{"id":1020214,"date":"2026-10-06T14:12:24","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T14:12:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/1020214\/"},"modified":"2026-10-06T14:12:24","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T14:12:24","slug":"steelers-qb-aaron-rodgers-gets-good-news-before-colts-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/1020214\/","title":{"rendered":"Steelers QB Aaron Rodgers Gets Good News Before Colts Game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"categories\"><a href=\"https:\/\/steelersnow.com\/category\/steelers-news\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\">Steelers News<\/a>\u2022<a href=\"https:\/\/steelersnow.com\/category\/steelers-opponents\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\">Steelers Opponents<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"788\" height=\"444\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/9-13-2026-Steelers-v-Falcons-2634-scaled-e1790170597288.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium tpd-force-16x9-aspect-ratio wp-post-image\" alt=\"Pittsburgh Steelers QB Aaron Rodgers\" decoding=\"sync\" fetchpriority=\"high\"   loading=\"eager\" data-cf-ratio=\"788x444\"\/>Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers in a game against the Atlanta Falcons on Sept. 13, 2026. &#8212; Ed Thompson \/ Steelers Now\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Indianapolis Colts will be without one of their starting edge rushers when they take the field at Acrisure Stadium to take on the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to ESPN\u2019s Jeremy Fowler, Arden Key is expected to miss 3-4 weeks with a hamstring injury. The ninth-year professional has eight combined tackles, three quarterback hits and half of a sack to this point this season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Key would\u2019ve been battling with Steelers left tackle Troy Fautanu during the Week 5 matchup. Pro Football Focus has tabbed Fautanu with a 67.2 overall grade, 30th out of 69 offensive tackles. According to the same database, he\u2019s allowed 11 total pressure in pass protection and one sack.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Steelers moved Fautanu to left tackle in the offseason, and at first started Dylan Cook on the right side. Rookie first-round draft pick Max Iheanachor has since taken over for Cook.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Steelers quarterback <a href=\"https:\/\/steelersnow.com\/tag\/aaron-rodgers\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Aaron Rodgers<\/a> has been sacked 13 times this season, tied with Tampa Bay\u2019s Baker Mayfield for the most in the league. Pittsburgh will want to keep its veteran signal-caller \u2014 the oldest active player in the NFL \u2014 upright as much as possible. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the Colts\u2019 depth chart on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/team\/depth\/_\/name\/ind\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer nofollow\" aria-describedby=\"tpd-new-tab-hint\">ESPN.com<\/a>, former Ohio State star J.T. Tuimoloau<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMentioned In This Article:<a href=\"https:\/\/steelersnow.com\/tag\/aaron-rodgers\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\">Aaron Rodgers<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/steelersnow.com\/tag\/arden-key\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\">Arden Key<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/steelersnow.com\/tag\/indianapolis-colts\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\">Indianapolis Colts<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/steelersnow.com\/tag\/pittsburgh-steelers\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\">Pittsburgh Steelers<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/steelersnow.com\/tag\/steelers\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\">Steelers<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Steelers News\u2022Steelers Opponents Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers in a game against the Atlanta Falcons on Sept. 13,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1020215,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2059],"tags":[1586,9093,2005,7,2004,392,2381,6,57,426],"class_list":["post-1020214","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-indianapolis-colts","tag-aaron-rodgers","tag-arden-key","tag-colts","tag-football","tag-indianapolis","tag-indianapolis-colts","tag-indianapoliscolts","tag-nfl","tag-pittsburgh-steelers","tag-steelers"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/117394377975373757","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1020214","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1020214"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1020214\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1020215"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1020214"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1020214"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1020214"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}