Starting Steelers cornerback Donte Jackson is inactive for Saturday night's game against the Bengals. Jackson is dealing with a back issue. He has five interceptions on the season. Look for Cory Trice Jr.

Jackson (back) has been ruled out for Saturday's game against the Bengals, Teresa Varley of the Steelers' official site reports. Jackson was limited in the last two practices of the week due to a lingering back issue,

The Pittsburgh Steelers will have to face the Cincinnati Bengals’ prolific passing attack without starting cornerback Donte Jackson, who will be inactive for Saturday night’s season finale at Acrisure Stadium.

The Steelers go into tonight's game against the Cincinnati Bengals a relatively healthy team, but at Week 18, no team is truly healthy. Cornerback Donte Jackson is inactive after landing back on the injury report this week with his back injury.

The Pittsburgh Steelers will be without veteran cornerback Donte Jackson, among others, as they face off against the Cincinnati Bengals at home on Saturday night.

Cincinnati, however, was able to get the ball right back. The Steelers’ Calvin Austin III fumbled on the punt return after Bengals LB Shaka Heyward appeared to punch the ball out. Cincinnati recovered the fumble on Pittsburgh’s 33-yard line.

The Pittsburgh Steelers will be almost fully healthy when they take on the Cincinnati Bengals on Saturday for their Week 18 regular season finale, as they’ll have almost the entire group of players that has been playing most of this season available to them.

PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Steelers welcome the Cincinnati Bengals for a Week 18 game with many implications for both teams. Pittsburgh is playing for seeding, even as the Baltimore Ravens rumble against the Baltimore Ravens. If they lose, a trip to Baltimore could be in their future.

Lamar Jackson has won the same number of playoff games as NFL MVP trophies: two. The dearth of postseason victories have been an issue and the Ravens star quarterback looks to change the narrative when third-seeded Baltimore hosts the sixth-seeded Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC wild-card round on Saturday night.

Pittsburgh Steelers Coach Mike Tomlin has won with awing consistency in the regular season and found regular disappointment in recent postseasons.