Rashard Mendenhall sat the bench for the game Sunday in Cincy, and one has to wonder if he is going to show up this week for the game at home vs the Chargers. Mike Tomlin said on Tuesday that despite how it looks, he does not have a doghouse:

Steelers coach Mike Tomlin took issue yesterday when he was asked at his news conference if Rashard Mendenhall was still in his doghouse. “He is not in the doghouse. I don’t have a doghouse,” Tomlin replied. “A doghouse is something you have when you let things stew and you don’t take action. I intend to take action and I’m done with it. “He lacked a little detail in his preparation last week, so I chose not to play him offensively, and really was quite frank in dealing with him.”