Steelers Now
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers got into with a Miami Dolphins player during Monday night’s win. The ESPN mics captured the whole scene.
“You can’t be on the sideline, get your old ass on,” a Dolphins player told the 42-year-old quarterback.
Rodgers responded with a perfect comeback, “You still talking s*** down 21-3?”
Rodgers gets a kick out of trolling players, fans and media sometimes. While getting booed by Chicago Bears fans in Week 12, Rodgers pointed toward the crowd and said, “I own you.”
With how he torched the Dolphins on Monday night, he certainly earned the right to troll.
Wild: Aaron Rodgers ROSTED a Dolphins player during last night's game who tried to trash-talk him.
Miami player: "You can't be on the sideline, get your old ass on."
Rodgers: "You still talking sh*t down 21-3?"
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Rodgers was surgical in Monday night’s 28-15 win over the Dolphins. The four-time MVP completed 23 of 27 passes (85.2%) for 224 yards with two touchdowns, no interceptions, and a passer rating of 125.9.
Rodgers’ 85.2% completion percentage was his best since 2014. Over the last two weeks, he has a 75.4% completion rate with 508 yards, three touchdowns, no interceptions, and a 116.0 passer rating. His 0.25 EPA per dropback is seventh in the NFL among QBs with 40 attempts during this span, per TruMedia.
Rodgers feels like he’s in the zone right now.
“Probably the cold weather,” Rodgers said of finding his stride. “I’m a California kid, but I’ve always enjoyed playing in the cold weather. I feel like there can be some advantages to the offense, especially when you’re playing on a field that’s a little beat up or super slick like Green Bay became over the years. So, I’ve always enjoyed that. I’m gifted with hands that can handle a cold ball and a ball that’s a little slick when the weather gets cold like this. So, I’ve always been able to throw pretty good, but it doesn’t tell the whole story. There was some nice catches. There was some good adjustments. There were some dink and dunks. But I knew I needed to be efficient today.”
Marquez Valdes-Scantling caught a 19-yard touchdown pass from Rodgers in the third quarter. It was his first TD catch as a Steelers.
Valdes-Scantling, who signed with the Steelers’ practice squad on Nov. 4, made his debut with the team in last week’s win against the Baltimore Ravens. In that game, Valdes-Scantling played in 16 snaps of offense and was targeted once.
MVS is a longtime teammate of Rodgers, going back to their days in Green Bay. He’s one of Rodgers’ all-time favorite teammates.
The respect is mutual. MVS thinks Rodgers is the greatest of all time.
“I think he’s the best quarterback to ever play this game — no matter if he’s 65 years old or not,” Valdes-Scantling said after the game. “He can...
