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'It’ll Be a Great Challenge for Us;' Green Bay Packers Head Coach Matt LaFleur Discusses Facing Aaron Rodgers in Week 8

Originally posted on WI Sports Heroics | By Robin M Adams | Last updated Jun 11, 2025 11:53 PM ET

The NFL schedule makers knew what they were doing when they pit the Green Bay Packers against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday Night Football in Week Eight. Despite the fact that former Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers was still a free agent at the time, all signs pointed to him signing with Pittsburgh for the 2025 NFL season.

Over the weekend, that is exactly what he did.

And so, in what will be one of the highest-rated games of the year, Rodgers and the Steelers will host Jordan Love, the quarterback Green Bay drafted to replace him, and the Packers in Week Eight.

Of course, Rodgers’ recent signing has been the talk of the NFL world, and on Wednesday, Packers head coach Matt Lafleur discussed the reality of facing his former MVP quarterback.

Green Bay Packers Head Coach Matt LaFleur Discusses Facing Aaron Rodgers and the Pittsburgh Steelers

Green Bay Packers head coach Matt LaFleur talks with quarterback Aaron Rodgers (12) in between quarters against the Chicago Bears during their football game Sunday, September 18, 2022, at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wis. Dan Powers/USA TODAY NETWORK-WisconsinApc Packvsbears 0918220673djp

After practice during mandatory minicamp on Wednesday, LaFleur met with the media to discuss a variety of topics. One of these was Green Bay’s matchup with Pittsburgh in Week Eight.

“It’ll be a great challenge for us, we all know what type of player he is and how good he is,” LaFleur said. “I’m sure he’ll be telling everybody all our signals, so we’ll have to maybe play that mind game with him a little bit.”

Rodgers, of course, played under LaFleur for four seasons from 2019-2022. That being said, when Green Bay traded Rodgers, they also moved on from other aging stars. Now, even though just two seasons have passed, the offense looks very different than it did from when Rodgers played.

Sure, many of the plays are the same as they are the skeleton of LaFleur’s playbook. But because they are younger and faster, this current Packers offense can do some things differently than they did when they had the four-time NFL MVP under center as he approached his 40th birthday.