The Pittsburgh Steelers are turning to Mason Rudolph at quarterback.

Mike Tomlin stopped short of definitively naming Rudolph the starter for Saturday's pivotal division game against the Cincinnati Bengals, he said Rudolph "is the guy with the ball."

"It's our intention as we sit here today to give Mason Rudolph an opportunity to start," Tomlin said. "He's a veteran guy. He's a backup but he's also a veteran guy. He's been in our program a long time. He's here for those reasons. We got a great deal of comfort with him."

Tomlin also added he's not ruling out Kenny Pickett, who had "TightRope" surgery for a high ankle sprain on Dec. 4, for Saturday's game.