Friday night, Ben Roethlisberger was expected to start for the Pittsburgh Steelers. 24 hours later, Roethlisberger was out, testing positive for COVID, and Mason Rudolph was expected to be next man up. For Mike Tomlin, Rudolph’s performance in Sunday’s tie against the Detroit Lions met expectations.
After the 16-16 tie, Tomlin was asked to evaluate Rudolph’s play.
“He did what we expected him to do,” Tomlin told reporters via the team’s YouTube channel. “He gave us a chance to win. But that’s not the first opportunity for him. This guy’s been at it for awhile.