PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Steelers never make it easy.
Monday night’s 29-27 win against the Chicago Bears was no exception. The Steelers, twice up 14, saw their two-score lead evaporate in the fourth quarter. It took a 40-yard field goal from Chris Boswell, recovered from the concussion sustained a week earlier, with 26 seconds left on the clock to put the Steelers back on top for good.
The Steelers (5-3) have never blown a 14-point fourth-quarter lead at home, but they came dangerously close after allowing three fourth-quarter scores: a 15-yard touchdown by Darnell Mooney, a fumbled punt return by Ray-Ray McCloud that turned into a scoop-and-score by Chicago’s DeAndre Houston-Carson, and a 16-yard pass to Mooney from rookie quarterback Justin Fields.