It’s just been one game. But former Packers and Jets and current Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers appears to have resurrected his career. After a massively disappointing stay in New York, Rodgers signed with the Steelers in the offseason and, while there are still tons of questions surrounding Arthur Smith’s offense, Rodgers made it work in a Week 1 win against his former employer.
This week, Rodgers and Pittsburgh will host the 0-1 Seattle Seahawks and their defense that allowed 384 total yards to the San Francisco 49ers in a 17-13 Week 1 defeat.
CBS Sports believes that Rodgers could be in for a big day against Aden Durde’s defense, and could reach a career-first on Sunday. Garrett Podell predicted that Rodgers would throw for at least four touchdown passes for the third consecutive game for the first time in his career.
“Despite being 41 years old, it appears four-time NFL MVP quarterback Aaron Rodgers still has it. He threw for 244 yards and four touchdowns on 22 of 30 passing in the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 34-32 victory in Week 1. Those four touchdowns without an interception made Rodgers the fourth quarterback in NFL history to hit those numbers in a team debut,” Podell wrote. “That production also gave Rodgers 507 career passing touchdowns, putting him one away from tying Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame predecessor Brett Favre for the fourth-most in NFL history and two away from surpassing him for the fourth-most ever. It’s remarkable given Rodgers has played over 50 fewer career games, 302 for Favre and 249 for Rodgers, than Favre.
“Facing a solid Seattle Seahawks defense in Week 2, Rodgers will leave Favre in the dust and throw for at least four touchdowns for the third consecutive game for the first time in his career. How rare of a feat is this? No player has done so since Tom Brady across the 2020 and 2021 seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. New Pittsburgh Steelers Pro Bowl wide receiver DK Metcalf, who spent the first six seasons of his career (2019-24) with the Seahawks before being traded to the Steelers in March, will certainly be crucial to this bold prediction coming true. He already showed he’s better off with Rodgers after catching four passes for 83 yards in his Steelers debut after producing 70 or fewer receiving yards in his final eight games in Seattle.”
Podell no doubt knows that the Seahawks have allowed just 21.4 points per game since Mike Macdonald took over in 2024. That’s the ninth-best mark in the NFL during that time. So, at the very least, it could be fun to watch. The real question is, IF Rodgers accomplishes this feat, can the Steelers’ defense stop Seattle at any point during the game?
We’ll see…






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