Mitch Trubisky had been functioning as the Pittsburgh Steelers’ first-team quarterback for the entire offseason. As a reflection of typical preseason play, his starting status more or less prevented him from seeing an opportunity to work in the two-minute offense, at least until tonight, when head coach Mike Tomlin played the starters for the entirety of the first half.
Indeed, he made it very clear in his post-game remarks that that was a factor in his decision-making about how long the starters would stay in tonight’s game. “Getting Mitch and that group an opportunity to execute two-minute was a component”, he said after the game, via the team’s website.