The Pittsburgh Steelers open up their 2025 season with an interesting matchup against the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium that has multiple fun storylines.<\/p>\n
Aaron Rodgers will be making his return to New York after two failed seasons in the Big Apple. Rodgers has downplayed the revenge angle, but rest assured he wants to stick it to his old team.<\/p>\n
\u201cA lot has changed over there, coaching staff-wise, player-wise. Obviously, I have friendships over there, but it\u2019s one game out of 17, and at 5 o\u2019clock Eastern on that Sunday, it\u2019s only going to be on to the next game. So that\u2019s just the way it is,\u201d Rodgers said of facing<\/a> his old team.<\/p>\n On the other sideline, Justin Fields will also be squaring off against his old team after briefly serving as Pittsburgh’s starter in 2024 before he gave way to Russell Wilson.<\/p>\n Like, Rodgers, Fields hasn’t made a big deal<\/a> about the revenge aspect of this game.<\/p>\n “That’s who we play Week 1. There really wasn’t a thought to that,” Fields said of the game against the Steelers earlier this offseason.<\/p>\n Will Aaron Glenn get his head-coaching career off to a positive start? Or will the Steelers nab an early road win to get their season off on the right foot?<\/p>\n Let’s see what experts are predicting.<\/p>\n Steelers-Jets picks, predictions for Week 1<\/p>\n Vinnie Iyer, Sporting News:<\/a>\u00a0Steelers 27, Jets 14<\/p>\n Iyer: “The Steelers are hoping to squeeze one last big season from Aaron Rogers and it helps the former Jets QB have a bigger chip on his shoulder than his counterpart, former Steelers QB Justin Fields. Rodgers will go to work on a familiar defense while Fields faces the pass defense wrath of T.J. Watt and Jalen Ramsey.”<\/p>\n Bill Bender, Sporting News:<\/a>\u00a0Steelers 28, Jets 19<\/p>\n Bender: “Aaron Rodgers’ first start in Pittsburgh is against his former team \u2013 where he was 5-12 as a starter last season. Justin Fields is up against his former team, too,, and Aaron Glenn is making his debut with the Jets. The matchup between DK Metcalf and Sauce Gardner on the perimeter is high-level entertainment, too. These teams have split the last two meetings at Pittsburgh, but the Steelers hammered New York 37-15 last season. Rodgers will get a win from the other sideline.”<\/p>\n Jeremy Cluff, Arizona Republic:<\/a>\u00a0Steelers 20, Jets 17<\/p>\n Cluff: “Aaron Rodgers is the quarterback in Pittsburgh, for now, and Justin Fields is the QB of Rodgers’ old team in New York, making this an intriguing matchup. It will be an ugly one.”<\/p>\n John Breech, CBS Sports:<\/a>\u00a0Steelers 24, Jets 13<\/p>\n ESPN<\/a><\/p>\n Matt Bowen:\u00a0Steelers<\/p>\n Mike Clay:\u00a0Steelers<\/p>\n Kalyn Kahler:\u00a0Steelers<\/p>\n Seth Wickersham:\u00a0Steelers<\/p>\n MORE PITTSBURGH STEELERS NEWS<\/p>\n Pittsburgh Steelers land one top-10 placement in NFL power rankings<\/a><\/p>\n Jaylen Warren has surprising reaction to Pittsburgh Steelers extension<\/a><\/p>\n Aaron Rodgers’ Week 1 stats since 2021 are bad sign for Steelers debut<\/a><\/p>\n Will Howard takes another step in recovery from broken finger<\/a><\/p>\n