The Pittsburgh Steelers only had two players attempt a pass all season, with Ben Roethlisberger accounting for 608 of those attempts. Third-year quarterback Mason Rudolph, who is in his second season as the backup, attempted four passes over the course of the first 15 games of the year.
With Roethlisberger sitting out the regular season finale in order to rest for the postseason, head coach Mike Tomlin took the opportunity to get a little creative. Joshua Dobbs dressed as Rudolph’s backup for the game, the first time he had been active all year, and got on the field for several snaps as a read-option quarterback.