Around the NFL after a WILD Week 16 12-22-2025
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What makes the Steelers' victory over the Lions so impressive?
I think it's one of the most impressive wins by anybody in the NFL this year by Pittsburgh. I would have not guessed that Pittsburgh would have gone into Detroit and whooped Detroit on both sides of the line of scrimmage. This is a defense in Pittsburgh that everybody was running the football on. Detroit could not run the ball at all. And then vice versa, this is an offense that running the ball is like, let's just be efficient, efficient. And they create the explosive runs.
How is Aaron Rodgers performing this season?
And the other part is this, in the last three weeks, I would tell you that Aaron Rodgers is throwing the football the best that he has since 2022. So we're talking three plus years. This three-week stretch of throwing the ball and some of the throws that he has made. So if this offense is going to have some of these explosive runs and Rodgers is going to do whatever he wants with the football, this is a team that has my attention more after this performance than it had up until a month ago. Some games the defense has stood on its head and given us a chance and A few times we've done it, and tonight was one of those times where we just kept answering, starting with the two-minute drive and then the first half, an unbelievable catch by Kenny.
You know, if it's just P.I., it's three points, but to catch it, somehow get his hand on the ball, get up and score was incredible. And our other back, you know, might have heard of him. He had a hell of a game, too. But I thought the line did a really nice job. We settled in. I thought Art called an incredible game. And there's still more out there. I mean, Quez... We had a chance for a touchdown. DK had a touchdown. We got called back. We had other opportunities on the fake sneak. It looked like we could have scored, but I thought our guard got into a good rhythm, especially in the second quarter on, and we executed really well on the line, settled in, and blocked their asses off. Man, they sure did. And it's a day to feel good.
It's a day to feel very, very good. My mind has changed.
What should the Steelers do if the Ravens lose to the Packers?
That's just what happens in sports based on what we see on the field. And there wasn't a single person at this station or anywhere else, except, of course, for Danny and Shaler. Is that his name? Dennis. Dennis and Shaler, who predicted three wins in a row. Not a single person. forecast that after the Buffalo debacle. Nobody. Dan Orlovsky just told you. They've opened my eyes.
What are the chances of the Steelers facing the Broncos in the playoffs?
They've opened mine too. You go into Detroit against a desperate and still very high-powered offensive team. In fact, the best offensive team in football. You win like that? And yeah, it got hairy at the end. I know. And we'd probably be talking about one of the bigger meltdowns, if not the biggest, of the whole Mike Tomlin era if they lose that game. They've been something like 103-0 when they lead by 11 or more with five or less left in the game. And they were about to lose it, but they didn't. They finished the game.
How did the Patriots perform on their road games this season?
They've done that on defense a couple times. In games that might not have gone great at times, they closed the Jets game, they closed the Minnesota game in Dublin, and they closed this one. Listen, what Bob said before he left is right, and I wrote the same thing last week. This starts with the quarterback. In this league, you got to have a quarterback. You just have to, and you have to have a team that can score 17 points in the fourth quarter, like the Steelers just did. That's what they haven't had. There are a lot of other ingredients have been missing. They suddenly have a red hot quarterback who thinks the game at an elite level and still has the physical ability to get the ball wherever he wants to get it.
Can't move around like he used to, obviously, but he still moves around enough. Enough. And he's still smart enough just to take a sack when things are looking real bleak. He hasn't turned it over in three games. He hasn't been picked in five games. He had the fumble in the Buffalo game. So he gives them a chance, period. Aaron Rodgers. I think you made the point earlier, Limits, how many AFC quarterbacks that are in it right now are playing better than him?
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What makes the Steelers' victory over the Lions so impressive?
0:00–0:39
2
How is Aaron Rodgers performing this season?
0:39–2:04
3
What should the Steelers do if the Ravens lose to the Packers?
2:04–2:27
4
What are the chances of the Steelers facing the Broncos in the playoffs?
2:27–2:58
5
How did the Patriots perform on their road games this season?
2:58–4:26
6
What are the implications of sitting starters against the Browns?
4:26–5:44
7
What are the key issues facing the Ravens this season?
5:44–7:26
8
How are the Texans and their quarterback performing this year?
7:26–24:38
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