As we will do every Saturday to get you ready for the week’s game, our X Factor of the week. Sometimes it’s a player, unit, concept, or scheme. The key area to watch in tomorrow’s matchup against the Baltimore Ravens.
X Factor: Mason Rudolph
An obvious choice, I know. But there’s no need to be coy here. Rudolph must play even better than last week, where he played pretty well, if the Steelers want to beat the Ravens. It’ll be – by far – the toughest challenge he’ll face all season.
Baltimore’s defense isn’t as elite as past years and there’s ton of new faces.