Colin Cowherd PREDICTS if Aaron Rodgers & Steelers WIN AFC North over Lamar Jackson & Ravens | NFL

Welcome to the official YouTube channel for the Colin Coward podcast. Go on, hit that subscribe button if you’re new so you don’t miss any of our great football content this season. Steelers 27, Colts 20. Pittsburgh’s defense is completely feast or famine. In the two best wins for the Steelers, New England and Indie, 11 takeaways. In the other games, they can be the Bengals. They have huge holes. So, I I’ll say this. Aaron Rodgers, I’ve defended him all year. Aaron Brett Favre’s first season with the Vikings. Remember that magical season Brett Favre had with the Vikings? Favre had 33 touchdowns and completed 68% of his throws. Aaron is on pace to have 36 touchdowns and complete 68% of his throws. Both struggled with the Jets, which is Siberia, right? Nobody. Darnold Favre Rogers. Nobody can win with the Jets. Um, but I, this was a great example. Daniel Jones did not have a consistent run game. You know, the Steelers defense and again, we saw it with I mean, it’s amazing. We saw it with Minnesota today. Their defense is like, “Oh, we’re in Detroit. JJ McCarthy starting. This is on us.” Um, we saw it with the Steelers today. It’s like, “Oh, here come the Colts. they’re favored over us. This is the hottest team in the league. And that offensive line for Indie for the first time this year got pushed around a little bit. So, um, and and I, you know, Daniel Jones 31 to 50. Again, he I don’t think Daniel Jones should be throwing 50 times. When you don’t run the ball, that’s what you have to do. But this was another example. We we’ve talked about this all all day today. Uh, Buffalo’s defense playing Momes. defense is about like energy and juice and I thought Pittsburgh just feasted today. Looked like a different defense than they had in most of the weeks this year. You uh bringing up that Minnesota team with Favre. I think it was 09. I I just look Jared Allen who just went into the Hall of Fame had 15 sacks that year and I think the last couple weeks you’ve been watching you just gave TJ a hundred million dollars. Where has he been? And today I I thought their season was on the line th this game. You know, this is a Tomlin spot as an underdog. He was just in the same spot against the Packers and got killed. So if if you would have played the results before the game kicked off and said, “Well, the the Steelers lose.” So I’ve seen him lose at home to Seattle, Green Bay, and Indie, three playoff teams. Like you got Baltimore running you down, written all over you. you need to win this game because all of a sudden you lose. You have four wins. The Ravens have three and they are trending up and you are trending down. I thought this was a kitchen sink game and it was seven nothing and Indie had the ball and they were driving. I went I I feel like they score a touchdown here and go down 14 nothing. The Steelers season’s basically over around Halloween and TJ Watton made the play, forced the fumble, they got the ball back, they scored and then I think they scored like 10 more points. It’s 17-7 at half. You’re like, “Okay.” and and then they just started creating turnovers, sacks, picks. It’s like, well, if their defense plays like this, they can be a terror. They they could be a 10, 11 win team that could make some that could win a playoff game. But the defense we’ve seen the previous two weeks, Colin, they not only have no shot in the playoff, they weren’t going to win the division. So, it’s just what TJ Watt, who’s kind of the heartbeat really of their team, which is classic Steelers, right? A a pass rusher, but when he plays like that, the other guys feed off him. Yeah. They could beat. They They didn’t just make Indie look bad. I mean, they were killers. They made Daniel Jones. I wrote down like Does this give you any pause? Because if he plays a good defense, he I don’t want to say he just completely melted, but it was cuz he’s getting hit a lot, but man, it did not look good. No, he didn’t play, you know, the Rams game again, he he wasn’t as dominant. the I think it’s really interesting that you know Mike Tomlin I don’t think is terribly current in terms of you know O line development and run game and this is where I think Aaron deserves a lot of credit. Aaron Aaron didn’t play safe much in his career unless he unccorked a couple of bad interceptions and then Aaron would like bring it down in a game. Uh like he was protecting a passer rating and and I noticed it. But I don’t think this team I think he’s playing this team I’ve said it 10 times. I think he’s really playing the position the way a Steeler quarterback should play the position. This is a high completion percentage offense with big targets that you can get the ball, they can break a tackle. Um, this kind of team and I think Aaron has to lead the offense. Tomlin on his own over the last seven years has not shown an ability to get the old line of the run game right. But, um, you know, Pittsburgh’s always been under Tomlin such a good dog. And also the Ravens won Thursday night. So that put more pressure on the Steelers as they watch the Ravens blow out the Dolphins. So it’s like, oh crap. So I think I think a lot of things I mean Daniel Jones had one touchdown and uh three picks today. And I I thought it was fairly obvious that from the very get-go there was a different attitude. When you back Tomlin into a corner, his teams have always played differently. That’s where I thought they were he was kind of at a fork in the road spot because if he couldn’t win this game, his time with the Steelers is over because this is his spot. The other thing looking at obviously they couldn’t I mean they had the lead all the second half they ran for 38 yards column they they average under two yards a carry. Did you see Diana? She put out a bunch of like trade scuttlebutt I think yesterday and one of the things were Bree Hall with the Jets who Aaron knows like listen you miss on Caleb Caleb Johnson maybe in a couple years he’s fine but right now he can’t help you. You’re all in on this season. I if Aaron goes listen I like that guy a lot. I think he would help. Shouldn’t they be really interested in that? Because they feel like they need a running back desperately. Well yeah they’re asking Jaylen Warren to carry the load and that’s just not really his thing. They’ve done a great job through the years to draft edge rushers and wide receivers. They’re hit and miss on quarterbacks. I I could make an argument it’s go time. I I honestly think Aaron’s going to play this year and next. Do you I I think he’s going to I think he’s comfortable. I think I I I don’t know. I just He’s not getting hit a lot. I kind of feel like this is about, you know, I said before the season I thought they’d end or nine games. Um it’s gone better than I thought for Aaron. I I really has. It’s a little smoother. I I totally agree. I I thought he would look older. Same. He’s He’s looked He’s been a little bit of a fountain of youth today. He just He’s just moving around a little bit younger. I expected it to get worse. I know people say second year off in Achilles. It’s one thing when you’re 28. It’s another thing when you’re 41. I I do think when you look at Tomlin, because he’s a good example what you’re saying, why Aaron might return. I think a lot of people go, “Why wouldn’t you want a fresh start?” Cuz he’s coaching the Steelers. It’s kind of a sweet job. Just like I bet Aaron who’s been with the Packers realizes this is pretty awesome. Like playing for Ohio State or Alabama football doesn’t suck. I I think most guys that played basketball at Kansas or North Carolina. Enjoy the experience. You know, being the coach or the quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers kind of has its perks. So, if you’re Aaron, you feel pretty good. It’s like, hey, we’ll pay you another $15 million. The other thing is they have a lot of old guys on the team. Part of the reason, you know, Tom, I I think that Tampa Bay experience went well because by his second year there, most of those guys, even the Tampa Bay guys are veteran players. He got to bring some other veterans. A lot of likeminded people, married kids, multiple kids, pickup lines at school. So, I think Aaron looks around, TJ Watts over 30, Cam Her 35, 36. Tomlin’s like this player version of a coach. They they just it’s it’s pretty tailor made for a veteran type quarterback to go in and enjoy his time there. I would say [Music]

Colin Cowherd is joined by John Middlekauff to react to Week 9 in the NFL. Aaron Rodgers and the Pittsburgh Steelers bounce back to get a big win over Indianapolis Colts. Does this change win change the Steelers’ chances of winning the AFC North, or are Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens inevitable?

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37 comments

  10. 0:32 you can’t compare passing statistics from 2009 to 2025, it’s a different game than it was even as recent as 16 years ago. That Favre year was way more impressive for 2009 than Rodgers 2025 season is.

  17. The Steelers need a legit #2 WR. What Rodgers has been able to accomplish with a doubled DK and a couple 5 ft receivers has been miraculous

  19. I can finally listen to Colin again. When he went Rogue in Rodgers (for years) I couldn’t stand his takes… which is unfortunate since he’s a brilliant sportscaster.

  20. Keep it simple stupid.. we simplified the defense and look at how they played. They also played around 70% zone instead of trying to man up and get their DBs burned. If the Steelers can keep this defense playing like they did against the Colts the Steelers will be dangerous in the playoffs and we will definitely win the AFC North… Not worried about Baltimore we will get one they will probably get the other one. Browns. Well I don't think I need to say anything there… And the bungals… Not concerned about that game either.

  21. Baltimore Ravens will win the division…Steelers have a rough second half. Chargers, Lions, Bills, Ravens twice, @ Bears, @ Cleveland, are on their dance card. Ravens have a much easier list of opponents second half.

  23. I don’t like this guy. He’s a coward fr. 😂dude we don’t care what you have to say now . Bye . I just came to leave a comment. Not watch this crap 💩

  24. The Steelers are a take away defense we normally get 2 a game normally. And we switched defensive scheme which I hope sticks the players looked confident, fast, and instinctive.

  30. Easy on TJ doing nothing jeez he’s double and triple teamed and still made crucial plays this week! If you noticed when he was one on one he made the strip sack and recovery that turned the game around

  32. Turnovers are critical as we saw in Ravens Dolphins game as well Every time you thought the dolphins were moving the ball, which they did, they turned it over!! Can’t do that against Lamar

  33. BTW all the so called experts touted the Colts as best team in football check out the wins they have this year five wins are against the raiders the cardinals the dolphins and two against the titans!!! Really!! Are they that good??!!

  37. One fallacy this year is that the Steelers are going "all in"; I do not agree with this point. They are not spending "tomorrows" dollar and they are hoarding draft capital, how is this going "all in"? These talking heads on the national stage have got it wrong.

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