Pride of Detroit
Well, here we are. It’s the middle of December, and the Detroit Lions’ playoff hopes are roughly 35 percent, depending on where you look. The biggest thing the team must do in these final three weeks is win out, but that’s easier said than done. Detroit needs a little help along the way, but when it comes to what they need to do, it starts with beating the Pittsburgh Steelers.
The Steelers are in a similar situation, but more so for their division. They are fighting with the Baltimore Ravens for a divisional title that, if they don’t win, likely pushes them out of the playoffs overall. The Steelers have had a roller coaster season with questions at multiple spots, but Mike Tomlin has them on the verge of yet another winning season.
Let’s take a deeper look at the Steelers in my Week 16 scouting report.
Week 1: Defeated the New York Jets 34-32
Week 2: Lost to the Seattle Seahawks 31-17
Week 3: Defeated the New England Patriots 21-14
Week 4: Defeated the Minnesota Vikings 24-21
Week 5: BYE
Week 6: Defeated the Cleveland Browns 23-9
Week 7: Lost to the Cincinnati Bengals 33-3
Week 8: Lost to the Green Bay Packers 35-25
Week 9: Defeated the Indianapolis Colts 27-20
Week 10: Lost to the Los Angeles Chargers 25-10
Week 11: Defeated the Cincinnati Bengals 34-12
Week 12: Lost to the Chicago Bears 31-28
Week 13: Lost to the Buffalo Bills 26-7
Week 14: Defeated the Baltimore Ravens 27-22
Week 15: Defeated the Miami Dolphins 28-15
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It seems wherever quarterback Aaron Rodgers goes, problems turn up. In Green Bay, it was mostly good, but the last few years there, we saw him disgruntled with management, leading him to being traded. He then went to the New York Jets, where he got injured on the first drive of the 2023 season, forcing him to miss the entire year. His return in 2024 with the Jets wasn’t well either, as he struggled coming off the injury and would leave the Jets on bad terms.
Rodgers eventually ended up with the Pittsburgh Steelers, and people called it a great pairing that would be good for both sides. It started well, the Steelers were 4-1, but since then, the team has gone 3-5. Their head coach, Mike Tomlin, is being questioned about whether he should return as the head coach in 2026, despite having 21 straight seasons with a .500 record or better. Once again, wherever Rodgers seems to go, problems arise.
When it comes to the offense, Rodgers is still not playing as well as last year, and 2024 wasn’t his best season ever. He’s 20th in...
