Aaron Rodgers’ Steelers numbers 2026 season (Getty Images)
Aaron Rodgers has 1,871 passing yards, 13 touchdowns and six interceptions through eight games. The Steelers are 6-2, have won four in a row and lead the AFC North going into their Week 9 bye. Aaron Rodgers has completed 175 of 288 passes, or 60.8 percent, for 6.5 yards per attempt. His passer rating is 86.2. Spread over 17 games, his yardage lands near 3,980. Rodgers has not won a title since the 2010 season with Green Bay. The Steelers last did it after the 2008 season. Super Bowl LXI is on February 14 at SoFi Stadium.
Those totals look healthy, but the story behind them is more mixed. Jaylen Warren and the defense drove the latest win over Cleveland, and Mason Rudolph played the final snaps. Here is what Rodgers’ numbers say about a title run. That is close to last season, when he finished eighth in the league in yards and tied for seventh in touchdown passes. So the box score is kinder than the film. He throws a lot and finds the end zone often enough, but the offense is not yet getting big gains from his arm on a steady basis. What gives the case some weight is the shape of the team. A strong run game, a defense that pressures the passer and a veteran quarterback who has seen every look is a recognizable playoff profile.
Pittsburgh has 1,699 passing yards as a team through seven games, only slightly more than the 1,610 its opponents have managed. Warren ran for 143 yards and a touchdown against the Browns, tying his career high. The Steelers piled up 200 rushing yards as a team, and all three of their touchdowns came on the ground. Warren had 561 rushing yards before that game, and he has four 100-yard days since Week 3. Watt came into the game with 7.5 sacks this year. Cleveland ran for only 34 yards. He no longer has to rescue every drive, which suits a 42-year-old with an arm that works best in short bursts. DK Metcalf leads receivers with 374 yards, and Warren and rookie Germie Bernard are the next two names, which shows how spread out and modest the target share has been.
Reports after the game said the Steelers have allowed just one second-half touchdown all season. Coach Mike McCarthy still said his team left points on the field, and that is fair. Over the last month, yes. The defense matched that. Pittsburgh sacked Deshaun Watson eight times, a season high, and T.J. This changes Rodgers’ job. The pass game has to produce more explosive plays than it has.