PITTSBURGH — Quarterback Aaron Rodgers and his fractured left wrist still could play Sunday when the Pittsburgh Steelers visit the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field.

Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said Tuesday the team will evaluate Rodgers’ availability later in the week and that the key to his potential return will be whether he can function safely with a brace protecting the wrist.

Mason Rudolph, who filled in capably in the second half of Sunday’s 32-14 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals, would start for the AFC North-leading Steelers (6-4) when they face the NFC North-leading Bears (7-3) if Rodgers cannot.

The 41-year-old Rodgers, the oldest active player in the league, appeared to hurt the wrist while getting hit after a heave to the end zone with the Steelers driving late in the first half.

The four-time MVP clutched the wrist in the huddle after the play, though he did stay in to make one more pass — an incompletion to Roman Wilson — before the drive ended in a Chris Boswell field goal.

Rodgers did not return to the sideline during the second half, though he greeted his teammates in the locker room after they left the field.

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