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It looks like the Dallas Cowboys aren't quite ready to see Tony Romo suit up for a regular season game. According to NFL.com, Romo isn't expected to be active for the Cowboys game in Pittsburgh on Sunday vs. the Steelers.

The decision to make Romo a healthy scratch means the quarterback will miss his ninth game of the year. Romo has been sidelined since Aug. 25 when he injured his back in a preseason game against the Seahawks.

The veteran quarterback, who was just fully cleared to practice this week, was on the field as a full participant for the Cowboys' practices on both Wednesday and Thursday.

Tony Romo isn't expected to suit up on Sunday. USATSI

The reason the Cowboys have decided to keep Romo sidelined this week is because he's still technically rehabbing, even though he's been cleared to play. According to NFL.com, Romo will have completed his rehab if he makes it through this week of practice, which means he just has to make it through Friday's session.

Since Romo has been medically cleared, that means the decision to make him inactive this week came from the coaching staff.

Before Wednesday's practice, Cowboys coach Jason Garrett made it clear that they weren't going to rush things with Romo even though he's healthy.

"We just have to see where he is," Garrett said. "Tony's practiced four days over the last couple of weeks and has been involved in part of practices on each of those days. We'll do something similar with him today. He'll start in individuals and see how he does. He'll be working some scout-team reps like he did last week."

Since Romo won't be suiting up this week, the means the Cowboys can put off their quarterback quandary for at least one more week. Once Romo is able to suit up, it's not clear who's going to be the starter in Dallas.

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said on Tuesday that the decision is still up in the air.

"The key thing I want to emphasize is we probably are never going to have this totally sorted out," Jones said, via the Dallas Morning News. "We're going to play it by ear, play it as it comes. We can do that. To do it really right for the advantage of the team, which we deserve, [Romo's] got to really be ready to go at the top of his game."

Jones also admitted he wasn't sure if Romo was open to the idea of being Dak Prescott's backup.

"I don't want to really speak for Tony," Jones said. "Anybody with any sense knows that Tony would like to be playing if they understand what a competitor he is. That's that."

In Romo's absence, Prescott has led the Cowboys to a 7-1 record, a total that includes seven straight wins. That's the longest streak in Dallas since 2007, when the team finished 13-3.