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PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin revealed after Sunday’s 34-12 win over the Cincinnati Bengals that quarterback Aaron Rodgers will get his left wrist reevaluated on Monday. Rodgers appeared suffered the injury late in the second quarter, sidelining the 41-year-old quarterback for the rest of the afternoon.
Tomlin said he talked with Rodgers after the game and he was excited about the win but didn’t say anything about his wrist.
Rodgers left the locker room with his left hand in his hoodie pocket, according to Steelers Now’s Brendan Howe.
The Bengals were called for roughing the passer twice on the Steelers’ final drive of the first half, a march that ended with a Chris Boswell field goal, giving his side a 10-6 advantage.
Bengals defensive end Joseph Ossai knocked Rodgers to the ground after a first-and-10 from Cincinnati’s 19-yard line, four plays before Boswell’s 25-yard make. Fellow defensive end Myles Murphy hit Rodgers low earlier that series.
Mason Rudolph led the Steelers offense in the second half, completing 12 of 16 passes (75.%) for 127 yards, one touchdown, no interceptions, and a passer rating of 118.5.
Rodgers, 41, hadn’t missed an offensive snap for the Steelers this season up until that point. The 21st-year veteran entered the day having passed for 1,853 yards, 18 touchdowns and seven interceptions. Before exiting, he’d gone 9 of 15 for 116 yards and an 11-yard touchdown pass to Kenneth Gainwell in the first quarter.
The Steelers play the Bears in Chicago next Sunday.
Alan Saunders and Brendan Howe provided reporting from Pittsburgh.
This article originally appeared on Steelers Now: Mike Tomlin Gives Injury Update on Aaron Rodgers
