Steelers to rest Roethlisberger and Bell against Cleveland

[SHOWTIME15]

Marcus Gilbert says Ben Roethlisberger, Le’Veon Bell won’t play Sunday

“We’ll have Landry Jones in there,” Gilbert said, via Tim Benz of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. “We wont have Ben. or 8-4 [Antonio Brown, who is dealing with a calf injury]. Or Le’Veon Bell.”

I guess they are giving up on the 1 seed? both NE and Pitt play at 1 PM...

 

[PatsFan2]

Watch that excrement Team find a way to lose that game.

 

[JMC00]

Landry Jones without Brown and Bell can probably beat the Browns..

 

[RobertWeathers]

Gawd Pitt and NE couldn't be more different franchises.

Imagine if Cameron Fleming came out and told Doug Kyed Brady and DLew aren't playing Sunday?

He'd be stuffed in a barrel and left somewhere.

 

[ChessToCheckers]

Watch that excrement Team find a way to lose that game.

Which team was that?

 

[Whitt25]

Well, last year, they rested starters and still beat the Browns in OT with backups, so no surprise there.

 

[SHOWTIME15]

Well, last year, they rested starters and still beat the Browns in OT with backups, so no surprise there.

it’s still playing with fire if the pats somehow lose. i would play my starters for the first half at least and keep my eyes on the pats game...

 

[Ring 6]

it’s still playing with fire if the pats somehow lose. i would play my starters for the first half at least and keep my eyes on the pats game...

There is no chance the patriots lose so there is no risk.

 

[WhoaDirty]

I guess they have learned nothing from the Colts resting starters when having first round byes?

 

[PP2]

Jesus.. way to go into the playoffs with the right kind of momentum and attitude.

 

[resdubwhite]

seems odd....

 

[Angelpats]

Whover rips the pats because we play in the afce, at least teams in our division are competitive. The Steelers have the browns and bengals.

 

[GaryfromTO]

looks like Pittsburgh is doing it the Colts way.

 

[TheBostonStraggler]

Wow. Any given Sunday -- never give up the fight for FHA until it is mathematically over. Unless these guys are hurting badly and just need the rest just as badly, I'm shocked even for Pitt to do this.

 

[PatriotsNumero1Fan]

This could really backfire on them. We will see.

 

[Marqui]

This is actually really smart. The the hapless Browns will still lose and they get to rest key starters.

 

[Pat the Pats Fan]

I guess they have learned nothing from the Colts resting starters when having first round byes?

Don’t you know, Tomlin is the smartest guy in the room....

 

[RobertWeathers]

Well if I'm a-hole Tomlin...

I don't know if AB is coming back to full-strength. Maybe he is but who knows. If he does its a bonus.

What I do know is with JuJu, Bryant, Rodgers, Jones, BB and Bell, I have enough firepower to put up points and beat NE (assuming the D does enough).

I also know if I lose Roeth and Bell, I have no chance of beating NE. Zero. Nada.

I'm also 99.99999% sure NE beats the Jests.

So....why take the chance and run them out there if I have a .000001% chance of securing HFA?

I find myself in the awkward situation of agreeing with Tomlin's logic.

 

[Wheelman]

Whover rips the pats because we play in the afce, at least teams in our division are competitive. The Steelers have the browns and bengals.

AFC East is the 4th best division this season. Only 1 game behind the NFC North and NFC West. Far and away the best division in football record wise is the NFC South(4 games ahead) which our division had to play!

NFC South = +4
NFC North = +1
NFC West = +1
AFC East = 0
NFC East = -1
AFC West = -3
AFC North = -4
AFC South = -6

 

[Wax Frog]

Wow. Any given Sunday -- never give up the fight for FHA until it is mathematically over.

We must defend this house!