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While the Pittsburgh Steelers suffered a lopsided 25-10 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers, quarterback Aaron Rodgers failed to take advantage of a few key opportunities early in the game that could have made the outcome very different. Most notably, Rodgers overthrew wide receiver D.K. Metcalf on a play that appeared to have a great chance of being a touchdown.<\/p>\n
But when asked about the play Wednesday, Metcalf accepted blame, saying it was his fault, not Rodgers\u2019s, for why the connection wasn\u2019t made.<\/p>\n
\u201cI had a corner post, and I saw Aaron [Rodgers] roll out to the left, so I kinda broke my route a little flatter than I should\u2019ve,\u201d Metcalf told reporters, via Pittsburgh Sports Now\u2019s Brendan Howe. \u201cI should\u2019ve kept the route high.\u201d<\/p>\n
#Steelers WR DK Metcalf shouldered the blame for being overthrown by Aaron Rodgers on a would-be touchdown against the #Chargers on Sunday night:<\/p>\n
\u201cI had a corner post and I saw Aaron roll out to the left, so I kinda broke my route a little flatter than I should\u2019ve. I should\u2019ve<\/p>\n
Metcalf could have had more yards on that one overthrow than he ended up having in the entire game. Had Metcalf caught Rodgers\u2019 pass on the third-and-5 attempt in the first quarter, he likely would have scored a 41-yard touchdown.<\/p>\n
\u201cMetcalf had at least three, maybe four yards, on Chargers cornerback Elijah Molden,\u201d Howe wrote. \u201cThe ball crashed out of reach near the 1-yard line, with the receiver in stride at the 4.\u201d<\/p>\n
Metcalf finished Sunday\u2019s contest with three catches for 35 yards.<\/p>\n
The misconnection with Metcalf on third-and-5 wasn\u2019t the only time Sunday night Rodgers delivered a high pass. So, during the game, it was pretty easy to blame the quarterback for the failed opportunity.<\/p>\n
In his postgame press conference, Rodgers didn\u2019t change the narrative that the missed touchdown was his fault.<\/p>\n
\u201cA lot of stuff wasn\u2019t working. We were bad on third down,\u201d Rodgers told reporters. \u201cI was just a little bit off. I missed DK [Metcalf] early and could\u2019ve been a big play.\u201d<\/p>\n
The miss to Metcalf was one of nine failed third-down conversion attempts for the Steelers in Week 10. Rodgers and company finished 2-for-11 on third down versus the Chargers.<\/p>\n
The Steelers need to showcase more third-down efficiency going forward. To improve in that area, Rodgers and Metcalf will have to display better chemistry than they did Sunday.<\/p>\n
But the positive news is both big personalities held themselves accountable for the miss in Week 10.<\/p>\n
The Steelers are asking a lot from Metcalf this year. The team had significant question marks at receiver entering 2025. Wideouts such as Calvin Austin III and Roman Wilson have done little to quiet the doubters.<\/p>\n
Without another receiver consistently getting opener, Metcalf is seeing a lot of double coverage.<\/p>\n
But he appears to be taking it in stride and not making excuses. As far as helping the Steelers receiver room, Metcalf is leading by example.<\/p>\n
\u201cFirst off, I gotta continue to get open,\u201d Metcalf told reporters Wednesday. \u201cI can\u2019t say anything if I\u2019m not doing my job first.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut then, I really don\u2019t say much to anybody in the receiver room unless they come to me with questions. \u2026 These players got here on their own, so they all have a special ability.\u201d<\/p>\n
Metcalf has 32 catches, 502 receiving yards and five touchdowns this season. He has twice as many receiving yards as every other Steelers pass-catcher except Pat Freiermuth, who has 260 receiving yards.<\/p>\n
But Metcalf is still only averaging 3.6 receptions and 55.8 receiving yards per game, both of which are career lows.<\/p>\n
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