Aaron Rodgers Wants Steelers to 'Get a Little Bit More Locked In'

The Pittsburgh Steelers are tied with the Baltimore Ravens for first place in the AFC North. Both teams are 6-5 with the stretch run of the season upon us.

While speaking to reporters on Wednesday, QB Aaron Rodgers, who could play this week against the Buffalo Bills after missing last week's Chicago Bears game due to his left wrist injury, said he wants the Steelers to "get a little bit more locked in."

“I think this is the time where the focus maybe has to go up a little bit more and the serious approach needs to needs to maybe tighten up a little bit more,” Rodgers said Wednesday. “I love what a loose team we are. Sometimes you gotta maybe crank that thing up just to maybe one percent and get a little bit more locked in.”

In his first season with the Steelers, Rodgers has 1,969 passing yards, 19 passing touchdowns and seven interceptions. He's completing 66.4% of his passes.

Rodgers was pushing to play against the Bears, but head coach Mike Tomlin and the Steelers held the four-time MVP out.

“It's really on the players, you know,” Rodgers said. “Monday to Saturday is when you win a lot of these football games and just dial in in the plan and being able to fix things when they happen in real time and being able to make a bad play doable. And if we can do that, then we're gonna put ourselves in a position to win all six of these games.”

Tomlin and the Steelers haven't won a playoff game since 2016, while Rodgers hasn't won a postseason game since 2020. Pittsburgh and Rodgers agreed to a one-year contract in free agency, so this could be Rodgers' only season with the Steelers.

“The preparation is there, it's the execution,” Rodgers said. “This has been the entire season, you know, just a little bit off on some of the details. So we can tighten that thing up, all eleven of us, and I expect this to play really well.”

One of the greatest quarterbacks in NFL history, Rodgers has played for the Green Bay Packers, New York Jets and Steelers. He has 522 passing touchdowns and 64,921 passing yards in the regular season.

“We got the fans all day to get ready, you know, or most of the day to get ready for the game,” Rodgers said. “We need a loud crowd out there and getting great effort. You know, these are the kind of games that you win and take a lot of momentum from as you move forward and obviously we know what's after this one.”