Pickett underwent an ankle surgery in early December and has progressed well in his rehabilitation. The sophomore signal-caller is expected to return to practice this week, but he won’t be getting his job back.

“I anticipate him being available to practice, “Tomlin said of Pickett following the Steelers’ 23-30 win over the Seattle Seahawks. “That being said, we’ve got to leave the ball in Mason Rudolph’s hands. He’s done a good job, and we’ve done a good job in the most recent two weeks. We’ve taken care of the ball. He’s taking care of the ball.”

Mitch Trubisky initially replaced Pickett as the Steelers starter, but a string of poor performances caused him to be benched late in Week 15 game against the Indianapolis Colts. Rudolph, who was a third-stringer to start the season, stepped in and provided a badly needed spark for Pittsburgh’s offense.

Rudolph threw for 290 yards and two touchdowns in a Week 16 win over the Cincinnati Bengals and followed that with a 274 passing yards, 75.0% pass completion performance against the Seahawks.

The Steelers are currently 9-7 and can secure a playoff spot with a win over the Baltimore Ravens in the final week of the regular season. They can also get in with a loss but need several results to go their way.

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Rudolph struggled in Sunday’s game against winless Cincinnati Bengals and was benched on the halftime. Hodges stepped in and provided a spark for Steelers’ offense, throwing for 118 yards and a touchdown to lead the team to a 16-10 win. This was enough for Tomlin to give him a chance against Browns.

“We met as a staff. We’ve decided that we’re going to start Duck this week,” Tomlin told reporters.

According to Tomlin, this is a short-term decision and he will re-evaluate the QB position ahead of their Week 14 game.

“We have no intended plans beyond this one,” he added.

Mason Rudolph was installed as Steelers’ starting QB following Ben Roethlisberger’s injury in Week 2 against Seattle Seahawks. Rudolph had his ups and downs as a starter, throwing for 1,636 yards, 12 touchdowns, and nine interceptions. He is 4-3 in the games he played from beginning to end in 2019. 

Steelers signed Devlin Hodges as an undrafted free agent in May and promoted him to the active roster in September. Hodges already started one game in 2019, stepping up for Rudolph in Week 6 against Los Angeles Chargers. He had 132 passing yards, one touchdown, and one interception in that game.

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Pickett underwent an ankle surgery in early December and has progressed well in his rehabilitation. The sophomore signal-caller is expected to return to practice this week, but he won’t be getting his job back.

“I anticipate him being available to practice, “Tomlin said of Pickett following the Steelers’ 23-30 win over the Seattle Seahawks. “That being said, we’ve got to leave the ball in Mason Rudolph’s hands. He’s done a good job, and we’ve done a good job in the most recent two weeks. We’ve taken care of the ball. He’s taking care of the ball.”

Mitch Trubisky initially replaced Pickett as the Steelers starter, but a string of poor performances caused him to be benched late in Week 15 game against the Indianapolis Colts. Rudolph, who was a third-stringer to start the season, stepped in and provided a badly needed spark for Pittsburgh’s offense.

Rudolph threw for 290 yards and two touchdowns in a Week 16 win over the Cincinnati Bengals and followed that with a 274 passing yards, 75.0% pass completion performance against the Seahawks.

The Steelers are currently 9-7 and can secure a playoff spot with a win over the Baltimore Ravens in the final week of the regular season. They can also get in with a loss but need several results to go their way.

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Rudolph struggled in Sunday’s game against winless Cincinnati Bengals and was benched on the halftime. Hodges stepped in and provided a spark for Steelers’ offense, throwing for 118 yards and a touchdown to lead the team to a 16-10 win. This was enough for Tomlin to give him a chance against Browns.

“We met as a staff. We’ve decided that we’re going to start Duck this week,” Tomlin told reporters.

According to Tomlin, this is a short-term decision and he will re-evaluate the QB position ahead of their Week 14 game.

“We have no intended plans beyond this one,” he added.

Mason Rudolph was installed as Steelers’ starting QB following Ben Roethlisberger’s injury in Week 2 against Seattle Seahawks. Rudolph had his ups and downs as a starter, throwing for 1,636 yards, 12 touchdowns, and nine interceptions. He is 4-3 in the games he played from beginning to end in 2019. 

Steelers signed Devlin Hodges as an undrafted free agent in May and promoted him to the active roster in September. Hodges already started one game in 2019, stepping up for Rudolph in Week 6 against Los Angeles Chargers. He had 132 passing yards, one touchdown, and one interception in that game.

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