The last time that the Pittsburgh Steelers faced the Los Angeles Chargers on the road—first of all, they were in San Diego, but also—Mike Tomlin’s team was without Ben Roethlisberger. That was back in 2015, and now, four years later, Tomlin is preparing to face the Chargers again without his franchise quarterback.
Also reminiscent of that previous game, the current quarterback projected to start that game was one that was not initially intended to be on the 53-man roster. in 2015, that was Mike Vick, who was brought in during the preseason after backup Bruce Gradkowski suffered a season-ending injury.