The Steelers have not been a great deep-ball passing offense this year, even with deep threats like DK Metcalf. Aaron Rodgers, for example, is just 11-of-30 on passes 20-plus yards down the field. Nineteen other quarterbacks have more deep-pass completions, 24 have more yards. Yet he does rank fifth in deep-pass passing touchdowns, so he has made them count.
But the Steelers are simply not trying the deep-passing game often enough, Metcalf says. Rodgers is tied for the 20th-most deep-pass attempts at 30, so it’s not quite as dire as he makes it out to be. But the lack of proficiency isn’t helping that perception—or are his own numbers.