Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is set to return to the Windy City to take on the Chicago Bears next week, but his return has hit a roadblock.
Rodgers, who for years tormented the Bears as part of the Green Bay Packers, was forced to leave Pittsburgh’s win over the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday with an injury to his non-throwing hand.
Mason Rudolph came into the game to replace Rodgers. He threw for 127 yards and a touchdown as the Steelers rolled to a 34-12 win over the Bengals, pushing their record to 6-4 on the season.
Rodgers came into Sunday’s game having completed 66.8% of his passes for 1,853 yards and 18 touchdowns. He had struggled in his last two games, throwing for 364 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions. He has been sacked at least three times in each of his last three games prior to Sunday.
Rudolph came into the game for the second half.
Rodgers has had an incredible career against the Bears, going 24-5 while throwing for 64 touchdowns and 10 interceptions against Chicago, all while he was with the Packers.
He has thrown for nearly 7,000 yards against Chicago, with a passer rating of 109.0 in those games against Chicago.
Rodgers and the Steelers will take on the Bears at Soldier Field next Sunday, with kickoff set for noon on CBS.