The Pittsburgh Steelers expect to get quarterback Justin Fields back against the Cincinnati Bengals. Fields had missed the last two games with an abdominal injury but was the emergency third quarterback against the Kansas City Chiefs. Now, against the Bengals, he is expected to resume his backup quarterback duties.
Fields suffered the injury on a read option against the Philadelphia Eagles. As he slid to the ground, Eagles safety Reed Blankenship contacted him and was called for unnecessary roughness. He left the game with the injury and did not return.
Last week, Fields started running off to the side and throwing the football. That already signaled that he was in a good spot to play against the Bengals, and it seems that is now coming to fruition.
Fields has started six games for the Steelers this season. After a trade from the Chicago Bears, Fields stepped in and led the Steelers to a 4-2 record over those six starts before Russell Wilson took over the starting quarterback for the team.
