Steelers-Bears: Jeff Reed, Pittsburgh Fall Victim to Chicago Conditions

Chicago, IL—Last week Bears quarterback Jay Cutler threw a horrific four interceptions against a mediocre Green Bay defense. Also last week, Pittsburgh Steelers kicker Jeff Reed was 2-of-2 with a game-winning field goal to beat the Tennessee Titans. This week, however, all bets were off as it was a new week. The Pittsburgh Steelers marched into Soldier Field standing with a 1-0 record and titled the reigning Super Bowl champs to play a defeated Bears team from the previous week. All week long, the hype was, "Cutler threw four interceptions against Green Bay; he won't want to show up for Pittsburgh," and, "Who will be missed more: Troy Polamalu or Brian Urlacher?" Even though the loss of both defensive players hurt each team, the weather conditions appeared more of a problem. The conditions at Soldier Field—wet and rainy—weren't welcoming to any team and definitely proved so. Chicago opened the game with a quick three-and-out before punti...