Thursday Night Football was a battle between perhaps the two best teams in the NFL this year. Matthew Stafford and the LA Rams held a 30-14 lead over the Seattle Seahawks in the fourth quarter. That's when Sam Darnold stunned the world. Unfortunately, Darnold's dominant season serves as a brutal reminder of what the Pittsburgh Steelers passed on to land Aaron Rodgers.
During the 2025 offseason, I banged the table for the Steelers to sign Darnold as a bridge quarterback. The NFL veteran and former journeyman was coming off an excellent year with the Minnesota Vikings, which included 35 touchdown passes and 4,319 passing yards.