Steelers' Aaron Rodgers laments tough outing in loss to Chargers

The Los Angeles Chargers’ defence made it hard for Aaron Rodgers to execute astatine his champion arsenic the Pittsburgh Steelers fell to the AFC West squad 25-10 connected Sunday night.

Rodgers was his ain worst professional aft the crippled was implicit arsenic helium lamented his 16 completions for 161 yards, a touchdown pass, 2 interceptions and a fumble which helium recovered, though successful his ain extremity portion for a safety. The Chargers sacked Rodgers 3 times.

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Los Angeles Chargers linebacker Khalil Mack (52) grabs Pittsburgh Steelers backmost Aaron Rodgers (8) during the archetypal fractional of an NFL shot crippled Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025, successful Inglewood, California. (AP Photo/Jessie Alcheh)

"This was not my champion performance," helium said, via ESPN. "I got to play amended than this for america to win. Whatever it takes ... if it's amended checks, if it's amended throws, immoderate it is, I got to play better. I will. ... We got to play amended connected offense, for sure. But this is portion of the season.

"There's ebbs and flows, there's ups and downs, and we can't thrust the wave."

Rodgers fumbled the shot successful his ain extremity portion portion trying to debar the unreserved successful the archetypal quarter. He recovered it but it outgo Pittsburgh 2 points.

"I didn’t truly spot anybody open," Rodgers said. "I felt similar erstwhile I stepped up, I saw Mack, and I didn’t recognize that helium had benignant of mislaid interaction with (right tackle) Troy (Fautanu)."

He had a hard clip connecting with wide receiver DK Metcalf. He had Metcalf unfastened adjacent the extremity enactment but overthrew him. Then, successful the 2nd quarter, helium overthrew Metcalf again. This time, Chargers information RJ Mickens was determination for the interception.

Los Angeles Chargers linebacker Khalil Mack (52) forces Pittsburgh Steelers backmost Aaron Rodgers (8) to fumble during the archetypal fractional of an NFL shot crippled Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025, successful Inglewood, California. (AP Photo/Jessie Alcheh)

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Rodgers completed conscionable 1 walk successful the 3rd quarter. Los Angeles was up 15-3 aboriginal successful the 3rd 4th and Pittsburgh had a accidental to get astatine slightest six connected the board. But aggregate incompletions led to a turnover connected downs.

It was that benignant of night.

Steelers caput manager Mike Tomlin enactment it connected the discourtesy arsenic a corporate alternatively than kicking Rodgers portion helium was down. He avoided a question connected however helium would measure Rodgers’ performance.

Rodgers’ lone touchdown walk was to Roman Wilson successful the last minutes of the 4th quarter.

The Steelers acknowledged the request to play amended with the NFL play connected its backmost half.

Pittsburgh Steelers backmost Aaron Rodgers (8) throws a walk during the archetypal fractional of an NFL shot crippled against the Los Angeles Chargers Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025, successful Inglewood, California. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

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Pittsburgh holds a slim pb implicit the Baltimore Ravens successful the AFC North. The Ravens are getting backmost to afloat spot with Lamar Jackson nether center.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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