Biggest winners, losers from Steelers’ Week 12 matchup vs. Bears

The Pittsburgh Steelers couldn't get the job done in Week 12, dropping to 6-5 on the season following their loss to the Chicago Bears.

Looking back at what went right and what went wrong in the game, several Steelers standouts — and complete duds — deserve to be recognized. With that in mind, here are the biggest winners and losers from the Steelers’ Week 12 performance against the Bears.

Winners

RB Kenneth Gainwell

For the second week in a row, Gainwell eclipsed 100 yards from scrimmage. Leading both the Steelers and Bears with an impressive 92 rushing yards — including one near-touchdown off an incredible fake quarterback sneak — there was arguably no offensive player better than Gainwell in Week 12.

OLB T.J. Watt

In what can only be described as a down year for Watt, the talented Steelers edge rusher put together one of his best performances of the season — which included a strip sack on Bears QB Caleb Williams to pass his brother J.J. Watt on the all-time sacks list.

Steelers’ OL run blocking

Pittsburgh's offensive line bullied the Bears on Sunday — opening up rushing lanes for Gainwell and Jaylen Warren throughout the Week 12 matchup. If the Steelers’ o-line can keep up the momentum, the offense might be able to hang with any team in the league.

Losers

S Kyle Dugger

The former Patriot couldn't find quite the same success that he had in last week's win over the Cincinnati Bengals, with the Bears’ passing attack leaving Dugger exposed in both man and zone coverage throughout the matchup.

DB Jalen Ramsey

Another defensive back who had an off night against the Bears, Ramsey definitely wants this performance back. Ramsey remains one of the best tacklers on defense, but his shortcomings in coverage — including an ugly TD given up to WR D.J. Moore — left a lot to be desired in the loss.

P Corliss Waitman

Waitman put together one of the worst outings of his NFL career. Consistently putting the defense behind with some of the worst punts seen all season, Waitman finished the contest with a dreadful 35.3 yards-per-punt average.

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