Since entering the starting lineup in place of the injured Will Allen three weeks ago, fourth-year safety Robert Golden has done a representative job of stepping in during the first extensive minutes of playing time in his career with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
After Allen went down with an ankle injury eight snaps in the game in San Diego, Golden stepped in, and has played every snap since, logging 274 snaps in that span, in doing so keeping missed tackles and mistakes to a minimum. Outside of his illegal block in the back penalty on an interception return on Sunday, there has not been much to point to in his game as an obviously negative play.