The Chicago Bears are one of the surprise teams in the NFL this season and have been living a charmed life.

The Bears (7-3) have won seven of their last eight games after starting 0-2 under first-year coach Ben Johnson. That has enabled the Bears to take a ½-game lead over the Green Bay Packers (6-3-1) in the NFC North.

The Bears are having quite a turnaround season under Johnson. Chicago followed its last playoff berth in 2020 with four straight seasons of at least 10 losses.

Five of the Bears' wins have come after trailing with less than two minutes remaining, including each of the last three weeks. Second-year quarterback Caleb Williams has engineered the comeback victories and is tied with the Denver Broncos' Bo Nix for the league lead in that category.

While Williams has shone late in games, his 59.7 completion percentage ranks 27th in the NFL. He was a pedestrian 16 of 32 for 193 yards in last week's 19-17 victory over the Minnesota Vikings.

The Bears are fourth in the NFL in scoring on the strength of having the league's second-best rushing attack. However, the Steelers are last in the league in pass defense and know that stopping Williams, who is dangerous while throwing on the run, will be one of the keys to winning.

"He's got a good feel for the line to gain," Steelers outside linebacker T.J. Watt said. "At moments, he definitely can tuck and run. But for the majority, he's looking to throw it, and he trusts his arm. He makes some incredible throws on the run."

Williams has rushed for 272 yards and three touchdowns on 52 carries this season to go with his 2,329 passing yards and 13 TDs.

"Getting him down is a challenge," Watt said. "He is the guy who can break a lot of tackles in the pocket, out of the pocket. Very lively arm. Can obviously extend plays, can scramble for first downs."

The Steelers are 8-22-1 all-time against the Bears, their worst record against any current NFL franchise. And the Steelers have only won once in Chicago, in 1995.

So how can the Steelers end their 30-year winless drought in the Windy City?

"Just continue to do our job and chip away," Watt said. "They have a really good run game. They're very efficient with the football. They do a lot of different things to protect the ball, to be honest with you. They take care of the football."