Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Chicago Bears: Inactives for Week 12 matchup

The Pittsburgh Steelers have released their list of inactives for Sunday’s Week 12 road game against the Chicago Bears. As announced earlier Sunday, quarterback Aaron Rodgers will not play.

Rodgers, dealing with a fracture in his left wrist, was essentially a game-time decision for Sunday’s game. Mason Rudolph will start under center in place of Rodgers. Last Sunday, Rudolph replaced Rodgers for two possessions and played well, completing 12-of-16 passes for 127 yards and a touchdown. Rodgers has a lot of confidence in Rudolph’s ability to help Pittsburgh win on the road.

“He’s a great backup,” Rodgers said Wednesday of Rudolph. “He’s super helpful during the week. He’s a professional. He is ready to play. He’s a gamer, and watching the locker room last week, I was super fired up watching him go up and down the field and those couple drives he had. I’m thankful for the way he played, the way he prepares.

“He’s a lot more type A, I would say, than I am with the preparation. He’s wound a little tight, but it makes it for a good backup of quarterback because he’s so in tune to the details, and I just love being around him.”

Additionally, the Steelers will be without edge rusher Alex Highsmith (pec) for the second consecutive week. Highsmith is third on the team with 5.5 sacks.

“It’s frustrating,” Highsmith said. “I do a lot for my body. I do a lot to make sure I’m prepared for the game, to make sure I don’t get hurt. It’s just trusting the Lord’s plan. I am trying to be the best teammate, dominate rehab the best I can and dominate what I can control. I am antsy to get back on the field.”

Steelers Week 12 inactives

QB Aaron Rodgers
LB Alex Highsmith
G Andrus Peat
DT Brodric Martin-Rhodes
DL Logan Lee

Bears Week 12 inactives

QB Case Keenum (3rd QB)
WR Jahdae Walker
RB Travis Homer
LB Noah Sewell
LB T.J. Edwards
OL Theo Benedet
DT Jonathan Ford