Patriots tee off on Aaron Rodgers, hapless Steelers offense to bounce again from Week 1 loss

For the second time in two 2026 video games, Drake Maye wasn’t nice. On Sunday, he did not must be.

New England‘s protection teed off on Aaron Rodgers and an impotent Pittsburgh Steelers offense for a 20-3 Patriots win.

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The Patriots compelled two fumbles from the 42-yard Steelers quarterback. One of them resulted in a 36-yard loss and a fourth-and-43 punt. The second resulted in a scoop-and-score landing that prolonged New England’s result in 20-3 and iced the win.

New England ended Pittsburgh’s greatest likelihood of scoring a landing with an interception of Rodgers that abruptly ended a drive that gained 72 yards on 11 performs.

When Rodgers wasn’t getting hit or turning the ball over, he confronted constant stress and struggled to maneuver Pittsburgh’s offense in any significant means.

When his day was finished, Rodgers had accomplished 23 of 39 passes for 187 yards (4.8 yards per try) with no touchdowns and 1 interception. He took 4 sacks and was hit seven different occasions. Pittsburgh’s offense managed 235 yards on 3.5 yards per play.

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The Patriots struck first on Sunday with a 39-yard first-quarter landing run from TreVeyon Henderson in his first recreation of the season after lacking Week 1 with an ankle harm. That turned out to be all of the factors New England wanted to safe the win.

With the Patriots holding a 10-0 lead within the second quarter, Pittsburgh had a shot to get on the board with third-and-7 at New England’s 22-yard line. But Christian Elliss sacked Rodgers and compelled a fumble, setting off a mad scramble because the ball bounced again towards the Pittsburgh finish zone.

Steelers tackler Troy Fautanu finally recored the ball, however the 36-yard loss doomed Pittsburgh’s scoring likelihood and compelled a punt on the subsequent play.