Ask Alex: Steelers Mailbag

Welcome to your weekly mailbag. We’re here for the next hour with anything Steelers related you want to ask about.

To your questions!

Andrew Black:

Hey Alex,

Saw a few reports that the Steelers asked Rudolph to play it safe against the Bengals. Do you think Tomlin/Randy called a more simple game due to the Bengals being a worse team, and to keep bigger plays for the Ravens game knowing it would be a little more competitive?

Alex: Nah, it had nothing to do with Baltimore. You’re not trying to hide tape and good plays when your offense sucks as much as it had heading into Monday night. You’re really never worried about the tape you put out there, especially if it’ll cost you during that game.…