Any discussion over Mason Rudolph the next 48 hours will of course revolve around what Myles Garrett did to him at the end of Thursday’s game. Rightfully so. It was heinous, malicious, and Garrett should be suspended for the rest of the season. Let’s make that crystal clear.
But had that end-game insanity not occurred, we’d be discussing how abysmal the Pittsburgh Steelers’ offense was. There are some important caveats to that. Short week, young QB, and of course, the in-game injuries to JuJu Smith-Schuster, Diontae Johnson, and James Conner.