"The first Sunday of the 2025 NFL season opens with an early window matchup with some extra significance. With Justin Fields and the New York Jets hosting Aaron Rodgers and the Pittsburgh Steelers, it is the first season opener in NFL history between starting quarterbacks who swapped teams they started for the previous season. Rodgers makes his Steelers debut after going 6-12 as a starter for the Jets, while Fields debuts for New York after finishing 4-2 as Pittsburgh's QB1."
"More recent history slightly favors New York: the Jets are 6-5 in their past 11 regular-season meetings vs. Pittsburgh, though 7-19 all-time and they've never beaten the Steelers by more than seven points. But Week 1 trends loom for the Jets, who have dropped seven of their past nine openers, while the Steelers are 6-2-1 in that span."
The 2025 NFL season opens with Justin Fields starting for the New York Jets against Aaron Rodgers starting for the Pittsburgh Steelers in an early-window Week 1 game. This is the first season opener in NFL history between starting quarterbacks who swapped starting teams from the prior season. Rodgers debuts for Pittsburgh after a 6-12 start with the Jets; Fields debuts for New York after going 4-2 as Pittsburgh's QB1. DK Metcalf debuts in Pittsburgh and the Jets begin the Aaron Glenn head-coaching era. Recent trends show the Jets have lost seven of their past nine openers while Pittsburgh is 6-2-1 in that span; New York is 6-5 in the last 11 meetings but trails 7-19 all-time against Pittsburgh.
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