The last time Mike Tomlin and Aaron Rodgers shared the field, they shared a smirk. Two veterans trying to best the other, their 2021 meeting featured Rodgers trying to get the Steelers with 12 men on the field and Tomlin dashing in to call a timeout and avoid the 5-yard infraction. It led a viral exchange of the two smiling and acknowledging each other, a mutual sign of respect.
Fast forward to Sunday night at Acrisure Stadium, and the same thing happened again. In the fourth quarter, Rodgers again tried to catch the Steelers with 12-men on the field.