Tomlin was asked about Fields on January 6, and his response was no different than his typical answer throughout the year.
“I’m certainly open to utilizing Justin [Fields],” Tomlin told reporters on Monday.
Continuing: “He has an awesome skill set. We’ve done some of that in the past. We’ve done less of it in recent weeks [because] he experienced an injury a couple of weeks back that slowed some of that. But, certainly, in an effort to win this game I am open to any combination or combinations of the division of labor in an effort to do so, and so I’m certainly open to that as we develop plans this week.”
In other words, Baltimore better prepare for the possibility of Fields, but there’s no guarantee that he’ll enter the Steelers’ initial playoff outing.
It’s the smartest way to play it from Tomlin’s perspective. Keep the Ravens guessing, but don’t commit to anything one way or the other.
For now, Wilson is still the unquestioned starter in Pittsburgh, and that seems unlikely to change barring injury.
