NFL Power Rankings, Week 5: Chiefs, Patriots win thrillers to remain perfect

26. Pittsburgh Steelers (26) (Play Monday Night)

Could Monday finally be the game in which Mike Tomlin earns that first win of 2019 to help take some of the heat off the head coach’s hot seat?

Unfair or not, Tomlin is receiving plenty of criticism for the Steelers entering their final game of September still winless, and Ben Roethlisberger being out for the season with an elbow injury can’t even be used as an excuse.

Mason Rudolph is nowhere near the same level as Big Ben at the moment, but the Steelers quarterback still seems capable of helping this offense put up major points each week with the current weapons to work with.

To top off Week 4, Pittsburgh will host another team still in search of their first win in the Cincinnati Bengals, who always seem to be a tougher matchup than originally expected for the Steelers.

Both teams are currently winless at the moment, but one can only imagine the high level of intensity that will be on display Monday night, especially on Pittsburgh’s end.

If Rudolph can finally earn that first career win as a starter by defeating the Bengals, this will help take off a ton of additional pressure for the quarterback moving forward.