Welcome home, Aaron Glenn.

Now, enjoy this crushing loss in your first game as Jets head coach.

If Glenn needed any reminders of this franchise’s tortured history, he was given a refresher on Sunday afternoon.

Aaron Rodgers, cut by Glenn and the Jets back in March, threw four touchdown passes in his return to MetLife Stadium, and Chris Boswell’s 60-yard field goal with 1:03 left was the difference in the Jets’ heartbreaking 34-32 loss to the Steelers. One killer turnover and multiple penalties at bad times contributed to this gut punch of a loss that saw the Jets blow a pair of nine-point leads.

“That’s something that will be addressed,” Glenn said. “You will not be on the field with this team if you’re gonna cause us to lose games, you’re gonna cause issues like that. We will get that addressed.”

Aaron Rodgers and the Steelers celebrate during win over Jets on Sept. 7, 2025. Robert Sabo for NY Post

The setback wasted a terrific day from quarterback Justin Fields (218 yards passing, three total touchdowns) in his Gang Green debut and a strong overall performance from the offense, which ran for 182 yards, 107 coming from Breece Hall. The Jets didn’t punt in the first half of the opener for the first time since at least 1991.

Still, Fields and Co. came up short late. The Jets managed just 12 yards in their last two possessions. First, with a chance to run out the clock after the defense got a rare stop, then to get into field goal position.

“I’m going to go back to being at our best when it’s required,” Garrett Wilson (seven catches, 95 yards, one touchdown) said. “We got to finish the game, we got to find a way to win. … You don’t find a way to finish the game, get points to put it away, or get points to win the game, those are the ones that are going to weigh on you at night.”

Justin Fields during his Jets debut against the Steelers on Sept. 7, 2025. Robert Sabo for NY Post

The Jets had one last chance with 25 seconds left on fourth down from their own 38-yard-line, but Fields opted not to run despite having room. He connected with Wilson, but Wilson was crushed on the play by Jalen Ramsey, dislodging the ball.

Meanwhile, Rodgers had a fantastic day. The Jets defense was shredded by him for 244 yards and four scores.

“That’s unacceptable,” Sauce Gardner said. “Us as a defense, we just have to be better. Us as a back end, we don’t want to happen — we can’t let that happen.”

Later, he added: “For them to put that many points up, that’s depressing.”

Aaron Rodgers was sacked during his return to MetLife Stadium on Sept. 7, 2025. Bill Kostroun for New York Post

In the span of 50 seconds early in the fourth quarter, the Steelers reeled off 14 points, aided by a Xavier Gipson fumble on a kickoff return. Both drives ended with Rodgers touchdown passes. He looked to have something left at the age of 41, at least on Sunday.

“I was happy to beat everybody associated with the Jets,” Rodgers said, twisting the knife.

Fields came right back after those 14 unanswered points, leading the Jets on a 12-play, 67-yard drive that he capped with a 1-yard keeper on 4th-and-goal to reclaim the lead. There was still 7:01 remaining, an eternity for Rodgers.

Justin Fields joined the Jets in the offseason. Bill Kostroun for New York Post

Justin Fields greets Aaron Rodgers following the Steelers’ Week 1 win over the Jets. Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images

A Quincy Williams sack forced a three-and-out, but the Jets couldn’t ice it, giving Rodgers another shot. He led the Steelers on a game-winning drive that included a 19-yard pass interference penalty on Brandon Stephens and a fortunate 11-yard grab by DK Metcalf. The star receiver had a pass deflect off his hands twice and yet he still came down with it. Otherwise, the Steelers may not have gotten into field goal position.

There was still a lot to like for the Jets, even in defeat. The offense performed, equaling the most points it scored in a game last season. The defense held the Steelers to 53 rushing yards, making them one-dimensional. Eliminate a few costly mistakes, and everyone is going home happy. But the Jets, particularly their new coach and young leaders Gardner and Wilson, weren’t taking any solace from this performance.

“I’m a sore loser,” Gardner said. “Moral victories breed losing.”