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Steelers vs. Jets: What they're saying in New York after loss

Megan Swift
Megan Swift
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Steelers tight end Jonnu Smith scores past Jets players Marcelino Moray-Ball, Andre Cisco and Jamie Sherwood in the second quarter Sunday at MetLife Stadium.

With a new quarterback and new head coach, the New York Jets suffered devastating disappointment at the hands of a former quarterback.

Aaron Rodgers shook off gang green as he suited up for the black-and-gold and the Pittsburgh Steelers clinched a season-opening win against the Jets at MetLife Stadium by a final score of 34-32.

With his clutch kick, Chris Boswell’s leg got plenty of shoutouts on social media after he nailed the game-winning field goal — a career-long 60-yarder.

While playing on his former home turf, the Steelers’ Rodgers went 22 of 30 for 244 yards and four touchdowns with no interceptions — albeit with four sacks.

“I’ve got to play a little better in spots but happy to be 1-0,” Rodgers told CBS Sports reporter Evan Washburn.

The former Jet also said he “was happy to beat everybody associated with the Jets,” ESPN SportsCenter reported.

Zach Braziller of the New York Post lauded the Steelers’ performance, under a stark headline: “Aaron Rodgers Rips Jets Hearts Out in Unbelievable Finish to Steelers Debut.”

“One killer turnover and multiple penalties at bad times contributed to this gut punch of a loss that saw the Jets blow a pair of nine-point leads,” Braziller wrote in the analysis. “The setback wasted a terrific day from quarterback Justin Fields.”

Fields, a former quarterback for the Steelers, conceded after the matchup that the Jets “gotta be better,” Antwan Staley of the New York Daily News reported.

“I think we played well, I think we ran the ball well,” Fields said after the game. “Offensive line did a great job. We only had one sack and that was in the red zone.”

Albert Bainbridge IV with NorthJersey.com offered insight into what Jets fan should learn after the team’s Week 1 loss.

“The lone turnover of the game proved to be a costly two-touchdown swing with the Steelers finding the end zone twice in less than a minute span in the final quarter,” Bainbridge wrote.

And Ian O’Connor, a columnist for The Athletic in The New York Times, called Rodgers’ takedown of the Jets “one of the sweetest victories” of his Hall of Fame career.

Here’s what New York Jets fans are saying on social media after the game:

Megan Swift is a TribLive reporter covering trending news in Western Pennsylvania. A Murrysville native, she joined the Trib full time in 2023 after serving as editor-in-chief of The Daily Collegian at Penn State. She previously worked as a Jim Borden Scholarship intern at the Trib for three summers. She can be reached at mswift@triblive.com.

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