After being left on the scrapheap this offseason, Wilson has led the Steelers to a 5-1 record as a starter, putting them in first place in a competitive AFC North. It feels fitting that with Wilson's best performance in years, he also secured Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin's 18th successive season with a non-losing record.
In Denver, he had become an immobile, inaccurate passer. In short: he was no longer a quarterback you could win with. With Denver paying the bulk of his salary this season, Wilson was available, essentially, for free.
Tomlin was the lone believer when the rest of the league bailed on the quarterback. Wilson probably heard the talk. Whereas his athleticism had been enough to overcome deficiencies earlier in his career, that had now faded.
Shortly before the opening week of the season, Wilson sustained a calf injury that kept him out for six weeks. Fields led the Steelers to a winning record, showing just enough that Tomlin could have justified continuing to roll with the younger of his two offseason reclamation projects.
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