Aaron Rodgers keeps stacking the kind of afternoons that make people around Pittsburgh take a second look at this offense.
The Steelers beat the Indianapolis Colts 34-22, and Rodgers was once again at the center of it, throwing three touchdown passes for the third straight game. That made him the first Steelers quarterback to post three touchdown passes in three consecutive games within the same season.
At 42, Rodgers is doing more than just managing games. He completed 22 of 31 passes for 235 yards without an interception, and he did it against a Colts secondary that came into Week 5 ranked 29th in passing yards allowed per game at 261.3. It was the kind of setup that could pay off for any quarterback looking to stay hot, and Rodgers took advantage.
He stayed composed when the pocket tightened, used his footwork to buy time, and kept drives alive. When the rush started closing in, Jaylen Warren became a safety valve. Warren caught six passes for 87 yards and a touchdown, while Pat Freiermuth added two touchdown grabs of his own.
The Steelers also got useful production from Germie Bernard, who matched Warren with six receptions and finished with at least 80 receiving yards. That mattered even more because Pittsburgh was shorthanded at receiver. Michael Pittman Jr. is out with a left foot injury and is on injured reserve, while Roman Wilson and Ben Skowronek both left the game early with injuries.
For now, the Rodgers run is giving Pittsburgh something it has been able to lean on: efficient, timely offense. The team is 2-1 during this three-game stretch in which Rodgers has thrown three touchdown passes.
There’s still plenty ahead. The Steelers head to Tampa Bay next, where Todd Bowles’ secondary is allowing 234.6 passing yards per game, before moving on to a matchup with the Saints in Paris. With a Week 9 bye coming up, Pittsburgh has a chance to keep building momentum in the AFC North.
A multi-touchdown day from Rodgers doesn’t guarantee a win by itself, but it has clearly become a difference-maker for Pittsburgh.
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The detail that stood out afterward was less about celebration than connection, a nod to the language that has been echoing around the building all season. Rodgers shirt carried a phrase tied to Mike Tomlins coaching shorthand, a small but telling sign of how the quarterback is leaning into the way Pittsburgh wants to play. For a team still trying to define its offensive identity, those kinds of postgame messages can say plenty, even before the bigger questions about how sustainable it all is get answered. [Read more 🡒]
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