #Bears pic.twitter.com/mauoHpaOiT
— Freezing Cold Takes (@OldTakesExposed) September 24, 2017
The call wound up giving the Bears the ball on the 1.
Absurd. Mike Tomlin sends team to locker room. Defense barely gets back on field in time. Then Bears false start from 1-yard line.
— Aditi Kinkhabwala (@AKinkhabwala) September 24, 2017
Either way, we went into the half down 17-7.
https://twitter.com/LedyardNFLDraft/status/912020991408263168
https://twitter.com/BrianLacek/status/912024299351035904
In the second half, the offense started where they left off.
Le'Veon Bell has surpassed Antonio Brown for the most catches by a #Steelers player in their first 50 games with the team with 237+counting.
— Dom Rinelli (@drinelli) September 24, 2017
Our weekly tweet comes in quarter 3. Antonio Brown is good at football.
— Steelers Wire (@TheSteelersWire) September 24, 2017
The defense even generated a turnover when Shazier forced a fumble and recovered!
The #Steelers defense creates a turnover to open the second half. Ryan Shazier causes and recovers a fumble. Now the offense needs to score.
— Missi Matthews (@missi_matthews) September 24, 2017
It STANDS. Wow. A break
— Steelers Wire (@TheSteelersWire) September 24, 2017
The offense took advantage of a short field and got the game within 3, mostly on the ground.
Ben or Michael Vick?
— Still Curtain (@StillCurtain) September 24, 2017
Vintage Ben Roethlisberger
— taylornicole (@ay_taybay) September 24, 2017
Second game in a row Ben's had a stretch with five straight incompletions.
— Neal Coolong (@NealCoolong) September 24, 2017
Empty set and no one can get open. Flag avoids Steelers' Twitter meltdown.
— Alex Kozora (@Alex_Kozora) September 24, 2017
Touchdown Le'Veon Bell!! Steelers now trail 17-14
— SteelerNation (@steelernation) September 24, 2017
Antonio Brown and Le'Veon Bell have both scored their first TDs of 2017 in today's game.
— Missi Matthews (@missi_matthews) September 24, 2017
Unfortunately, the defense still couldn’t tackle.
The Steelers run defense is getting punked today.
— Curt Popejoy (@CurtPopejoySW) September 24, 2017
Watching the Steelers run D pic.twitter.com/kKh0D5COJC
— C (@Dadoftwokidz) September 24, 2017
death by Pittsburgh Steelers missed tackles….put it on my gravestone.
— taylornicole (@ay_taybay) September 24, 2017
Hargrave came up with a sack, which essentially ended the Bears drive.
Easily the most consistent defender today has been @Jay_MostWanted. #Steelers
— Steel Dad (@SteelDad) September 24, 2017
After an exchange of punts, the Steelers would come up with another turnover.
Jordan Howard has died about 4 times today.
— Scott Kacsmar (@ScottKacsmar) September 24, 2017
JJ WILCOX INT pic.twitter.com/kGBzbUYIzu
— The Steelers n'at (@thesteelersnat) September 24, 2017
Mike Glennon completed more passes to the Steelers than he has to his own WRs.
— Alex Kozora (@Alex_Kozora) September 24, 2017
Boswell would tie it with a field goal and the defense would hold.
Bears will punt. Steelers will get the ball with just over 5 minutes to go.
— David Todd (@DavidMTodd) September 24, 2017
Bears fans, who watched team lose 29-7 last week, boo them for being tied with 5:12 left today
— Chris Adamski (@C_AdamskiTrib) September 24, 2017
Unfortunately the offense couldn’t get a first down after a holding penalty.
https://twitter.com/BTSC_Radio/status/912041894317666304
This offense on 3rd downs is abysmal. Ben keeps forcing it deep
— Steelers Takeaways 🌗 (@PittsburghSport) September 24, 2017
Failed fumble recovery…smh
— ItaliaRyan26 (@StrykerBrig24) September 24, 2017
https://twitter.com/LedyardNFLDraft/status/912045671275999232
The Bears have fumbled twice and threw what should have been an interception IN CONSECUTIVE PLAYS. And they still have the ball.
— Neal Coolong (@NealCoolong) September 24, 2017
The Steelers are just refusing Chicago's repeated offers to win the game
— Tim Benz (@TimBenzPGH) September 24, 2017
With that catch, @AB84 has passed John Stallworth for the 2nd-most receiving yards in #SteelersHistory. pic.twitter.com/aPjY6oOyo7
— Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) September 24, 2017
No one could do anything in the closing minutes and the game went to Overtime. Tarik Cohen seemingly scored a long TD when a blatant hold when uncalled.
NOOOOO
— Charlie Batch (@CharlieBatch16) September 24, 2017
That was an astonishingly blatant hold.
— Chris Mueller (@ChrisMuellerPGH) September 24, 2017
Lmao pic.twitter.com/AebluG7e7c
— ⱼₐₛ (@j_a155) September 24, 2017
But they called him out of bounds.
c'mon bad call c'mon bad call c'mon bad call c'mon bad call c'mon bad call c'mon bad call c'mon bad call c'mon bad call c'mon bad call c'mon
— sarah sprague (@sarah_sprague) September 24, 2017
The ruling on the field is that the runner stepped out of bounds.
Overtime continues.
— Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) September 24, 2017
A few plays later though, the Bears walked it off.
That's the most horrendous display of tackling I've ever seen in my life. The Tomlin trap game strikes again. Embarrassing.
— Jesse Marshall (@jmarshfof) September 24, 2017
This defense is gassed. They can't stop this running attack
— RyanG'Thang (@GoodSee24) September 24, 2017
https://twitter.com/xmasape/status/912049743274106880
https://twitter.com/bryaninpgh/status/912049718167031808
That was the worst defense I have ever seen. That's just embarrassing. EMBARRASSING.
— Neal Coolong (@NealCoolong) September 24, 2017
Bears win. Gouged again by the run. Hot knife thru butter. Shazier overruns play, terrible angle by Mitchell. 23-17 Bears.
— David Todd (@DavidMTodd) September 24, 2017
Unstoppable. Three Runs in OT. 80 Yards. Another holding call not called. #Bears win 23-17
— Bob Pompeani (@KDPomp) September 24, 2017
