Mike Tomlin made the big decision to start Russell Wilson over Justin Fields for the Pittsburgh Steelers’ Week 7 matchup against Aaron Rodgers and the New York Jets. The Steelers were 4-2 under Fields while Wilson nursed a calf strain, and Fields wasn’t exactly playing poorly out there, so this was a storyline worth watching all week.
It was a mostly ugly start for Russ, with boos coming from Steelers fans after an early field goal was followed by three consecutive three-and-outs. NBC kept panning to Justin Fields like they were expecting Tomlin to personally yank Wilson out of the game and reinsert Fields into the lineup.