The kid wasn’t perfect by any stretch of the imagination. He missed some receivers. He was tentative in the pocket at times. He threw a brutal interception. But, with a quiet confidence that belied his inexperience, he twice brought the Steelers back from second half deficits with long touchdown throws.
Mason Rudolph didn’t make people forget about Ben Roethlisberger against the 49ers on Sunday. But he did enough for them to win.
Unfortunately, his teammates didn’t get the memo.
Rudolph’s statistics won’t kick-start a Hall of Fame campaign.