But in the big picture, head coach Mike Tomlin's futility against the AFC North in these games just further illustrates his inability to prepare the Steelers to play on a short week. With Thursday's 33-31 loss, the Steelers are now 0-7 in their last seven Thursday night road games against AFC North foes.

As the Steelers prepare to face Flacco and the Cincinnati Bengals, Pittsburgh’s Tomlin has questioned the Browns’ wisdom in trading the quarterback.

Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin was among the masses who were caught off-guard by the Cleveland Browns sending veteran quarterback Joe Flacco to the Cincinnati Bengals in a rare in-division trade last week.

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