The Pittsburgh Steelers could not get the job completed in Week 12, dropping to 6-5 on the season following their loss to the Chicago Bears.
Looking again at what went proper and what went fallacious within the recreation, a number of Steelers standouts — and full duds — should be acknowledged. With that in thoughts, listed below are the largest winners and losers from the Steelers’ Week 12 efficiency in opposition to the Bears.
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Winners
RB Kenneth Gainwell
For the second week in a row, Gainwell eclipsed 100 yards from scrimmage. Leading each the Steelers and Bears with a formidable 92 speeding yards — together with one near-touchdown off an unbelievable pretend quarterback sneak — there was arguably no offensive participant higher than Gainwell in Week 12.
OLB T.J. Watt
In what can solely be described as a down 12 months for Watt, the gifted Steelers edge rusher put collectively certainly one of his finest performances of the season — which included a strip sack on Bears QB Caleb Williams to cross his brother J.J. Watt on the all-time sacks listing.
Steelers’ OL run blocking
Pittsburgh’s offensive line bullied the Bears on Sunday — opening up speeding lanes for Gainwell and Jaylen Warren all through the Week 12 matchup. If the Steelers’ o-line can sustain the momentum, the offense would possibly be capable to grasp with any staff within the league.
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Losers
S Kyle Dugger
The former Patriot could not discover fairly the identical success that he had in final week’s win over the Cincinnati Bengals, with the Bears’ passing assault leaving Dugger uncovered in each man and zone protection all through the matchup.
DB Jalen Ramsey
Another defensive again who had an off evening in opposition to the Bears, Ramsey undoubtedly desires this efficiency again. Ramsey stays top-of-the-line tacklers on protection, however his shortcomings in protection — together with an unsightly TD given as much as WR D.J. Moore — left so much to be desired within the loss.
P Corliss Waitman
Waitman put collectively one of many worst outings of his NFL profession. Consistently placing the protection behind with a number of the worst punts seen all season, Waitman completed the competition with a dreadful 35.3 yards-per-punt common.
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This article initially appeared on Steelers Wire: Steelers’ winners and losers from Week 12 loss to Bears