It was just last week that Head Coach Mike Tomlin and the Pittsburgh Steelers were seriously prepared to re-insert former starting cornerback Artie Burns into the lineup—against Tom Brady and the New England Patriots, no less. That plan lasted exactly three plays after Brady hit a deep touchdown pass off a blown coverage.
Even though Tomlin absolved the third-year pro of responsibility for the play, and in fact blamed himself for not getting the appropriate coverage called for the play because he was arguing with the officials about an issue on the previous play, he still chose to bench Burns for the remainder of the game.