At DraftKings Sportsbook , the Pittsburgh Steelers are currently 3-point favorites over the New York Jets for their Week 1 meeting at MetLife Stadium. The over/under is set at 37.5 points.
The Steelers made a slew of moves this offseason. The roster turnover is truly unprecedented, as Pittsburgh will go into the 2025 season with nine new starters.
Despite the major turnover, the Steelers are favored in only six of their 17 games in 2025. The oddsmakers are apparently not too impressed with the additions of Aaron Rodgers , DK Metcalf , Darius Slay , Jalen Ramsey and Jonnu Smith .
The Steelers are listed as favorites in Week 1 at the Jets (-3), Week 2 vs. the Seahawks (-1.5), Week 6 vs. the Browns (-6.5), Week 9 vs. the Colts (-3.5), Week 15 vs. the Dolphins (-2.5), and Week 17 at the Browns (-2.5).
The over/under for the Steelers' total wins in the 2025 is still set at 8.5 wins.
The Steelers' Super Bowl odds at FanDuel sportsbook increased after landing Jalen Ramsey and Jonnu Smith, but it was nothing drastic. The Steelers' odds to win the Super Bowl before the trade were at +4700. They are now at +4400, which was tied with the Chicago Bears for 16th-best odds. The Bears have since moved to +4300.
At DraftKings sportsbook, Pittsburgh (+3500) and Miami 's (+8000) Super Bowl odds did not change at all after the blockbuster trade. As of late August, the Steelers' Super Bowl odds remain at +3500. They have +1600 odds to win the AFC Championship.
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers at training camp on Aug. 11, 2025. — Ed Thompson / Steelers Now
The Week 1 showdown between the Steelers and Jets has a slew of headlines. Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers returns to MetLife Stadium after a nasty breakup with the Jets organization. Jets QB Justin Fields will also be out for revenge on the Steelers.
Rodgers is not afraid to speak his mind, especially when someone crosses him. That was the case with the Jets this offseason when they released the four-time NFL MVP. How the Jets handled the whole situation did not sit well with Rodgers.
"That's the way it goes sometimes," Rodgers told Kyle Brandt of NFL Network when asked about the Steelers facing the Jets in Week 1. "Did they have any inside information? I don't know. Who were they talking to? I don't know. But, start off with the Jets, then play Seattle , where DK (Metcalf) just came from… But I'm excited. Get to play the Jets, play the Packers , play the Bears, play the Vikings. It'll be fun."
According to former NFL offensive lineman Mark Schlereth, who is a close friend of Rodgers, the future Hall of Fame quarterback went on a long-winded rant about how dysfunctional the Jets' organization was during his two-year tenure.
"Aaron and I had a conversation about when he was with the Jets was how abysmal their running game was and how schematically it made no sense," Schlereth said on The Stinkin Truth Podcast in June. "I started the conversation, and then Aaron went on for about a 25-minute diatribe on just their run game."
During an interview with Pat McAfee in April , Rodgers recounted flying to New York to meet with Jets head coach Aaron Glenn, and that meeting going very poorly.
"I think we're gonna have this long conversation," Rodgers said. "I've flown across the country. Twenty seconds in … I'm talking to the GM about something and [Glenn] leans to the edge of his seat and goes, 'So, do you want to play football?'
"And I was like, 'Yeah, I'm interested.'
"Then he says, 'We're going in a different direction at quarterback.'"
Glenn is not worried about the media attention heading into the Week 1 game against the Steelers at MetLife Stadium.
"This is the NFL. And, to me, every game there's a lot of noise because they're so critical — as far as wins and losses," he said. "We want to try and accumulate as many wins as we can, and I don't care who that opponent is."
Rodgers would love nothing more than to get back at his former team. The same could be said for the Jets organization, as well.
This article originally appeared on Steelers Now : Odds: Steelers Open as Slight Favorites over Jets
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