Aaron Rodgers gets terse with reporters as Steelers win after week of noise about team's future

Pittsburgh Steelers backmost Aaron Rodgers was a spot prickly with the media connected Sunday aft the team’s 27-22 triumph implicit the Baltimore Ravens, which enactment them backmost into archetypal spot successful the AFC North.

Rodgers scored his archetypal rushing touchdown since the extremity of the 2022 play portion helium was with the Green Bay Packers. He was 23-of-34 with 284 passing yards. He besides had a touchdown pass.

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Pittsburgh Steelers backmost Aaron Rodgers (8) runs to the extremity portion for a touchdown during the archetypal fractional of an NFL shot crippled against the Baltimore Ravens, Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025, successful Baltimore. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

He was asked aft the crippled what the triumph meant arsenic sound astir the Steelers’ playoff chances and Mike Tomlin’s aboriginal clouded the week heading into the pivotal matchup.

"Means possibly you guys volition unopen the hellhole up for a week," helium said.

Steelers wide receiver DK Metcalf echoed Rodgers’ beardown sentiments.

"We knew not to wage attraction to immoderate extracurricular noise," Metcalf said via ESPN. "Coach T is simply a large person for us, and he's done thing but instrumentality the bullets for us. Even erstwhile we're precocious and erstwhile we're low, he's ever travel successful each day, has been dependable and stayed the same, ever motivated america to ever play our champion ball, and that's what helium did past week.

Pittsburgh Steelers caput manager Mike Tomlin and backmost Aaron Rodgers (8) permission the tract aft an NFL shot crippled against the Baltimore Ravens, Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025, successful Baltimore. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

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"We knew what was astatine involvement — archetypal spot successful this heated rivalry, and yeah, the amended squad came retired connected top."

Metcalf led the squad with 7 catches for 148 yards. Jaylen Warren had 3 catches for 49 yards and a touchdown.

Tomlin, whose aboriginal with the Steelers has been a blistery taxable of statement implicit the week, was ecstatic astir the win.

"Awesome squad win," Tomlin said. "I’m conscionable appreciative of the effort of the men successful that locker room. It’s classical Steelers vs. Ravens."

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Pittsburgh volition person a crippled against the surging Miami Dolphins adjacent Monday night.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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