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Mike Tomlin Calls Bengals Win a 'Springboard' for Steelers, Talks Mason Rudolph

Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin hopes his team's 27-3 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals on Monday means good things are ahead for the 1-3 squad.

"It needs to be a springboard for us as we move forward," he said after the game. "... Can't say enough about Mason [Rudolph]. We gave him a [game] ball in there."

Mason Rudolph finished 24-of-28 passing for 229 yards, two touchdowns and zero interceptions. The final numbers looked impressive because he didn't take any chances with the ball, hit a number of short throws and relied on his receivers and pass-catching running backs to pick up yards after the catch in a dink-and-dunk approach that proved too much for Cincinnati.