The Pittsburgh Steelers have the great fortune of playing their Ohio-based rivals within a five-day period. They already took care of business against the floundering Cleveland Browns, and with Cincinnati dropping another game this past week, their blood is in the waters of the AFC North.
Of course, those waters look different for a peculiar reason. Not long ago, the Steelers would have expected Joe Flacco to be with the Browns on Sunday, not with the Bengals this Thursday.
Being sandwiched between the teams that made such a rare trade, Mike Tomlin shared his thoughts on the trade that baffled many.