Overview
- Kickoff is today at 1 p.m. ET at MetLife Stadium on CBS, with streaming on Paramount+, NFL+ and YouTube TV’s NFL Sunday Ticket.
- Aaron Rodgers faces his former team as Pittsburgh’s starter and Justin Fields opens for New York, marking the first NFL Week 1 in which both starting QBs face the teams they started for the previous season, per Elias Sports Bureau.
- Dianna Russini of The Athletic reported Rodgers had a “phenomenal” camp and looks refreshed and healthy, though other analysts predict an up-and-down year given age, pressure and chemistry questions.
- The Jets placed starting right guard Alijah Vera-Tucker on injured reserve with a torn triceps, heightening protection concerns versus a Steelers pass rush led by T. J. Watt.
- Pittsburgh’s offseason overhaul paired Rodgers’ one-year, $13.65 million deal with additions including DK Metcalf, Jalen Ramsey, Darius Slay and Jonnu Smith, while Glenn’s Jets are expected to lean on a more aggressive, blitz-oriented defense.