It’s never easy when a team loses their starting quarterback. To lose the backup after that, then things really start to get tough. That’s where the Pittsburgh Steelers found themselves last week, entering a primetime game on the west coast with an undrafted rookie out of an FCS school under center for one of the flagship franchises of the game.
But while Devlin Hodges handled himself well enough for the team to win that game—just their second of the year—everyone, including his backup, is more than happy to see Rudolph back on the field this week after recovering from a concussion that he suffered taking a scary hit from Baltimore Ravens safety Earl Thomas.