The Pittsburgh Steelers are looking to start 2-0 for the second straight season, as they’ll take on the Seattle Seahawks in the home opener on Sunday. However, they were very nearly 0-1 thanks to the quarterback who led them to a 3-0 start in 2024.

Justin Fields had a terrific outing against the Steelers, accounting for three total touchdowns and leading the Jets to nearly 400 yards of total offense. In light of this, Dianna Russini of The Athletic says that people in the organization saw this as confirmation that they were right about Fields, and that Mike Tomlin made a massive mistake in benching him for Russell Wilson.

“Last year, when the Steelers had both Wilson and Justin Fields, coach Mike Tomlin made the switch from Fields to Wilson six games in, despite some internal pushback an

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