Steelers vs. Chargers: What they're saying in Los Angeles after win
Pittsburgh Steelers faithful know quarterback Aaron Rodgers has been relatively dependable this season, even as he nears 42 years of age.
But in a 25-10 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday night, Rodgers looked “every bit” of a football player hitting middle-age, wrote Chargers beat writer Sam Farmer in the Los Angeles Times.
The signal caller’s “Sunday Night Football” dud came with just 161 passing yards, a garbage time touchdown, two interceptions and three sacks. The ugliest of these sacks saw Rodgers bail on a clean pocket, hesitate and then fumble the ball for a safety.
“I was surprised I got the ball,” said Chargers linebacker Khalil Mack, who sacked Rodgers in his team’s own end zone for a safety. “Especially knowing the level of competitor (Rodgers) is.”
Rodgers’ bad night wasn’t just self-inflicted, though.
“After holding the Steelers to 10 points Sunday night, this much is evident: The Chargers defense is back,” declared Daniel Popper, another Chargers beat writer, in The Athletic.
With Sunday’s win, the Chargers completed a three-game stretch where they allowed just 26 points, Popper noted. The Steelers are in uninspiring company, with the other two teams that make up this streak being the 4-5 Minnesota Vikings and the 1-8 Tennessee Titans.
Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh was thrilled with his team in a postgame press conference, which sits at 7-3 after dispatching the Steelers.
“I love these kind of wins,” Harbaugh said. “Physical, tough, heart, guts, grit.”
The dominant performance gave the Chargers a chance to poke fun on X, calling Terrible Towels — which waved by the thousands at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood on Sunday — “worthless.”
— Los Angeles Chargers (@chargers) November 10, 2025
But maybe the Steelers will get the last word.
“A diss on the Terrible Towel brings a terrible curse,” warned one Steelers fans in the replies.
Jack Troy is a TribLive reporter covering business and health care. A Pittsburgh native, he joined the Trib in January 2024 after graduating from the University of Pittsburgh. He can be reached at
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