PITTSBURGH — Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers didn’t return to Sunday’s 34-12 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals after sustaining an harm to his left, non-throwing hand late within the second quarter.
Rodgers landed on the hand as he was tackled after throwing the ball away on second-and-goal with simply seconds left earlier than halftime. He stayed in for yet one more play after a timeout, however the hand appeared to have blood on it when he went to the sideline throughout Chris Boswell’s 25-yard area purpose.
Although the Steelers dominated the quarterback questionable to return, Rodgers did not seem to return to the sideline after halftime.
With Rodgers out, backup quarterback Mason Rudolph performed the second half and led the offense to 2 scoring drives. He completed 12-of-16 passing for 127 yards and a landing — a 5-yard scoring cross to Kenneth Gainwell within the fourth quarter.
The Steelers’ harm woes continued early into the third quarter when operating again Jaylen Warren injured an ankle as he was tackled. He walked off gingerly with medical personnel and went into the blue harm tent. Warren had 62 yards on 10 carries together with two catches for five yards.
Warren, although, returned to the sideline together with his helmet on after a quick keep within the medical tent. He was dominated questionable however returned on second-and-3 from the 12 with six minutes to go within the third quarter. The Steelers, although, referred to as a timeout, and Warren did not reenter when the offense got here again onto the sector.