Monday Night Observations

Texans Easy

I wanted Aaron Rodgers to get another playoff win, but the setup was bad. The Steelers were a bit too elated after beating a weak Ravens team on a missed 44-yard field goal, and Texans have the best defense in the NFL. Even with a few gifts from the uncharacteristically bumbling CJ Stroud, the Steelers could do almost nothing on offense. It was only a matter of time before the wheels came off, and come off they did.

• Woody Marks ran with purpose and elusiveness. Where the hell was this during the regular season when he was on all my teams?

• Nico Collins did almost nothing, but Christian Kirk had a monster game, making big plays all over the field.

• Stroud made some decent throws, but two lost fumbles and a senseless pick were poor. It didn’t matter against the Steelers, but in New England he’ll have to play a much tighter game.

• DK Metcalf dropped a pass that would’ve gone for a key first down at the time. He’s a poor man’s AJ Brown, a physical phenom getting older, and not playing consistently when it counts most. But at least Metcalf was man enough to punch that fan a few weeks ago. Whatever happens, no one can say he took shit from that douche.

• Rodgers is still a good ball placer, but the Steelers couldn’t run it, he didn’t have time to throw and no one was open. He and the team were just overmatched. If Rodgers decides to retire, it’s not an ideal way to go out, but he got a mediocre team to the playoffs, so it could have been a lot worse.