On the first third down of the game last Sunday between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Los Angeles Chargers in primetime at SoFi Stadium, Steelers standout receiver DK Metcalf found himself open behind the Chargers’ secondary on a scramble drill from quarterback Aaron Rodgers.
Metcalf was racing towards the front right pylon when Rodgers uncorked the deep shot. What should have been a walk-in touchdown instead fell incomplete, foretelling what type of night it was going to be for the 41-year-old Rodgers as he missed a number of throws he tends to make.
For Metcalf, who spoke to reporters on Wednesday, it wasn’t a misfire from Rodgers.