{"id":124484,"date":"2025-11-24T07:29:48","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T07:29:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=124484"},"modified":"2025-11-24T07:29:48","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T07:29:48","slug":"%f0%9f%9a%a8-heartbreak-hot-take-tomlins-brutal-truth-on-rudolphs-gutsy-stand-he-fought-like-hell-but-our-champions-offense-crumbled-when-it-mattered-most-steelers-epic-coll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=124484","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udea8 HEARTBREAK HOT TAKE: Tomlin&#8217;s Brutal Truth on Rudolph&#8217;s Gutsy Stand \u2013 &#8220;He Fought Like Hell, But Our &#8216;Champions&#8217; Offense CRUMBLED When It Mattered Most!&#8221; Steelers&#8217; Epic Collapse vs. Bears Leaves Fans in TEARS! \ud83d\ude22"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy-img\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2247020784_7526bc.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>\n<p>Getty<\/p>\n<p>Pittsburgh Steelers head coach addressed how he thought quarterback Mason Rudolph played in Week 12 against the Chicago Bears.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">Quarterback\u00a0Mason Rudolph\u00a0completed a high percentage of his passes for the\u00a0Pittsburgh Steelers\u00a0in his first start of the 2025 NFL season. But Rudolph didn\u2019t throw for very many yards and turned the ball over twice in a 31-28 loss to the\u00a0Chicago Bears\u00a0on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">Head coach Mike Tomlin addressed how he felt Rudolph performed in place of the injured\u00a0Aaron Rodgers\u00a0in Week 12.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">\u201cI thought he was game. He always is. He made plays for us, particularly in the fourth quarter,\u201d\u00a0Tomlin told reporters. \u201cBut as a collectively, him included, we didn\u2019t do enough to win.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">Rudolph completed 24 of 31 passes for 171 yards with one touchdown and one interception. He also took two sacks, one of which resulted in a lost fumble.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">Rudolph averaged just 5.5 yards per attempt.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Mason Rudolph, Steelers Fall Short in Chicago<\/h2>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">Rudolph threw an interception on his first pass of the afternoon. He and the offense then responded with a 13-play, 95-yard drive, though, to tie the game at seven.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">Rudolph connected with\u00a0D.K. Metcalf\u00a0on a 6-yard swing toss for the score, which was a backwards lateral and counted as a Metcalf rushing touchdown.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">But the Steelers offense didn\u2019t have a really strong drive again until the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">While trailing by 10 points, Rudolph orchestrated a 17-play, 73-yard drive to pull within three midway through the fourth quarter. The Steelers had an opportunity to put together a go-ahead or game-tying drive twice after that. But the offense stalled both times.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">In the final minute of regulation, the Steelers were about 10 yards outside of fringe-Chris Boswell\u00a0field goal territory. But they gained just four yards on the next three plays, and then Rudolph threw an incomplete pass on fourth-and-six.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">On the drive before that, Rudolph had a long run to convert a third down, but an illegal formation penalty wiped out the big gain.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">The Steelers rushed for a season-high 186 and average 5.2 yards per carry. But with Rudolph making his first start, the team averaged just 4.8 yards per pass.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Will Aaron Rodgers Start in Week 13 versus Bills?<\/h2>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">Rudolph practiced with the first-team offense throughout the week before the Steelers face the Bears. Yet, pundits still considered his start surprising.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">Rodgers entered\u00a0Sunday questionable with a fracture in his left wrist. Rodgers practiced in limited fashion Thursday and Friday.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">Tomlin explained to reporters after Sunday\u2019s loss that Rodgers was ready to play, but that he made the \u201cprudent\u201d decision.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">\u201cCertainly, it wasn\u2019t a fluid week for [Rodgers],\u201d\u00a0Tomlin said. \u201cIt was a fluid week for Mason in terms of reps and so forth. And so, I think it will be in our rearview as we move forward. I\u2019m hopeful of that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">Tomlin said at the beginning of his postgame press conference that he anticipates Rodgers being ready to start next Sunday against the\u00a0Buffalo Bills. But when asked a specific follow-up question on Rodgers, Rudolph and Week 13, Tomlin declined to elaborate further.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">\u201cI\u2019ll talk to you guys about next week, next week,\u201d\u00a0Tomlin said. \u201cI\u2019m here to analyze what just transpired.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">By all accounts, Rodgers was close to playing Sunday. So, with one more week of rest and practice repetitions, the safe assumption is Rodgers will be ready to return in Week 13.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">The Steelers might have to beat the Bills to stay in a tie for first place of the AFC North. With Sunday\u2019s loss in Chicago, the Steelers dropped into a first-place tie with the\u00a0Baltimore Ravens\u00a0at the top of the division.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">The Ravens will face the\u00a0Cincinnati Bengals on Thanksgiving night.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getty Pittsburgh Steelers head coach addressed how he thought quarterback Mason Rudolph played in Week 12 against the Chicago Bears. 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