The Super Bowl XLV rematch is in the books, and the end result was the same. The Green Bay Packers won 27-17 over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday to move to 3-1. The Steelers, on the other hand, are 1-3 and may face some tough decisions surrounding quarterback Ben Roethlisberger.
The aging quarterback didn’t post terrible numbers, per se. He completed 65 percent of passes and totaled 232 yards along with one touchdown. However, one can’t help but think Roethlisberger might be holding this team back.
Pittsburgh has a talented defense and a solid arsenal of running backs and pass-catchers. Roethlisberger doesn’t have the arm he used to and is unwilling to try and push the ball downfield. He completed only one pass on Sunday for at least 20 yards.
The Packers probably should have won by a lot more if Aaron Rodgers had completed a few more passes. Meanwhile, Joe Barry’s defense appears to be trending in the right direction. All they really need is some injury luck to possibly turn the corner.
Head coach Matt LaFleur called this one a “mature win,” as Green Bay battled some adversity early on and kept their nose to the ground. This week’s game produced some good individual performances, which we will take a look at now.