It had been a very active offseason, arguably the most unusually active offseason for this franchise in quite some time, both in terms of sheer volume and also the pedigree of the additions. But two of them — one on offense and one on defense — had the most potential to be difference-makers.

And so it was that when the Steelers opened their 2025 regular season on Sunday at MetLife Stadium, they defeated the New York Jets, 34-32, because of contributions from the new difference-maker on offense plus the new difference-maker on defense to go along with the franchise's all-time difference-maker on special teams.

Leave it to the sage quarterback, a.k.a., that new difference-maker on offense, to put the afternoon in perspective.

"A lot of teachable tape out there (to study)," Aaron Rodgers t

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