Aaron Rodgers In Tampa
October 14th, 2026
Drama queen Steelers QB Aaron Rodgers.
Lately, when a future Hall of Fame quarterback comes into The Licht House, Joe is afraid.
With the way the Bucs have been the past four years, an edge rush doesn’t mean much. So that means said future Hall of Fame quarterback will have time to pick the Bucs defense apart.
Joe doesn’t get that same vibe with drama queen Aaron Rodgers.
The Steelers quarterback has had few good games here. He was 31 of 40 for 318 in a 20-3 win over the lousy Lovie Smith-led Bucs back when Rodgers was at the height of his career with the Packers. And that game may have been his high-water mark in Tampa.
Rodgers often struggles in warm-weather cities for some reason. It’s supposed to be in the low 80s on Sunday.
Additionally, Rodgers is convinced the turf at The Licht House is inferior. He has always whined about that. In fact, he once blamed the turf on a foot injury he battled through in 2014.
Rodgers is 2-3 when facing the Bucs in Tampa.
Only once has a Rodgers-led offense scored more than 21 points in Tampa and that was a 38-28 loss to Josh Freeman and the Bucs in Freeman’s first start in 2009.
That day was also Lee Roy Selmon Day, as the Bucs great had his number retired. The Bucs wore creamsicle to honor him.
Rodgers’ two wins in Tampa came in 2014 and 2022. The Packers, with Rodgers leading their offense, averaged 18 points a game in Tampa. Sunday will be Rodgers’ first game in Tampa as a Steelers quarterback and his final game in Tampa for his career. Rodgers has said that this is his final NFL season.
So given Rodgers’ whining about the turf in Tampa and his usual bad showings in warm-weather cities, Joe thinks all of that lives in Rodgers’ head and he will be scatterbrained as a result.