Pittsburgh Steelers faithful know quarterback Aaron Rodgers has been relatively dependable this season, even as he nears 42 years of age.
But in a 25-10 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday night, Rodgers looked “every bit” of a football player hitting middle-age, wrote Chargers beat writer Sam Farmer in the Los Angeles Times.
The signal caller’s “Sunday Night Football” dud came with just 161 passing yards, a garbage time touchdown, two interceptions and three sacks. The ugliest of these sacks saw Rodgers bail on a clean pocket, hesitate and then fumble the ball for a safety.
“I was surprised I got the ball,” said Chargers linebacker Khalil Mack, who sacked Rodgers in his team’s own end zone for a safety. “Especially knowing the level of competitor (Rodgers) is.”
Rodgers’ bad night wasn’t just self-inflicted, though.
“After holding the Steelers to 10 points Sunday night, this much is evident: The Chargers defense is back,” declared Daniel Popper, another Chargers beat writer, in The Athletic.
With Sunday’s win, the Chargers completed a three-game stretch where they allowed just 26 points, Popper noted. The Steelers are in uninspiring company, with the other two teams that make up this streak being the 4-5 Minnesota Vikings and the 1-8 Tennessee Titans.
Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh was thrilled with his team in a postgame press conference, which sits at 7-3 after dispatching the Steelers.
“I love these kind of wins,” Harbaugh said. “Physical, tough, heart, guts, grit.”
The dominant performance gave the Chargers a chance to poke fun on X, calling Terrible Towels — which waved by the thousands at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood on Sunday — “worthless.”
— Los Angeles Chargers (@chargers) November 10, 2025
But maybe the Steelers will get the last word.
“A diss on the Terrible Towel brings a terrible curse,” warned one Steelers fans in the replies.
