29 - 24

(Dec 21, 2025 · Week 16)

As every franchise across the NFL’s landscape can tell through a nightmare story of their own, heartbreak often follows when Aaron Rodgers settles into his two-minute drill mode. Dec. 21, 2025’s showdown left Rodgers face-to-face with a former NFC North foe, and fittingly, Rodgers turned back the clock, helping Pittsburgh survive third-and-long situations with 11-yard and 12-yard dots to Pat Freiermuth and Adam Thielen. What followed is what some have regarded as one of the 2025 season’s absolute best plays, as Kenneth Gainwell demonstrated elite hands — or in this case, one hand — taking to the turf for an acrobatic, soon-to-be 45-yard touchdown sequence. The unbelievable snag became a momentum-changer, as the Steelers ran off 19 unanswered to stun the playoff-hopeful Detroit Lions for a 29-24 win.

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