Category: 2022 Week 5 Steelers vs. Bills

Despite being a huge underdog this week, the Pittsburgh Steelers are more than capable of beating the Buffalo Bills. They proved it last season when they went into Buffalo and beat the Bills 23-16 on the opening weekend. But if they are going to pull off the huge upset, like they did this season against the Cincinnati Bengals, here are the most important guys on the team to get that done.

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When the Pittsburgh Steelers took the field on Wednesday, three of the team’s four starters in the defensive secondary were out. Safeties Minkah Fitzpatrick and Terrell Edmunds along with cornerback Ahkello Witherspoon all missed practice with a variety of ailments.

In addition, the team’s other starting cornerback, Cameron Sutton and third cornerback Levi Wallace were both limited. In addition, defensive linemen Cam Heyward and Chris Wormley were both limited.

The Steelers defense cannot afford to lose any more players but things aren’t looking great for this week’s game. Head coach Mike Tomlin has already said Witherspoon will miss his second straight game with a hamstring injury but we will be anxious to see what Thursday’s participation report looks like to see how many of these players are back. Tomlin has always said your ability to practice will determine your availability to play.

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Over the course of the last three weeks, we have all watched the Pittsburgh Steelers season unravel to a point where they might not be any saving it. This problem is made worse by the four-game stretch facing this team before the bye week. First up are the Buffalo Bills who currently sit at 3-1 and look better than last year. Pittsburgh is 1-3 and has to travel to Buffalo this week as nearly two-touchdown underdogs. Here’s what we are worried about this week.

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Well, this is awkward.

When Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin addressed the media on Tuesday, he announced that rookie Kenny Pickett would be the team’s starting quarterback this week against the Buffalo Bills. This means Mitch Trubisky is now relegated to be the team’s No. 2 quarterback.

However, according to Tomlin, Trubisky remains a team captain and will still go out for the coin toss. I’m not sure if this is the first time a backup quarterback was a team captain but this is certainly an uncomfortable situation for all involved.

I have two questions for Steeler Nation. First, if you were Trubisky would you respectfully decline the opportunity to go out for the coin toss now that you aren’t the starter? And second, if you were the Steelers would you name someone else the captain and take Trubisky out of the equation completely? Let us know in the comments below.

Mike Tomlin says that as a captain, Mitch Trubisky will still go out for the coin toss.

— Brooke Pryor (@bepryor) October 4, 2022

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