Aaron Rodgers admits he must play better

The backmost of the Pittsburgh Steelers, 41-year-old Aaron Rodgers, said that helium has to play amended than helium did against the Los Angeles Chargers, successful bid for his squad to beryllium competitory successful the combat for the champion ranking this season.

The Chargers celebrated with a people of 25:10 arsenic hosts successful the 10th week of the NFL regular season. Coach Jim Harbaugh's squad got their seventh triumph of the play with 3 losses, portion the Steelers present person a grounds of 5-4. This is the Steelers' 3rd nonaccomplishment successful the erstwhile 4 games.

The Chargers' defence was cardinal successful the triumph implicit Pittsburgh. Rodgers had the second-lowest passing crippled of his vocation – helium was 16-of-31 passing for 161 yards. The erstwhile NFL MVP was sacked 3 times, including erstwhile successful his ain extremity zone, portion the Steelers' lone touchdown came with 3 minutes near successful the game, erstwhile the victor was already decided.

"It wasn't my champion edition. I person to play amended than this if we privation to win. Whatever it takes," Rodgers said, adding:

"Whether it's amended reads of the game, much close passing, immoderate it is, I person to play better. And I will. We person to play amended connected offense, that's for sure. But this is the portion of the season. There are ups and downs, and we can't get successful that wave."

Rodgers reacts

The Steelers invited the Cincinnati Bengals successful the adjacent round. Rodgers made it wide that helium does not program to fell down mediocre results, but that helium wants his squad to beryllium focused and acceptable to instrumentality vantage of each accidental to win. His connection reflects the acquisition and work that the 41-year-old seasoned carries with him, but besides the consciousness that each lucifer successful the NFL requires maximum concentration.

The assemblage and teammates present expect Rodgers to find a bushed and pb the Steelers to amended results successful the remainder of the season.