Based on what people were saying about him afterward, you would have thought Mason Rudolph was one of those inside linebackers trying to cover tight ends in the Steelers 24-16 victory over the Eagles at Philadelphia’s Lincoln Financial Field on Thursday evening.
It was the second preseason game for Pittsburgh, the second start for Rudolph and the second time in which he failed to lead the offense to a single score before exiting.
On the other hand, Dwayne Haskins was the featured act for the second straight week. And while featured acts usually go on before the headliners in the world of show business, in the case of Haskins, he was able to steal the spotlight yet again by completing 16 of 22 passes for 161 yards and a 22-yard touchdown strike to receiver Anthony Johnson, while helping lead the Steelers to a come-from-behind victory over the second Thursday in a row.