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Rodgers vs. Flacco Set for Week 7 Thursday Night Football in One of NFL's Oldest QB Matchups

The quarterbacks have never faced each other before despite overlapping long careers.

Overview

  • Pittsburgh's Aaron Rodgers, the NFL's oldest active player, meets Cincinnati's Joe Flacco on Oct. 16 in their first head-to-head.
  • Their combined age is listed at 84 years, 226 days, which ranks second among the oldest quarterback pairings in league history.
  • Rodgers is 41 and will turn 42 on Dec. 2, extending a career that now has him leading the Steelers after long stints with the Packers and Jets.
  • Flacco is 40 and was acquired by the Bengals midseason to replace the injured Joe Burrow, marking the sixth team of his NFL career.
  • The matchup highlights a 2025 veteran cohort that includes Rodgers, kickers Matt Prater and Nick Folk, and Flacco among the league's oldest active players.