Steelers' Aaron Rodgers laments tough outing in loss to Chargers

The Los Angeles Chargers defense made it arduous for Aaron Rodgers to perform at his best as the Pittsburgh Steelers fell to the AFC West squad - on Sunday night Rodgers was his own worst critic after the meeting was over as he lamented his completions for yards a touchdown pass two interceptions and a fumble which he recovered though in his own end zone for a safety The Chargers sacked Rodgers three times CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COM This was not my best performance he disclosed via ESPN I got to play better than this for us to win Whatever it takes if it's better checks if it's better throws whatever it is I got to play better I will We got to play better on offense for sure But this is part of the season There's ebbs and flows there's ups and downs and we can't ride the wave Rodgers fumbled the ball in his own end zone while trying to avoid the rush in the first quarter He recovered it but it cost Pittsburgh two points I didn t really see anybody open Rodgers disclosed I felt like when I stepped up I saw Mack and I didn t realize that he had kind of lost touch with right tackle Troy Fautanu He had a arduous time connecting with wide receiver DK Metcalf He had Metcalf open near the goal line but overthrew him Then in the second quarter he overthrew Metcalf again This time Chargers safety RJ Mickens was there for the interception CHARGERS DISMANTLE STEELERS TO WIN THIRD STRAIGHT MATCH IN DOMINANT FASHIONRodgers completed just one pass in the third quarter Los Angeles was up - early in the third quarter and Pittsburgh had a chance to get at least six on the board But multiple incompletions led to a turnover on downs It was that kind of night Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin put it on the offense as a collective rather than kicking Rodgers while he was down He avoided a question on how he would assess Rodgers performance Rodgers lone touchdown pass was to Roman Wilson in the final minutes of the fourth quarter The Steelers acknowledged the need to play better with the NFL season on its back half Pittsburgh holds a slim lead over the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC North The Ravens are getting back to full strength with Lamar Jackson under center The Associated Press contributed to this overview Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter