“Whether it’s Smith or Tomlin, these ultraconservative game plans to start games are getting old,” wrote Fittipaldo. “The defenses know exactly what’s coming, and Smith had no answers, at least in the first halves of these games.” The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s Ray Fittipaldo gave Tomlin an F grade for his Week 4 performance.

In a twist of irony, Justin Fields' first loss as the Pittsburgh Steelers' starting quarterback came on a day where he made franchise history. When the dust settled on the Colts' 27-24 win over the Steelers,