![]() ![]() Sloppy when he needed to be steady, Rudolph struggled in key situations. He didn't exactly make a compelling case that he is the heir apparent. Mason Rudolph completed 30 of 50 passes for 242 yards with a touchdown and an interception in Roethlisberger's absence. Head coach Mike Tomlin said Roethlisberger is symptomatic, leaving the two-time Super Bowl winner's status for next week at the Chargers up in the air. ![]() The Steelers (5-3-1) were forced to play without their 39-year-old franchise cornerstone when he went onto the COVID-19 list on Saturday night after testing positive. Then again, neither did the Steelers (5-3-1), who saw their four-game winning streak halted by hardly looking like a team ready for life without Roethlisberger. “It’s like I told the guys, I was upset we didn’t win, but I was also proud of them because of the fact that we put ourselves in position to win the game in overtime.” “I don’t know how to feel about that, necessarily," first-year Detroit coach Dan Campbell said. 6, 2020, a stretch of 12 games over 11 sometimes agonizing months. Still, it beat the usual alternative, a feeling the Lions (0-8-1) had endured since knocking off Chicago on Dec. The Lions slogged their way to a 16-16 tie in dreary Pittsburgh on Sunday, surviving a nearly four-hour marathon against the Ben Roethlisberger-less Steelers that ended with Detroit mercifully avoiding the loss column for the first time in nearly a year. The threat of a winless season still remains.įor now, the Lions will take it, no matter how ugly it looks. PITTSBURGH - Detroit's long losing streak is over. ![]() Tyler Davis can be contacted at or on Twitter article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Detroit Lions game vs.Comedy of errors as Steelers, Lions slog to 16-16 tie More: Tim Boyle, David Blough battle for backup QB job: 'Somebody needs to step up' Live updatesĬan't see the tweets? Refresh the page or check them out on Twitter.įollow the Free Press on Facebook and Twitter for more news. ![]() TV/radio: CBS WXYT-FM (97.1 other radio affiliates). Where: Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. WHAT A STORY: Maurice Alexander's unlikely road to Lions features UPS, the USFL and a U.S. the Philadelphia Eagles the Steelers visit the Cincinnati Bengals. The loser of the QB2 race may be out of a roster spot altogether. Recent draftees Quintez Cephus and James Mitchell may need to further prove themselves and David Blough and Tim Boyle will be pushing to prove each should be the backup behind Goff. Roster cuts loom Tuesday afternoon, and the game's second half will be a key factor in determining who fills out the Lions' roster. Starters largely sat the third preseason game last season but head coach Dan Campbell will likely reverse course Sunday, at least for a few series. The Lions are expected to play their starters except for quarterback Jared Goff. But it'll be Trubisky who gets the start vs. the Lions, was expected to be the starter but 2022 first-round draft pick Kenny Pickett has reportedly looked good in Steelers camp to this point. Trubisky, who at one time had a four-game winning streak vs. The Steelers have a new look, even if they have the same coach, with former Lions-killer Mitchell Trubisky under center following the retirement of Ben Roethlisberger. DAVE BIRKETT'S OBSERVATIONS: Pass rush looks formidable in sloppy preseason finale ![]()
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