Well, what a wild one that one was.

After falling down 13-0 and 16-3 early in the third quarter on the road down in Tampa Bay, Aaron Rodgers and the Steelers mounted a dramatic comeback against the scrappy Tampa Bay Buccaneers and a rookie backup by the name of Jalon Daniels.

It was Pittsburgh’s first win on the road this season, although perhaps that should come with an asterisk. The Steelers enjoyed a raucous amount of fans in black and gold who helped power the comeback in the fourth quarter before winning it in overtime.

Here’s the stock report from the game.

Stock Up: Germie Bernard

Hey, remember when we were all miffed that the Philadelphia Eagles leapfrogged the Steelers and took Makai Lemon at the first round of the draft? Me neither.

Germie Bernard has been everything the Steelers have needed in a rookie wide receiver so far, and then some. After career highs in targets (12), receptions (11), yards (87), and his first touchdown, Bernard is blossoming into a big-time target in this offense.

Perhaps most impressive is how quickly he has earned complete trust from Aaron Rodgers. The quarterback has installed Bernard into the passing game in a way that’s nearly impossible for a rookie wideout to do in a Rodgers-led offense. Lemon who?

Stock Up: DK Metcalf

It wasn’t an easy first few weeks for Metcalf. Coming off a rough end to the season last year, Metcalf didn’t record more than 40 receiving yards in each of his first three games in 2026, and suffered a case of the drops as well.

However, in recent weeks, Metcalf has really started to make up for his earlier struggles. Against Tampa Bay in particular, Metcalf racked up 93 yards on 11 catches and 15 targets. He bailed out Rodgers multiple times, including on that 17-yard grab on 3rd & 16 to open the fourth quarter and on a 20-yard reception on 3rd & 13 in overtime.

Metcalf also had a key block on Bernard’s overtime touchdown. And given how the Steelers called plays on the goal line in this game, there is absolutely no guarantee Pittsburgh scores a touchdown here.

Stock Down: Mike McCarthy

Metcalf’s segment leads me right into my next point. We might need to have a discussion about Mike McCarthy. For all of the talk about him when he was hired, one of the hopes was, while he was not the flashy or exciting young coaching hire, his résumé as an offensive coach could help turn around the pitiful performances we were used to seeing on that side of the ball.

Six games in is hardly enough time to do a full evaluation of McCarthy’s time here, but I will just say he is incredibly lucky the Steelers found a way to pick up the win. McCarthy’s team should have iced this game the moment Jamel Dean picked off Jalon Daniels and ran it down to Tampa’s 3-yard line. Instead, the offense picks three of the oddest play calls near the goal line, stopping the clock twice with incomplete passes and affording the Buccaneers ample time for another possession.

The Steelers could only push the ball two yards further, having to settle for a field goal to go up by three and leaving Tampa Bay a chance to kick a game-tying field goal of their own to force overtime. That kick, by the way, was aided by McCarthy calling a timeout with 13 seconds left, letting a hurried up Tampa team casually line up for a kick.

Stock Down: Kaden Wetjen

I talked about Wetjen last week, and for a moment I thought he would finally have the breakthrough we’ve all been hoping for. In the first quarter, Wetjen ripped a 53-yard return from his own six-yard line to Tampa’s 41-yard line.

But, a blindside block is called on Cole Holcomb, erasing the return and Wetjen’s only positive return of the day. Officially, he had zero yards on two punts (both were fair catches), and averaged only 26.3 yards per kickoff return in four tries.

If Wetjen was simply a depth wide receiver taking the returns, perhaps we aren’t talking about this as much. But, fair to him or not, he was a fourth round pick. That’s a premium spot in an NFL Draft, one where you expect to get someone who can contribute to your team. If the Steelers don’t have any plans for him as a receiver, they need much more out of him as a returner.

Stock Up: Jamel Deam

How big was Dean’s return on Sunday? Not only was the Super Bowl champ playing against his old team in Tampa Bay, he was re-joining an injured lineup and a secondary that has been under heavy scrutinity all season long.

Dean comes up and makes (what should have been) a game-winning play, picking off Daniels and running it down to the three-yard line. He had a great game on Sunday and was a key part in helping keep the Steelers in this game until their offense woke up in the fourth quarter.

That contract looks a little bit like a steal right now.

Stock Up: Daylen Everette

Speaking of players stepping up in the secondary, let’s give some props to Daylen Everette as well.

Everette has a lot of recent history working against him. The Steelers have had enormous trouble drafting and developing cornerbacks for years, and the only good corner they did turn into an NFL caliber corner now plays in Dallas. Everette, though, has made it easier to forget about that ex-Steelers corner, and made his first splash play with an interception on Sunday.

It’s hardly a big enough sample size to anoint him as the next Joey Porter Jr., but it’s certainly looking good so far for Everette.