For now, the Steelers will return to doing what they do best: playing football and pretending like they didn’t just ignite a controversy that nobody asked for. As for the rest of us, we’ll just sit back and enjoy the spectacle of a league where glitter is apparently more threatening than a pass-rush defense.

Because if the Steelers have taught us anything this week, it’s that in the NFL, the real battle isn’t on the field—it’s in the headlines.