The Pittsburgh Steelers' offense had its worst performance of the season on Sunday night, and Mike Tomlin wasn't in much of a mood to talk about it. Other than praising Los Angeles Chargers defensive coordinator Jesse Minter, the veteran coach's answers were short and sometimes combative in his post-game press conference.

The way quarterback Aaron Rodgers and the offense played was enough to put a sour taste in anyone's mouth as the Steelers lost to the Los Angeles Chargers 25-10 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif. The Steelers went just 2 for 11 on third-down conversions, including failing on their first nine attempts, and had three turnovers in their third loss in four games.

"We were certainly loose with the ball in several instances and didn't convert enough third downs, and so that's the end result," Tomlin said. "There's nothing mystical about it. We'll be back. We'll be better. We have to be, but we certainly weren't tonight."

Rodgers had the worst game of his first season with the Steelers (6-4), who lost for the third time in four games but still lead the AFC North. The 41-year-old completed just 16 of 31 passes for 161 yards and one touchdown and was intercepted twice for a season-worst 50.5 passer rating.

Khalil Mack sacked Rodgers for a safety with 5:17 left in the first quarter. Rodgers fumbled but was able to fall on the ball, preventing a touchdown and allowing the Steelers to maintain a 3-2 lead. Yet that was the first of 25 consecutive points for the Chargers (7-3) until the Steelers scored a touchdown on Rodgers' 27-yard pass to Roman Wilson with 2:57 remaining.

Tomlin felt Rodgers was only part of the Steelers' problems, as their 10 points were a season low, and they had just 221 total yards.

"We as an offensive collective were off today and certainly, he's a component of that," Tomlin said of Rodgers. "I'll let him speak for himself, but we certainly got to get better. Didn't feel like they did anything unanticipated, but certainly they outperformed us, particularly in possession-down play."

Jaylen Warren's 70 rushing yards, which came on 14 carries, were his second-highest total of the season. However, the Steelers had to abandon the running game once they fell behind. The Chargers held a significant advantage in time of possession, 37:35-22:25.

"(When) you're 0-for-nine-or-10 on third down, you're not going to have enough snaps," Tomlin said.