The New England Patriots put handcuffs on legendary quarterback Aaron Rodgers and the Pittsburgh Steelers' offense for a much-needed Week 2 victory on Sunday.
Much of the talk was about the inability of the Patriots
' defense to cash in with takeaways in last week's loss to the Seattle Seahawks. However, the unit clearly took that criticism to heart and forced two turnovers on Rodgers in the Week 2 matchup.One of the turnovers came on a scoop-and-score touchdown by edge rusher Elijah Ponder, following a strip-sack fumble caused by Patriots defensive tackle Christian Barmore. The other came after cornerback Charles Woods made contact with a Steelers receiver and forced a pop-up interception to rookie edge defender Gabe Jacas.
Things were still
rocky for the Patriots on offense with quarterback Drake Maye throwing his fourth interception of the season. It's clear that the unit is still working to get in sync with multiple new additions, including wide receiver Romeo Doubs, who led the team with three catches for 96 yards.
Here's how social media reacted to the Patriots' first regular season victory:
Offense looked better but still a lot of work for them to do! Thank God for our defense they held it down all game!
— 💜 (@thefutxre) September 20, 2026
Hell yeah big win for the PATRIOTS... OFF AND RUNNING ALL THE WAY TO THE SUPERBOWL👍
— Stephen Harvey (@stharveENGLAND) September 20, 2026
BIG W, keep this momentum and let’s HEAL UP.
— Ghost Aeolus (@Aeolus) September 20, 2026
Good win. Bad performance.
— Andrew Turmer (@AndrewTurmer) September 20, 2026
Josh really isn’t helping Maye or the team right now.
His conservative play calling has almost reached parody status. He’s trying not to lose instead of going out there to win.
Maye and Vrabel continuing their dominance over the bottom half of the league pic.twitter.com/U8vBhCttl0
— Flying Zeppelins (@Toeknee25) September 20, 2026
Defense still the top of the league but that offense needs to figure it out
— Miguel (@miguelllruiz) September 20, 2026
0 TDs. League leading INT. Carried by defense.
— Jason Walker (@jasonwalker_24) September 20, 2026
Drake Maye-be overratedddddddd
— Adrian 🏆 (@AceChampElite) September 20, 2026
Defence wins games think about the Iron curtain in the day.
— M.D.G. (@tailflycatcher) September 20, 2026
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This article originally appeared on Patriots Wire: Twitter reacts to Patriots' dominant Week 2 win over Steelers
