Ben Roethlisberger remains on the reserve/COVID-19 list, but the Pittsburgh Steelers are planning as though he'll play on Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals.

Roethlisberger, 38, went on the list Tuesday morning as a high-risk close contact after Vance McDonald returned a positive test for the coronavirus a day earlier.

"We'll prepare and continue to prepare as if Ben is playing," offensive coordinator Randy Fichtner said. "As of this point right now, he hasn't missed a rep. He doesn't practice on Wednesdays anyway. ... there's been various times in his career where he has not practiced all week and played in games and played successful in games. I don't question that one bit."

If he continues to test negative and not develop symptoms, Roethlisberger would be eligible to come off the COVID-19 list on Saturday and participate in the walk-through.