Justin Fields traded to the Steelers for a conditional 6th round pick

This is true with most teams. Very few make it with a backup QB. Last year Minnesota was starting to get on a roll when Cousins went down, they won 3 games after that. (One was against us😕)
That's a sign of bad coaching/preparation. It could be argued Joe Burrow playing hurt killed the Bengals chances of making the playoffs, Browns makes the playoffs with Joe Flacco off the couch, Steelers finished the season with Mason Rudolph going 3-0 to make the playoffs. Crap, the times Drew went down, we were set and ready to go with backups.