Aaron Rodgers back on Patriots’ schedule after re-signing with Steelers
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The New England Patriots will play hosts to the Pittsburgh Steelers in their 2026 home opener at Gillette Stadium, and to one of the best quarterbacks of all time. Aaron Rodgers will again be under center for the Black and Gold this season, a move that was made official on Saturday.
As first reported by Tom Pelissero of NFL Network, Rodgers and Pittsburgh reached an agreement on a one-year contract. The deal will pay him a fully-guaranteed $22 million.
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This means that Rodgers will lead the Steelers on their trip to Foxborough in Week 2. The Sept. 20 game will be a rematch of last year’s Sept. 21 meeting between the two clubs. The visitors won that contest with a final score of 21-14, a loss that turned out to be the Patriots’ last one for almost two months.
Rodgers completed 16 of 23 pass attempts (69.6%) that day for 139 yards and two touchdowns, while also tossing an interception to Patriots linebacker Robert Spillane.
“They throw a lot of different things at you,” Rodgers said following the game. “Felt like they were kind of in a 2-shell to start the game. Ran it at them pretty good the first couple of drives, and they adjusted. Didn’t make enough plays. We had some penalties, some bad throws. They played how we thought they were going to play. They’re a tough group, they’re well coached, and they were sticky in coverage.”
The win in Week 3 last year improved Rodgers’ career record against the Patriots to 4-2. He previously went 2-1 while quarterbacking the Packers, and split the series during his lone healthy season with the Jets in 2024.
From a Patriots perspective, keeping Rodgers in check was not the main issue last year. Instead, it was the offense turning the ball over five times. Drake Maye threw an interception and lost a fumble, while Rhamondre Stevenson put the ball on the ground twice; Antonio Gibson also fumbled one possession away.
The Patriots recovered from that loss and eventually advanced all the way to the Super Bowl. Rodgers and the Steelers went 10-7 in the regular season but were beaten by the Texans in the divisional playoff round.