Once Mike Tomlin decided to sit Ben Roethlisberger, fans began guessing which starting players would sit with him. Mason Rudolph’s time to shine was arriving. The Cleveland Browns ravaged by players either testing positive for the COVID-19-virus or isolated due to contact tracing severely weakened their defense.
However, the Steelers discovered their own problems. These were self-inflicted. Joe Haden along with Eric Ebron and newly signed player Cassius Marsh opted to get together with their children. Pictures posted on social media and unsurprisingly Joe Haden tested positive and lost for both the final regular season game and wild card game.