Inside the Bears' locker room after close win vs. Steelers

The Chicago Bears continue to win in thrilling fashion, where games are coming down to the final minute, and that proved to be true in a 31-28 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Bears are now 8-3, have won four straight and remain atop the NFC North.

The Bears were tested in this game, including falling behind in the first half before mourning a second-half comeback and retaining the lead. Chicago saw contributions from all phases, where the offense found success in the red zone, the defense forced turnovers and special teams stepped up.

Following the game, the Bears social team released a video inside the winning locker room, where head coach Ben Johnson addressed his team after the close victory.

"It takes a village," Johnson said. "And I'm talking about players, I'm talking about coaches, I'm talking about training staff, I'm talking about everybody in this building. And here we are towards the back half of the season, and our depth is being tested. It would have been so easy to say, 'How are we going to win this game, we got no linebackers.' You guys don't bat an eye. Jonah Jackson goes down for a minute, Luke Newman steps up. Theo (Benedet)'s down, Ozzy (Trapilo) steps up. I could keep going on and on and on and on. Credit to you guys. That's number eight (wins)."

Johnson handed out game balls to linebacker D'Marco Jackson and defensive end Montez Sweat, who both stepped up big for the defense. Jackson served as the captain on defense with all three starting linebackers sidelined with injury. He finished with a team-best 15 total tackles, including one tackle for loss. Sweat totaled two sacks on the afternoon, including a strip sack that proved to be huge in this game.

The Bears recorded their fourth straight win and eighth in the last nine games while retaining their first-place stance in the NFC North. But they have another tough matchup when they hit the road to face the Philadelphia Eagles on Black Friday in Week 13. We'll see if they can pull another miracle out of their hat.

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