Aaron Rodgers defied expectations in the Pittsburgh Steelers' recent win over the Indianapolis Colts, throwing three touchdown passes and accumulating 235 passing yards to lead his team to a 34-22 victory, improving their record to 3-2 for the season. Despite earlier doubts about his declining performance, Rodgers has thrown nine touchdowns over his last three games while maintaining a strong completion rate despite occasional turnovers. The article highlights not only Rodgers' individual achievements but also his role in crucial moments of the game, such as extending the lead with a touchdown pass to Pat Freiermuth late in the fourth quarter.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-12,
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I thought Aaron Rodgers was cooked coming into the 2026 season, and his performances in the first two weeks did little to change my mind.
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performances → think → mind
In my Week 2 takeaways column, I described him as "an old quarterback whose career probably should have ended three years ago."
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career → describe → quarterback
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Yeah, so, that assessment could use an update.
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The 42-year-old threw three touchdown passes Sunday as the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Indianapolis Colts, 34-22, to improve to 3-2.
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Steelers → throw → 3
Rodgers finished with 235 passing yards and has now thrown three touchdowns in three consecutive games.
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Rodgers → finish → games
Over that stretch, he's passed for 826 yards and nine touchdowns.
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he → pass → yards
That's pretty good production for anyone, let alone a quarterback who is likely playing in his final NFL season.
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who → let → season
For comparison, Rodgers had more turnovers (2) than touchdown passes (1) in the first two games.
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Rodgers → have → games
Now, he's still averaging one turnover per game after throwing three interceptions in the past three games, so he has to clean that up.
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he → average → that
He didn’t turn the ball over Sunday, though, showing he's still got some football left in that 42-year-old right arm.
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he → turn → arm
Aaron Rodgers gives the Steelers a reason to believe
The encouraging part for Pittsburgh is that Rodgers is giving the offense something to build on each week.
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Rodgers → give → something
Sunday's opening possession went backward, costing the Steelers 15 yards before they punted.
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they → go → yards
But Rodgers responded quickly.
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Rodgers → respond → ?
On Pittsburgh's next possession, he got the ball to Jaylen Warren just before taking a hit from defensive tackle Grover Stewart, and Warren turned the short completion into an 80-yard touchdown.
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Warren → get → touchdown
Rodgers went on to complete his first 11 passes and didn't have an incompletion until midway through the second quarter.
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Rodgers → go → quarter
Of course, Warren deserves plenty of credit for making his quarterback's numbers look better.
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He finished with 188 yards from scrimmage and added a 50-yard touchdown run to go with the long receiving score.
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But Rodgers also delivered when Pittsburgh needed to put some distance between itself and Indianapolis.
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With the Steelers leading 24-22 in the fourth quarter, Rodgers found Pat Freiermuth for a 17-yard touchdown on third-and-6.
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Rodgers → lead → and-6
It was Freiermuth's second touchdown catch of the afternoon and basically locked up the victory.
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Rodgers keeps climbing the NFL record books
There were a couple of historical accomplishments mixed in, too.
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The touchdown pass to Warren moved Rodgers ahead of Peyton Manning for third in career touchdown passes, including the postseason.
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pass → move → postseason
Only Tom Brady and Drew Brees remain ahead of him.
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Brady → remain → him
The victory also gave Rodgers 166 regular-season wins as a starting quarterback, moving him past Ben Roethlisberger into fifth place all time.
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victory → give → place
Passing a Steelers legend while wearing a Steelers uniform is a nice bonus.
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But Steelers fans have a more immediate interest in whether Rodgers can keep playing like this.
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Pittsburgh needs an offense that can take advantage when its defense gets stops, finish drives with touchdowns and deliver a big play when a game gets uncomfortable.
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game → need → play
Rodgers and Warren gave the Steelers all of that against Indianapolis.
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There's still plenty of season left, and three good games don't settle every question about this team.
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They're also in the very competitive AFC North, where all four teams have three wins already.
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teams → have → wins
The upcoming schedule provides an opportunity for Rodgers and the Steelers to keep rolling.
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Rodgers → provide → opportunity
Pittsburgh plays at Tampa Bay in Week 6 and then faces New Orleans in Paris.
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Pittsburgh → play → Paris
After that comes a pair of crucial division games against the Browns and Bengals with a bye week in between.
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pair → come → between
It remains to be seen if Rodgers can keep up this level of production as the season wears on.
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season → remain → production
Yeah, I probably buried Rodgers a little too soon.
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