The Pittsburgh Steelers will start Mason Rudolph in Week 18 despite Kenny Pickett being cleared to play in the team's regular season finale.

"Kenny's availability is less than question this week," Mike Tomlin said. "I anticipate him being available to practice. That being said, we've got to leave the ball in Mason Rudolph's hands. He's done a good job, and we've done a good job in the most recent two weeks. We've taken care of the ball. He's taking care of the ball. We score points at a rate and which we hadn't done to this point this year. And with the urgency of the moment and because of those reasons, we're going to leave the ball in his hands."

Pickett has been medically cleared to return following TightRope surgery on his ankle.

While the Steelers can make the playoffs even if they lose at Baltimore, their path is easier if they can beat the Ravens on Saturday and get help from other teams throughout the final weekend of games.