LOS ANGELES -- The Pittsburgh Steelers fell short against the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday Night Football, dropping them to 5-4 on the season, and it was a horror of atrocities from the team at large, but mostly on their offense.
On the day, the Chargers possessed the ball for over 37 minutes and ran more than 20 plays than the Steelers, whose defense unit was completely gassed as they tried to stop Justin Herbert. Even still, they got to the star Chargers quarterback often, sacking him five times.
But it was the offense that fell grossly short. Aaron Rodgers had just 96 passing yards before the team’s garbage time touchdown drive. Chris Boswell missed a rare field goal, and some penalties threw the team for a loop offensively.
Rodgers was perhaps the main reason the Steelers lost this game. He airmailed passes all over the field, struggled with his reads, and his first-half performance put the Steelers grossly behind, including his second-quarter interception that led to a Chargers touchdown. It is hard to place the blame on this one on anyone other than Rodgers himself, who simply did not play up to the standard the Steelers expect.
The Steelers’ offense has a real issue against competent defenses. While the defense might have something figured out, if the offense can not get back on track, the Steelers will be in trouble moving forward.
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