The Bears‘ owner won’t play Sunday.
Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers won’t face the Bears at Soldier Field, Steelers coach Mike Tomlin told CBS about two hours before kickoff at the Lakefront.
“He fought his tail off all week, but that’s the prudent play for us to make as a collective,” Tomlin said.
The Steelers made him inactive about 45 minutes later.
Rodgers broke his left wrist a week ago against the Bengals. He wore a brace and was limited in practice Thursday and Friday. He said Thursday he wanted to play at Soldier Field, where he is 13-3 in his career, all as a member of the rival Packers. He once infamously shouted at Bears fans that he owned them — and he wasn’t wrong.
Quarterbacks the #Bears have faced this year:
JJ McCarthy — Loss, Win
Jared Goff — L
Dak Prescott — W
Geno Smith — W
Jayden Daniels — W
Spencer Rattler — W
Snoop Huntley — L
Joe Flacco — W
Jaxson Dart — W— Patrick Finley (@patrickfinley) November 23, 2025
Before 9 a.m., Rodgers walked a lap around Soldier Field with his left arm tucked into the pouch of his sweatshirt . He pointed to different parts of the stadium while talking to receiver Ben Skowronek, the Northwestern alum.
Rodgers joked earlier this week that he hoped he and Bears fans could “let bygones be bygones” after his time in Green Bay.
“I hope those fans can put that behind them,” he said. “I’m sure they can’t. Don’t expect them to.”
With Rodgers out, the Steelers will start Mason Rudolph, who replaced him last week and finished off the victory against the Bengals. He took most of the snaps in practice this week.
Rudolph is 9-8-1 all-time as a starter but was 1-4 with the Titans last year.