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The Steelers know who their starting quarterback will be in the first week of the 2019 regular season Ernie Stautner Jersey , but the identity of Ben Roethlisberger‘s backup is not settled at this point.against the Buccaneers will be one of the steps toward making that choice. Head coach Mike Tomlin announced on Wednesday that Josh Dobbs will get the start against Tampa. Mason Rudolph will follow Dobbs with Devlin Hodges on hand for any other work.Dobbs was the backup to Roethlisberger last season and appeared in five games. He was 6-of-12 for 43 yards and an interception, which came during a 24-21 loss to the Raiders that helped keep the Steelers out of the playoffs.Rudolph was a third-round pick last year and did not appear in any games. He said in June that he’s more comfortable with the offense than he was last year and he’ll get a chance to show that off on Friday.Steelers vs. Ravens, Week 4: 1st quarter in-game update The Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens had an AFC North score to settle. In what is usually a very even series, the Steelers had won the previous three meetings Joe Haden Jersey , but these two teams were vastly different heading into this Week 4 prime time matchup at Heinz Field. Pittsburgh won the coin toss prior to the game, and elected to defer their first possession to the second half. With Baltimore starting the game with the football, it took just under 5 minutes for the Ravens to draw first blood. Joe Flacco hit John Brown for a 33 yard touchdown to give Baltimore an early 7-0 lead.On the Steelers’ first possession, on third down James Washington Jersey , Ben Roethlisberger hit Vance McDonald in the flat, and as it looked like he would be stopped for the yard to gain, safety Tony Jefferson stripped the football and recovered the fumble. Three plays later Flacco his running back Alex Collins in the flat to make it 14-0 while the Steelers had yet to even get a first down.In their third offensive possession, Pittsburgh finally tallied their first first down of the game Stephon Tuitt Jersey , and after a big pass and catch to JuJu Smith-Schuster, the Steelers found themselves in Baltimore territory for the first time. The Steelers had the ball on the cusp of the red-zone at the end of the first quarter.