Aaron Rodgers gets to face his former New York Jets teammates when he travels to MetLife Stadium with the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 1. Sauce Gardner, who faced Rodgers in practice every day, says the four-time MVP is nothing short of a ‘wizard,’ and he has added new tendencies to his game to throw off Rodgers.

The NFL released its schedule for the 2025 season before Aaron Rodgers signed with the Steelers, but the choice for Pittsburgh's Week 1 opponent seemed to account for the likelihood that Rodgers would be joining the AFC North team.