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Aaron Rodgers refused to use the term revenge to describe a showdown with the Green Bay Packers, the franchise he represented for the first 18 seasons of his future Hall of Fame career. Jordan Love only expressed gratitude for the man he sat behind for three years, considering him to be instrumental in his emergence as one of the top young quarterbacks in the NFC. Fans got to see a glimpse of their connection on the field, following the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 35-25 loss.
Rodgers ran out to share a quick moment with Love, via USA Today’s Ryan Wood. Yes, opposing starting quarterbacks do this almost every time, but this interaction obviously carries far more emotional weight than normal. These two signal-callers experienced many memories together in Green Bay, and now they just squared off on Sunday Night Football.
From Rodgers’ displeased reaction to the Packers drafting a QB in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft without giving him a heads-up to a well-documented mentor-pupil dynamic, their relationship has traveled a truly unique trajectory. They are on different paths now, however.
Aaron Rodgers runs out to embrace Jordan Love after the #Packers 35-25 win.
A career night for Love: 29-37, 360 yards, 3 TDs, 134.2 rating.
Aaron Rodgers still slinging it at 41: 24-36, 219 yards, 2 TDs, 101.5 rating. pic.twitter.com/qEo9QDNFkJ
— Ryan Wood (@ByRyanWood) October 27, 2025
While the 41-year-old tries to end his historic NFL run on a high note, Love is establishing himself as one of the most composed and consistent QBs in the league. He was quite reflective after his terrific prime-time performance, once again choosing to praise his predecessor.
“Obviously, being behind A-Rod for three years, being able to see him and just the high-level play that he was capable of going out there and doing and being able to put the ball on the money at all times was very cool for me to be able to see,” Love said, per Rob Demovsky, after completing 29-of-37 passes for 360 yards and three touchdowns.
Rodgers, for his part, shined the spotlight on Love and gave the 26-year-old a glowing review after the Packers outscored the Steelers 21-6 in the fourth quarter.
“He played great, played fantastic,” the Super Bowl 45 MVP said. “He’s had a really nice season. He’s been really efficient with the football. He’s opportunistic, though I felt like he was very patient tonight. He took the run solutions, he took the checkdowns, moved in the pocket well. Thought he played really well.”
Pittsburgh’s Aaron Rodgers experiment has been an overall success through the first two months of the season, as illustrated by the Steelers’ first-place standing in the AFC North and his 16 passing touchdowns (tied for second in NFL), but this squad is clearly flawed.
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