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GREEN BAY, Wis. \u2013 The Green Bay Packers allegedly will play at the Pittsburgh Steelers in primetime on Sunday night in Week 8.<\/p>\n

Will there be a marquee battle of quarterbacks when these teams meet at 7:20 p.m. on Oct. 26?<\/p>\n

Legendary former Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers remains unsigned but is considered the likely starter for the Steelers in 2025. If Rodgers eventually signs with the Steelers, it would set up a quarterbacking matchup for the ages between Rodgers and Jordan Love.<\/p>\n

In 2009, former Packers quarterback Brett Favre signed with the Vikings after one year with the Jets. Favre beat the Packers twice, 30-23 at Lambeau Field in October and 38-26 at Minnesota in November.<\/p>\n

Favre left Green Bay filled with animosity toward his former team. The same isn\u2019t true for Rodgers, who was traded to the Jets before the 2023 NFL Draft.<\/p>\n

Before Week 1 of the 2023 season, Rodgers eagerly talked to Packers On SI about Love replacing him as the starting quarterback.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s never going to feel like this overwhelming sense of, \u2018How do I fill this guy\u2019s shoes? What do I have to do?\u2019 I promise you, I know he feels the same way. And it\u2019s not a slight to me, like it wouldn\u2019t be a slight to Brett. It\u2019s exciting. You\u2019re the guy. You get to do whatever you want to do and lead how you want to lead. It\u2019s not like this incredibly crazy, \u2018How am I going to actually play football?\u2019 It\u2019s like, \u2018No, now I get a chance to<\/em> play football.\u2019 And he\u2019s got the right attitude.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe shoes are never as big as you think they are. The mantle is never as heavy as you think it is. The crown is heavy of being the leader, but it\u2019s not like living up to these expectations or whatever it might be around who I was or what I did. It\u2019s all about him and what he\u2019s doing and how he\u2019s going to lead, and he\u2019ll be just fine.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rodgers, of course, suffered a torn Achilles in his debut game with the Jets. Last year, he started all 17 games, but the Jets went a woeful 5-12, which led to a housecleaning that swept out of New York.<\/p>\n

Despite having a premier receiver tandem with Garrett Wilson and Davante Adams, Rodgers put up ho-hum numbers with a 90.5 passer rating. That was the lowest mark of his career as a starter; his previous lowest rating was 91.1 during his final season in Green Bay in 2022.<\/p>\n

Among 27 qualifying quarterbacks, here\u2019s where Rodgers and Love ranked last season.<\/p>\n

Passer rating: <\/strong>Rodgers, 19th (90.5). Love, 11th (96.7).<\/p>\n

Passing yards: <\/strong>Rodgers, eighth (3,897). Love, 19th (3,389).<\/p>\n

Completion percentage: <\/strong>Rodgers, 24th (63.0). Love, 23rd (63.1).<\/p>\n

Touchdowns: <\/strong>Rodgers, tied for seventh (28). Love, 10th (25).<\/p>\n

Interceptions: <\/strong>Rodgers, tied for 16th (11). Love, tied for 16th (11).<\/p>\n

For now, the Steelers remain in a holding pattern regarding Rodgers\u2019 future.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not going to forecast the ifs and whens regarding not only him, but any other potential free agent,\u201d Pittsburgh coach Mike Tomlin said last month. \u201cWe\u2019ve had really productive talks with him, and I\u2019ve enjoyed having productive talks with him and getting to know him.\u201d<\/p>\n

Retirement is a possibility for the 41-year-old.<\/p>\n

\u201cI’m open to anything and attached to nothing,\u201d Rodgers said last month on The Pat McAfee Show. <\/em>He added, \u201cI\u2019m in a different phase of my life. I\u2019m 41 years old, I\u2019m in a serious relationship, people in my inner circle battling difficult stuff. To make a commitment to a team is a big thing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Of the Steelers, Rodgers said, \u201cThe lines of communication are open and the people that need to know know what\u2019s going on.\u201d<\/p>\n

After parting ways with Russell Wilson and Justin Fields, the Steelers\u2019 quarterbacks are Mason Rudolph, who is 9-8-1 as a starter with an 84.7 passer rating, rookie sixth-round pick Will Howard and former seventh-round pick Skylar Thompson, who went 1-2 in three starts with the Dolphins.<\/p>\n

Rodgers in NFL history ranks No. 1 all-time with a 102.6 passer rating. He\u2019s also fifth in touchdown passes (503) and seventh in passing yards (62,952) and completions (5,369). His 4.34 touchdown-to-interception ratio is No. 1 by an enormous margin, with the Ravens\u2019 Lamar Jackson a distant second at 3.39.<\/p>\n

In Packers history, Favre has Rodgers beat in yards (61,655 to 59,055), but Rodgers is No. 1 in touchdown passes (475 to 442).<\/p>\n

In passer rating, Rodgers is first (103.6) and Love is second (95.1). In completion percentage, Rodgers is first (65.3) and Love is second (63.5).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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