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Naturally, the Sunday night matchup between the Green Bay Packers and the Pittsburgh Steelers this week has one major storyline: quarterback Aaron Rodgers facing his former team for the first and likely only time. But of course, every game is a much bigger chess match than its loudest headline. As head coach Matt LaFleur said, “It’s about the Green Bay …

Since then, the Packers have played in Pittsburgh six times, with six different starting QBs, and lost every game. Lynn Dickey, Randy Wright, Brett Favre, Rodgers, Brett Hundley and Jordan Love have all had opportunities there and come up short, but not without their share of heartbreaks. In 1980, the first points of the game were a safety for Pittsburgh …

Should the Buffalo Bills and Philadelphia Eagles be on upset alert on Sunday? Weirder things have happened this season. The Bills are coming off a bye and are on the road, against veteran backup QB Andy Dalton and the Carolina Panthers, but Buffalo hasn’t looked like itself lately, losing two straight entering Week 8. The Eagles bounced back nicely last …

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Aaron Rodgers plans to go back where it all started when he hangs up the cleats. Rodgers, 41, said Thursday that he wants to retire with the Packers, according to ESPN. The 10-time Pro Bowler detailed what his retirement plans would look like ahead of the Week 8 matchup against his former team, while adding that he’s “pretty sure” this …

The best years of Aaron Rodgers’ career were spent with the Green Bay Packers, and he plans to end his career with the team that drafted him. Ahead of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ matchup with the Packers on Sunday, Rodgers reflected on his time in Green Bay and hinted at the idea of returning. “Feel so good about my time there …

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Not that there was any doubt, but Aaron Rodgers told Green Bay Packers reporters Thursday that he will retire with the team that drafted him when he closes his career. Rodgers, speaking on a Zoom call ahead of the Packers’ matchup with his Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday night, will one day have his No. 12 on …

Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers had warm words about his time with the Packers during a press conference in Pittsburgh on Wednesday and he added to them on Thursday. Rodgers had a video call with Packers reporters ahead of his first game against the team he played for during the first 18 years of his NFL career and reiterated Wednesday’s comments …

Aaron Rodgers and the Steelers thought they had a comeback win when the quarterback threw a 68-yard touchdown pass to Pat Freiermuth with 2:21 left last Thursday. He leaped in the air and pumped his fist as if he was 20 years younger. Offensive tackle Broderick Jones then tackled Rodgers from behind in his exuberance, drawing Rodgers’ ire. Rodgers joked …

The Week 8 matchup between the Steelers and Packers will likely carry some extra emotional weight for Pittsburgh’s No. 8. Aaron Rodgers spent 18 seasons with Green Bay and will face the team for the first time on Sunday Night Football. We’ll see what Rodgers has to say about the contest. But during his Tuesday press conference, head coach Mike …