For the second time in three weeks, the Pittsburgh Steelers will play a game with first place in the AFC North on the line. They defeated the Cleveland Browns in Week 8 in a 27-6 blowout, and they will now travel to Cincinnati to face the Bengals on Sunday Night Football.
While the Week 10 tilt has tremendous playoff implications, it also marks the first time Mike Tomlin will be in the same building as his former team since stepping down as head coach in January. Tomlin is the lead analyst for NBC’s
Football Night in America, which will be on site at Paycor Stadium.
For many Steelers, this will be the first time they’ve seen Tomlin since the end of the 2025 season, including linebacker Patrick Queen.
“If I see him, I’m gonna talk to him,” Queen said via Destiny Sanchez. “Try to let him do his own thing, I’ll do my own thing. Trying to not make it bigger than what it is. Definitely miss him. Definitely a great person, great coach… I haven’t seen or talked to him since the end of [last] season.”
Queen is in the midst of his best season as a Steeler, totaling 59 tackles and six stuffed runs in eight games.
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