Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers made notable history the team’s win over the New York Jets. Rodgers broke multiple pretenders for the Steelers, including becoming the first quarterback in five seasons to throw four touchdowns for the team.
The last quarterback to do it was Ben Roethlisberger in the team’s Wild Card Round playoff game against the Cleveland Browns in 2021. Roethlisberger did it twice that season, but the Steelers’ offensive futility prevented them from nearing that mark in recent seasons.
However, no other Steelers quarterback has thrown for four or more touchdowns in their Steelers debut other than Rodgers. He is the first one to do that in team history.
Rodgers’ top performance was no surprise to the team, who thought he would do this after seeing him in training. Head coach Mike Tomlin said the four-time MVP was ‘game’ all day.
“I just thought he was game all day. But again, you guys asked me last week, why was I confident. That’s why I was confident. That’s what I’ve been looking at in preparation, and I’m appreciated of it, not only his efforts but the efforts of the collective,” Tomlin said.
He finished 22 of 30 with four touchdowns and zero interceptions with 244 passing yards. That performance helped power the Steelers to the win more than anything else.
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