Can’t ride the highs or lows: After throwing four touchdown passes a week ago against the Jets, and putting 34 points on the board, quarterback Aaron Rodgers had one touchdown pass, was sacked three times and threw two interceptions.
But the veteran knows that is life in the NFL, and you can panic or get frustrated early in the season because that is what the league is all about.
“Last week, probably there were some people feeling pretty good because everybody outside the building was talking about how great we were on offense and 34 points,” said Rodgers. “That’s the league. You can’t ride the highs or the lows.
“You have to refocus every single week and be a professional. It starts with practice and the preparation, and so we just get a chance to reset. Take a look at what we did last week, what worked, what didn’t work from the preparation standpoint? Do better next week.”
Unlike a week ago the Steelers weren’t as successful putting the ball in the end zone, having to settle for three Chris Boswell field goals.
Rodgers said that doesn’t have an impact on players staying motivated, and he makes sure that is the case.
“I look at myself first and if we have a field goal, I probably wasn’t effective enough in a situation,” said Rodgers. “But I feel like we had a good couple of drives, defense is playing good in the first half, and we just came out and couldn’t do a whole lot in the third quarter. Obviously, the play that took a lot of points off the board was the interception there on the three-yard line or whatever.”