Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin spoke with reporters Tuesday and confirmed that Mason Rudolph will stay his beginning quarterback over 2022 first-round draft choose Kenny Pickett for this coming Sunday’s wild-card playoff recreation on the 11-6 Buffalo Payments.
“We’re merely staying with the recent hand and never disrupting the apple cart,” Tomlin defined, per Joe Rutter of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Evaluate. “We’ve been in some robust circumstances. He’s delivered. We’ve delivered. We’ll proceed in that vein.”
Rudolph gained three consecutive begins to information the 10-7 Steelers to what was only a few brief weeks in the past an sudden postseason berth. As for Pickett, he hasn’t performed since he aggravated an ankle damage in Week 13 on Dec. 3 however served as Rudolph’s main backup for this previous Saturday’s 17-10 win on the Baltimore Ravens. Pickett appears on monitor to be Pittsburgh’s QB2 versus Buffalo.
“He has unflappable confidence in himself, he’s extremely skilled, he’s all the time making ready and ready,” Tomlin added about Rudolph. “I believe that gives the platform for performances that you simply’re seeing.”
In line with Rutter, Rudolph is the primary Steelers quarterback since 2014 to publish a passer score of a minimum of 112 throughout three straight begins. Rudolph accomplished 18-of-20 move makes an attempt for 152 yards and a landing within the victory at Baltimore’s M&T Financial institution Stadium.
In line with Brooke Pryor of ESPN, Rudolph final began a postseason recreation as a member of the Oklahoma State Cowboys within the 2017 Tenting World Bowl.
In complete, Rudolph appeared in 4 video games to associate with his three begins in the course of the common season. He accomplished 55-of-74 move makes an attempt for 719 yards with three touchdowns and nil interceptions throughout his outings.
As of Tuesday afternoon, DraftKings Sportsbook listed the Steelers as heavy 10-point underdogs for Sunday’s contest at Buffalo’s Highmark Stadium. Rudolph isn’t any stranger to being counted out and will use that line as bulletin board materials for the win-or-go-home matchup.
