When things are slow in the NFL, people like to turn to predictions. And the double winner of the Super Bowl and former Steelers of Pittsburgh QB ben Roethlisberger is not different. However, when he broken down the upcoming Steelers’s upcoming calendar in the Tuesday footbahlin episode with Ben Roethlisberger, he provided two Predictions: one for the team with QB Aaron Rodgers and one without.
And this is a large part of the reason why prediction at this stage of the year is so difficult, especially for the Steelers. Players can emerge during the training camp. Players can suffer end-of-season injuries (hopefully for any team). And we still do not know with certainty if Rodgers will be with the Steelers this season.
Now, according to Brooke Pryor from ESPN, the Steelers are not concerned about the moment when Rodgers arises. Roethlisberger and others explained how they think he should enter town as soon as possible to establish relations with his teammates and coaches. But whatever, Roethlisberger predicted that the Steelers would go 11-6 with Aaron Rodgers. He also predicted that if Rodgers did not come to Pittsburgh, head coach Mike Tomlin will have his first losing season at 7-10.
“This is called three letters: HOF,” said Roethlisberger. “This is what it will give you. It will make you get, it will get you some additional victories.”
The question is: can Aaron Rodgers make a big difference at this stage of his career? He has not experienced a successful season, in terms of team, during his last two complete seasons. Could he bounce back to Pittsburgh in 2025? Maybe. But Chris Broussard de Fox Sports thinks that the Steelers will have a losing season even with Rodgers under the center. And it’s because Green Bay Packers and New York Jets have lost seasons with him.
But Roethlisberger has the faith that Aron Rodgers can make a difference of four games for the Steelers. And things should be much more stable in Pittsburgh than in New York last year. There is no way that Tomlin was dismissed in mid-season unless something catastrophic occurs out of the field.
So where is Big Ben Envy Rodgers exactly makes a key difference? When the Steelers visit the New England Patriots during week 3, when they welcome Packers for Sunday evening football in week 8, welcome the Bengals of Cincinnati in week 11 and visit the Browns of Cleveland in week 17.
“I know that the Patriots have had a really declining year,” said Roethlisberger about the week 3 match. “They have (Mike) Vrabel, new coach. I think they play for him. Drake Maye, I like Drake. I think it is improved a year … I think that with Aaron, it’s a victory. Without, it is a loss. “
Former Patriots Te Rob Gronkowski is however a little more confident than Roethlisberger. He is fully convinced that the patriots will continue to have the Steelers number and beat the Steelers in Foxboro.
Roethlisberger also highlighted his shared decision on the road game in Cleveland.
“Never easy to go at the end of the year,” said Roethlisberger. “On December 28, it’s going to be a terrible weather, which always throws a little ride. I hate saying that. With Aaron, I’m going to win. I’m really going to make a loss, I really think, without Aaron. I just have the impression that there is always this factor in the brain.”
Unfortunately, we saw this last year when the Steelers visited the Browns in what turned into a snow globe. Former QB Browns Jameis Winston said it was his “first snow match of all time” and that he helped his team take over on Pittsburgh with a late Touché route for a 24-19 victory.
Other notable results? Roethlisberger expects the Steelers to lose against the Vikings of Minnesota in Dublin, Ireland, that Rodgers be with the Steelers. He also expects the journey to the west coast to take the old RB of the Najee Harris Steelers and the Los Angeles loaders will also end with a loss.
