May 14, 2024, 12:10 PM ET
Aaron Rodgers’ comeback season will begin in prime time as the New York Jets travel to the San Francisco 49ers to face the defending NFC champions on Sept. 9 on ESPN’s “Monday Night Football,” it was announced on Tuesday morning.
This is the second consecutive season in which Rodgers and the Jets will play a primetime game in Week 1. His debut with the Jets last September 11 turned into a season-altering disaster for the Jets, as the Four-time MVP tore his left Achilles tendon on the fourth snap and missed the rest of the season.
New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers (8) on injured reserve before the game against the Miami Dolphins at MetLife Stadium on November 24, 2023 Photo by Robert Deutsch/USA TODAY Sports
It was also announced on Tuesday that the Buffalo Bills will play the Miami Dolphins on Thursday night, September 12 to open Week 2. The game will stream on Amazon Prime.
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The game between the Jets and 49ers will feature a fascinating quarterback matchup as Rodgers faces off against Brock Purdy, the 2022 Mr. Irrelevant who has become one of the NFL’s biggest success stories. The 49ers are coming off a crushing loss in Super Bowl LVIII, a 25-22 overtime setback to the Kansas City Chiefs.
In a twist of fate, the 49ers signed defensive end Leonard Floyd in the offseason. It was Floyd, playing for the Bills, who sacked Rodgers on the play that ruptured his Achilles tendon.
The Jets are coming off a 7-10 season that was marred by quarterback instability.
Rodgers is 6-3 in his career against the 49ers. This is a homecoming of sorts for Rodgers, who grew up in Chico, California, and attended UC Berkeley. In 2005, Rodgers had thought there was a chance the 49ers would select him first in the draft, but they went with Alex Smith.
The two coaching staffs have strong ties. Jets coach Robert Saleh served as the 49ers defensive coordinator under Kyle Shanahan before taking the Jets job in 2021. Jets defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich is a former linebacker for the 49ers whom the 49ers showed interest in hiring as their defensive coordinator after last season.
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