CHICAGO — On a strange day all around the NFL, from California to London, the Steelers provided a sense of normalcy in the city of big shoulders.
They went down in another big upset on the road.
Chicago, a 7.5-point underdog as more Teddy Bears than Monsters of the Midway after they lost their first two games following a 3-13 record in 2016, toppled the Steelers with old-school football Sunday that had to make Dick Butkus smile as he watched from his seat at Soldier Field. They ran all over the Steelers for 220 yards rushing and pretty much slammed what is supposed to be a vaunted Steelers offense that again went pffffft.