Aaron Rodgers threw two touchdowns as the Pittsburgh Steelers took another stride towards the playoffs with a 28-15 victory over the Miami Dolphins on Monday.<\/p>\n
Steelers quarterback Rodgers produced an exhibition of accurate passing, making 23 of 27 completion attempts to finish with 224 yards and no interceptions in freezing conditions at Pittsburgh’s Acrisure Stadium.<\/p>\n
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The victory formally eliminated Miami from playoff contention but leaves Pittsburgh firmly on top of the AFC North and heading for the postseason.<\/p>\n
The Steelers improved to 8-6 at the top of the division with three regular season games remaining. The Baltimore Ravens are second in the division on 7-7.<\/p>\n
“This is why I wanted to come back — to be a part of something special,” said Rodgers, 42, who joined Pittsburgh this year after two miserable injury-plagued seasons with the New York Jets.<\/p>\n
“This is a great organization. We’re playing meaningful football games, we’re up by a game in the division — there’s a lot left to play for,” Rodgers told NBC.<\/p>\n
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After leading 7-3 at half-time thanks to Connor Heyward’s one-yard rushing touchdown, the Steelers finally pulled clear after half-time, scoring 21 unanswered points after touchdowns from Marquez Valdes-Scantling, DK Metcalf and Jonnu Smith to take a 28-3 lead early in the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n
Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa connected with Darren Waller for a brace of late touchdowns, but it was too little too late as Miami dropped to 6-8 to seal their elimination from the postseason.<\/p>\n
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