Jahmyr Gibbs gains just 31 yards on 10 catches, unprecedented in NFL history
The Packers’ defense bottled up Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs so thoroughly today that Gibbs made NFL history.
Gibbs caught 10 passes for 31 yards, the lowest yardage total ever for a player who caught at least 10 passes in a game.
The record Gibbs broke for fewest yards with double-digit passes was previously held by Saints running back Alvin Kamara, who had 33 yards on 13 catches in a loss to the Buccaneers in 2023.
The Packers also bottled Gibbs up running the ball today: Although he did have one big run of 14 yards, on his other eight carries he totaled just five yards. Gibbs had just two first downs on 19 touches, an ugly stat line on an ugly day for the Lions.
Rodgers Silences Critics After Steelers’ Wild Week 1 Win
o one would have been too surprised if Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers rubbed a little salt in the wound of his former team after beating the New York Jets on Sunday. Rodgers has that type of reputation, and he voiced his displeasure about his departure from the Jets this offseason.
But instead, Rodgers targeted critics of the Steelers offense after defeating his former team in Week 1. The quarterback opened up on those critics when CBS Sports’ Evan Washburn noted during their postgame interview that he looked comfortable in Arthur Smith’s offense.
“There’s a lot of garbage being talked about either myself or Arthur out there. How are we going to co-exist? We’ve got a great relationship,” Rodgers told Washburn on the field right after the game. “He called a really good game. I’ve got to play a little bit better in spots. But happy to be 1-0.”
Rodgers completed 22 of 30 passes for 244 yards and four touchdowns with zero interceptions during his Steelers debut. He also led the team into field-goal range in the final two minutes of regulation.
The Steelers held on to defeat the Jets 34-32 in Week 1.
Aaron Rodgers Impresses in First Game With Arthur Smith
The 41-year-old quarterback didn’t play at all during the preseason. That made Sunday his first game action in Smith’s offense.
Few pundits would have been shocked if the Steelers started slowly on offense. The team hasn’t been able to score a lot of points in recent Week 1 matchups. Rodgers also came into Sunday with a poor season opener record this decade.
But the veteran signal-caller delivered, becoming the first Steelers quarterback with four touchdown passes in a game since Ben Roethlisberger.
The Steelers needed every bit of Rodgers’ production too. The Pittsburgh-New York matchup surprisingly became a shootout, with the Steelers hyped defense giving up 394 total yards.
The Jets outgained the Steelers on the ground 182-53. But behind Rodgers’ efficient day and four touchdowns, Pittsburgh outscored the Jets by 11 points in the fourth quarter to win.
Rodgers completed four passes for DK Metcalf and Calvin Austin III, who were Pittsburgh’s top two receivers Sunday. Rodgers’ four touchdown passes went to four different pass-catchers — Austin, Ben Skowronek, Jaylen Warren and Jonnu Smith.
