Steelers bench Mason Rudolph against Bengals, won’t commit to starter
The Pittsburgh Steelers moved to 6-5 on the season with a hard-fought 16-10 victory over the winless Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday. A week that started with drama surrounding quarterback Mason Rudolph culminated in him being benched in favor of Devlin Hodges. Hodges then led Pittsburgh to a comeback win on Sunday.
Following the game, Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin would not commit to Mason Rudolph as their starter for Week 13 against the Cleveland Browns.
#Steelers coach Mike Tomlin says he felt like the offense just needed a spark. “Mason wasn’t doing enough.” Says they’ll see what next week holds, next week.
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) November 24, 2019
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Mason Rudolph was downright horrible in his first action since that Week 11 brawl with the above-mentioned Browns. He completed 8-of-16 passing for 85 yards before being pulled for Hodges.
This is a major backstory as Pittsburgh finds itself in a three-way tie for the final wild-card spot after both the Raiders and Colts lost this week.
It also comes amid what will be a drama-filled rematch with the Browns next week.
