The Pittsburgh Steelers trust Mason Rudolph.
Any time Mike Tomlin talks about his backup QB, he says good things.
That doesn't mean the Steelers want him on the field, though. That means something has gone wrong.
On Sunday, something went wrong.
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Why is Mason Rudolph playing QB for Steelers, not Aaron Rodgers?
Rodgers got hurt.
He left the game with a left hand injury as the second half got underway. Rodgers was ruled questionable to return in an announcement by the Steelers.
That set Rudolph up to come into the game.
Rudolph has remained QB2 on the depth chart ahead of the rookie Will Howard.
Rudolph has played 31 career NFL games. In 18 career starts, he has a record of 9-8-1.
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