The NFL is unpredictable. That’s one of the few guarantees this league offers. Performances swing wildly from week to week, expectations crumble, injuries strike, and suddenly everything you thought you knew gets rewritten. The Pittsburgh Steelers understood this reality better than most, which is why they spent the offseason working tirelessly to protect themselves from any uncontrollable variables.
Their biggest insurance policy? All-Pro quarterback Aaron Rodgers.
At times this season, his presence under center felt like an immediate fix — the kind of move that transforms a stagnant offense the moment the ball is snapped.