Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin told reporters that he is optimistic that quarterback Aaron Rodgers will play this Sunday against the Buffalo Bills.
"I'm comfortable with his general trajectory," Tomlin said.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementRodgers missed last week's game against the Chicago Bears after suffering a fractured wrist against the Cincinnati Bengals the previous week.
Before Rodgers went down, he was coming off one of the worst games of his career against the Los Angeles Chargers. Rodgers threw for 161 yards, 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions. In Rodgers' first year with the Steelers, he has thrown for 1,969 yards, 19 touchdowns and 7 interceptions.
Backup quarterback Mason Rudolph finished the Bengals game and started in last Sunday's 31-28 loss to the Bears. Rudolph completed 24-of-31 passes for 171 yards, one touchdown and an interception in the 31-28 loss to the Bears. Rudolph has now thrown for 310 yards, 2 touchdowns and 1 interception this season.
This story will be updated.
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