Steelers confirm starting QB for Week 17 matchup

"We're in the same position with Kenny as we were last week," Tomlin said Tuesday. "We'll give him a few reps and see where that leads us. ... Obviously we have a great deal more comfort because of what we've seen in-stadium for Mason Rudolph and that helps us, but we still really are in the same posture. He's got the ball to start the week, and we'll see where Kenny is from a mobility perspective and then kind of go from there and playing day by day based on the things that we see from that perspective."

Meanwhile, Tomlin also praised his players for stepping up to the occasion that big moments call for during their win over the Bengals. 

"They stepped up big in a big moment," Tomlin said of his players. "They smiled in the face of adversity and played well on a lot of fronts and did what was required to secure victory. I think highlighting that obviously was the play of Mason Rudolph. ... We talked about him having a great deal of belief in himself and being aggressive in mentality and play and those things were confirmed in game.

"I thought he did a really good job of being comfortable being himself, communicating with people regardless of the moments I thought that showed the confidence that he has in himself showed, and I also thought that he remained aggressive throughout."