Packers put running back Chris Brooks on injured reserve before Bears game
The ankle injury Brooks suffered in Tampa Bay will keep him out at least four games and thins Green Bay's backfield again.
Final · Kickoff
2005 Regular season · Week 14 · Heinz Field
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The Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Chicago Bears 21–9 at home at Heinz Field in Week 14 of the 2005 regular season on December 11, 2005.
The result moved the Steelers to 8–5 and dropped the Bears to 9–4. The Bears finished 2005 at 11–5 and lost in the Divisional round. The Steelers finished 2005 at 11–5 and won Super Bowl XL.
WHYNFL’s results archive begins with the 1999 season, and this was the franchises’ first meeting in it. When they met again, the Chicago Bears won 17–14 on September 20, 2009.
Written by WHYNFL from the final scores in its results archive, which begins with the 1999 season. Records, streaks and season results count regular-season and playoff finals.
Series Steelers lead the series 1–0 after meeting No. 1 since 2005 Full series history
The ankle injury Brooks suffered in Tampa Bay will keep him out at least four games and thins Green Bay's backfield again.
Mike McCarthy said the second-year defensive lineman will miss at least four games, another loss for a Pittsburgh defense already without cornerback Jamel Dean.
Pittsburgh adds a veteran with 65 career starts after trading Joey Porter Jr. and losing Jamel Dean to an ankle injury in Cleveland.