After leading the Pittsburgh Steelers to a three-game winning streak to finish the 2023 regular season and qualify the team for the playoffs, QB Mason Rudolph was named the starter for the AFC Wild Card game against the Buffalo Bills by head coach Mike Tomlin. This was the natural choice with the offense showing its greatest results of the season with Rudolph at the helm, but it does raise questions about the future of the position in Pittsburgh.
The Steelers spent a first-round pick on QB Kenny Pickett in the 2022 NFL Draft less than two years ago.