Overview
- On Pittsburgh’s second drive, Jaylen Warren handed off and then tossed the ball back to Aaron Rodgers, who threw incomplete to Jonnu Smith, and the series ended in a punt.
- After the 33-31 loss to Cincinnati, Mike Tomlin responded "It was" when asked if the sequence was a flea flicker.
- Rodgers told reporters it "wasn't supposed to be a flea flicker" and that the offense "weren't on the same page."
- Coverage identifies the breakdown as an early momentum swing in a close defeat, noting the stalled drive in a game with few empty possessions.
- Possible explanations such as a coordinator call, a quarterback check, or a missed check by Warren were raised in reports, but the team has not offered a definitive account.