Aaron Rodgers made sure his postgame message matched his play on Sunday.
After the Steelers’ 34-22 win over the Indianapolis Colts, the Pittsburgh quarterback showed up wearing a shirt that nodded to Mike Tomlin, using one of the coach’s longtime reminders as the headline. The shirt carried the letters “DGBTTF,” shorthand for “Don't get beat to the flat.”
Rodgers made clear it was all respect, not a dig at Indianapolis.
“No, it's not a warning,” Rodgers said when asked about the shirt. “It's an ode to Mike T. He used to always say, ‘Don't get beat to the flat.'”
Aaron Rodgers with the ‘Don’t get beat to the flat’ shirt pay homage to Mike Tomlin. #Steelers #NFL pic.twitter.com/w65m1oyF7m
— Blitzburgh (@Blitz_Burgh) October 12, 2026
The phrase points to a basic defensive assignment: keeping opponents from getting easy short passes near the sideline. The shirt drew attention after Blitzburgh on X highlighted it following the game.
The tribute came on a day when Rodgers was sharp from the start. He finished 22 of 31 for 235 yards and three touchdowns without an interception, and he opened the game by hitting his first 11 passes against Indianapolis. That helped Pittsburgh find its footing early and keep control.
Jaylen Warren also delivered a huge night for the Steelers. He piled up 188 yards from scrimmage and scored twice, once on an 80-yard catch and again on a 50-yard run, as Pittsburgh pulled away.
The win moved the Steelers to 3-2 at Acrisure Stadium, while the Colts fell to 2-3. But for Rodgers, the shirt said as much as the stat line: Tomlin’s coaching voice still carries weight, even after he stepped down following 19 seasons.
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