Overview
- Mike Tomlin said Los Angeles bracketed D.K. Metcalf to funnel targets elsewhere and that Pittsburgh’s other pass catchers did not make enough plays.
- Aaron Rodgers called for teammates to get open after a 16-of-31, 161-yard outing with one touchdown and two interceptions and a 2-for-11 mark on third down.
- D.K. Metcalf accepted blame for a missed early deep shot, saying he flattened his route and should have kept it high on a would-be touchdown.
- Calvin Austin III’s fourth-quarter drop turned into a Donte Jackson interception, punctuating a turnover-plagued performance that frustrated Rodgers.
- Offensive coordinator Arthur Smith labeled the failure a collective one and put it on himself, while Tomlin expressed no long-term concern about Rodgers as the 5-4 Steelers prepare for the Bengals in Week 11.