In practices without tackling, we haven’t been able to fully appreciate Bernard’s physicality and potential for yards after the catch.
He showed it on several instances Thursday, including when he spun out of one tackle and ran through another on the same play for a 25-yard gain. He was often Rudolph’s preferred target and finished with four catches for 51 yards.
Mike DeFabo·
Rudolph may be the known commodity, but he gave the Steelers few reasons to rethink the current rotation. He went 10 of 11 on two series. The only incompletion came in the red zone: Rudolph did his best Ben Roethlisberger impression to avoid the rush, and then connected with Germie Bernard; the rookie caught the pass but was unable to get his second foot down in the back of the end zone. The drive stalled on the 1-yard line, but Rudolph converted a trio of chain-moving, third-down passes on the series.
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