The Pittsburgh Steelers won their Week 16 game against the Cincinnati Bengals and put up their best offensive performance of the year in the process. QB Mason Rudolph started his first game since 2021, and just his second game since 2020. He threw for 290 yards on 17 completions with two touchdowns and a 124.0 passer rating. A majority of his yards came on a few explosive passing plays to WR George Pickens. On four passes to Pickens, Rudolph amassed 195 yards and two touchdowns.
NFL Total Access had former NFL QB David Carr on Wednesday morning, and he discussed how Rudolph may have been the missing link for the Steelers’ offense.