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BALTIMORE — It wasn’t against anyone in his own weight class, but Aaron Rodgers won the race to the pylon. The Pittsburgh Steelers’ veteran quarterback wheeled in for his first rushing touchdown in nearly three calendar years during Sunday’s 27-22 win over the Baltimore Ravens.
On a first-quarter third-and-goal, the 42-year-old signal-caller faked a handoff to tailback Jaylen Warren, briefly looked for a viable target, then took off. Ravens defensive linemen C.J. Okoye and Travis Jones, both of whom tip the scale at least 340 pounds, pursued him to no avail.
“To be able to run that touchdown in, it’s been a long time,” Rodgers said of his 1-yard scoring scamper afterward. “That type of play was in no way the play at all. It was a play to Jonnu, and the whole left side just caved in. I started running and realized I had two larger humans chasing me that I was maybe was equal to or slightly faster than. It was nice to get in the end zone.”
Touchdown, #Steelers.
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The Steelers’ 13 personnel offense was on the field, leaving No. 1 receiver DK Metcalf to look on.
“I thought it was a busted play at first, and then I saw him run to the sideline, so I just started cheering,” Metcalf said. “Yeah, my boy still is a dual-threat quarterback.”
Another receiver, Calvin Austin III, saw one of the Steelers’ other passers tuck it and run on the same play during practice. A coach asked Rodgers if he’d do the same.
“He was like, ‘Nah, I’m gonna throw it,'” Austin said. “So, when I saw him scrambling, I’m like, ‘I think he’s about to look for somebody.’ I saw him running and I’m like, ‘Oh, he’s (gonna) run this one in.’ That was cool to see.”
Offensive tackle Troy Fautanu and some of Rodgers’ other protectors wound up trying to clock his speed.
“We were asking him how fast he thought he ran,” Fautanu said. “He probably touched 16 miles per hour, man. He was looking quick out there. He got us out of some situations, especially with some pressure. Being able to get out there and make some plays on the run, when you’ve got a guy like that that can do that, big things can happen.”
Rodgers, a 21-year pro, realizes his athleticism isn’t what it used to be. He matched Michael Vick with 36 career rushing scores by high-tailing it in.
“Some games you feel better than others,” Rodgers said. “I was telling the linemen, ‘You’ll understand this when you’re 40.’ Some days you feel better than others. You wake up and there’s no specific reason why. You’re thinking, like, ‘What did I do last night? Did I sleep wrong or whatever?’ Some days you feel great, and other days, you feel maybe just good.
“Today, I felt great.”
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