Mike Tomlin might be playing coy and using Russell Wilson’s lingering calf injury to buy time to evaluate Justin Fields. But Rich Eisen has seen all he’s needed to see. After Fields put up the best numbers of his Steelers career and nearly dug the team out of an early 17-0 hole, Eisen says it’s silly to even pretend there’s an open question to who the team’s official starter is.
“Calling the fight in Pittsburgh, Pa.,” Eisen said Monday. “Justin Fields yesterday: 312 yards passing, a touchdown pass, he ran two in. A passer rating of 104.