Aaron Rodgers defies Father Time with another three-touchdown performance in Steelers’ win

I thought Aaron Rodgers was cooked coming into the 2026 season, and his performances in the first two weeks did little to change my mind.

In my Week 2 takeaways column , I described him as "an old quarterback whose career probably should have ended three years ago." Yeah, so, that assessment could use an update.

The 42-year-old threw three touchdown passes Sunday as the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Indianapolis Colts, 34-22, to improve to 3-2.

Rodgers finished with 235 passing yards and has now thrown three touchdowns in three consecutive games. 'WHAT THE F--K, CALL IT!': AARON RODGERS AND MIKE MCCARTHY CURSE AT EACH OTHER DURING HOT MIC MOMENT Over that stretch, he's passed for 826 yards and nine touchdowns.

That's pretty good production for anyone, let alone a quarterback who is likely playing in his final NFL season.

For comparison, Rodgers had more turnovers (2) than touchdown passes (1) in the first two games.

Now, he's still averaging one turnover per game after throwing three interceptions in the past three games, so he has to clean that up.

He didn’t turn the ball over Sunday, though, showing he's still got some football left in that 42-year-old right arm.

The encouraging part for Pittsburgh is that Rodgers is giving the offense something to build on each week.

Sunday's opening possession went backward, costing the Steelers 15 yards before they punted.

But Rodgers responded quickly.

On Pittsburgh's next possession, he got the ball to Jaylen Warren just before taking a hit from defensive tackle Grover Stewart, and Warren turned the short completion into an 80-yard touchdown.

Rodgers went on to complete his first 11 passes and didn't have an incompletion until midway through the second quarter.

Of course, Warren deserves plenty of credit for making his quarterback's numbers look better.