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Aaron Rodgers’ season with the Steelers came to a screeching halt on Monday, as Pittsburgh was bounced from the playoffs and the quarterback had a rough night.
The Steelers fell to the Texans 24-6 in the final wild-card game of the 2026 postseason, sending Rodgers into the offseason, presumptively to face questions about whether or not he’s played his final NFL game.
Rodgers, who was under constant pressure all night, completed 17 passes for 146 yards and no touchdowns, while being sacked four times for a loss of 36 total yards at Acrisure Stadium.
It was a fourth-quarter sack and fumble, with a little under 11:30 left in the game, that essentially sealed the Steelers’ fate.
Rodgers had dropped back for a pass on third-and-12 when the pocket collapsed on him. A pair of Texans linemen converged on him for a sack, but the ball had also come loose and Sheldon Rankins scooped it up for a 33-yard touchdown.
The touchdown had put the Texans up 17-6.
Rodgers’ interception with 2:39 left in the game allowed Calen Bullock to run it back for a 50-yard touchdown to extend Houston’s lead to 30-6.
That could be the last pass of Rodgers’ NFL career.
With the Steelers’ season over, the focus will be on what Rodgers will do next year. The future Hall of Famer had previously said that this would likely be his last season, but more recently, the door seems to be more open for a return to the NFL for 2026.
NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport said over the weekend that the Steelers are open to the idea of Rodgers returning to the Steel City next season, though they are “hoping to get an answer sooner than later, like they did last offseason.”
Rodgers has spoken highly of his time in Pittsburgh, telling reporters earlier this month that “I’ve enjoyed this experience, and everybody in Pittsburgh has been fantastic to me on and off the field.”
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