Bears' no-name linebackers lead the way in win

Chicago Bears running back Kyle Monangai #25, linebacker Amen Ogbongbemiga #45 and wide receiver Olamide Zaccheaus #14 take a selfie as they walk off the field after the Bears beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 31 - 28 at Soldier Field, Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-TimesAshlee Rezin/Sun-Times

Bears linebacker D’Marco Jackson couldn’t remember the last time he wore the green-dot helmet, the one that allowed coordinator Dennis Allen to send in the play calls for him to relay to his teammates.

“One game in New Orleans,” he said. “Maybe.”

If so, it was in relief. The journeyman special teams ace made his first career start Sunday, playing middle linebacker in place of Tremaine Edmunds, whom…