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Following the leader, a re-kick and the gist of run defense

The Steelers hadn't come back from a fourth-quarter deficit of 13 points to win since the early 1990s prior to their rally on Sunday in Tampa, but quarterback Aaron Rodgers had.

That meant a lot to offensive coordinator Brian Angelichio and to the Steelers.

"He's been there, he's done it," Angelichio noted.

Rodgers authored three such rallies during his time with the Packers (twice in 2018 and once in 2022).

The Steelers' 26-19 overtime survival of the Buccaneers was their first such comeback victory since a 21-20 win at Houston on Nov. 1, 1992.

"(Rodgers) being the leader of our offense, you could feel that, his calmness," Angelichio continued. "He was in the moment.

"It's just that calming influence, like, 'Hey guys, one play at a time.' That was really good to see."

Rodgers led and the rest of the Steelers followed.

"Tremendous credit to the players," Angelichio added. "Things weren't going the way we wanted them to go early, but just staying consistent and the poise, and then there's players that stepped up and made some big-time plays. They were at their best when their best was required.

"It was really cool to see those things kinda take off and go in the fourth quarter and certainly in overtime."

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