This week on “Sunday Night Football” aaron rodgers Meets the only NFL team he has never faced – and never beaten.
in their first game against green Bay PackersThe pittsburgh steelers The quarterback brings with him 18 seasons of Lambeau Field history, including 475 touchdown passes, the most in Packers history and the third-most by any signal-caller with a franchise.
A win would make Rodgers the fifth quarterback to defeat all 32 current NFL teams, joining Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, Brett Favre and Drew Brees.
But don’t mistake this for revenge – because Rodgers doesn’t.
“I have no animosity towards the organization,” he said. said on wednesday,
jordan loveJoe, who served as Rodgers’ backup for three seasons in Green Bay, was also fond of his time spent behind the future Hall of Famer.
“I was really quiet in the quarterback room,” Love said. Per packers.com“I was just trying to sit back and watch him. I tried to stay in my lane, but A-Rod was very good at finding ways to include me in the room and give me little hints.”
Signal-callers aren’t the only ones expected to shape matchups. Expect the crowd to be big at the first face-to-face meeting between tj watt And Micah ParsonsSince Parsons entered the league in 2021, he ranks fourth in sacks and Watt is second.
Another aspect to look at: uniforms. Yellow and gold are the dominant colors for both of these tradition-rich franchises, but the Packers are going in another direction. Pittsburgh is debuting a 1933-inspired throwback, while Green Bay is countering with their all-white “Winter Warning” combo, which is 3-0 so far.
Can Love and the Packers leave Pittsburgh with a win, or will Rodgers and the Steelers make a statement against their former team?
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ESPN Research contributed to this story.
