42 years old and Aaron Rodgers is STILL finding ways to win football games
Pittsburgh opens the season with a 20-13 win over Atlanta, and Rodgers did exactly what the Steelers needed him to do. He finished 24/40 for 221 yards, 1 TD and ZERO interceptions, finding Pat Freiermuth for a 6-yard TD as Pittsburgh took control in the second quarter.
But the play that really broke this game open came from the OTHER Steelers legend.
With Pittsburgh leading just 13-10 early in the fourth, T.J. Watt jumped Cooper Rush, picked him off and took it 35 yards to the HOUSE. Pick-six. 20-10. Game completely flipped.
Atlanta basically asked Bijan Robinson to do everything. He finished with 21 carries for 83 yards AND 8 catches for 90 yards and a TD, giving him 173 yards from scrimmage. But Cooper Rush struggled in the biggest moments, finishing 12/22 for 143 yards, 1 TD and 2 INTs.
And Atlanta didn’t help itself either: 9 penalties for 96 yards, two turnovers and only 238 total yards. Pittsburgh was...
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