Aaron Rodgers Said the Quiet Part Out Loud about the Vikings
Including preseason, Aaron Rodgers squared off against the Minnesota Vikings for the 31st time in his 21-year career, and wouldn’t you know it? He confirmed that the revenge angle felt good afterward.
After his Steelers defeated the Minnesota Vikings, Aaron Rodgers confirmed what everyone might think — his joy of taking down the purple team.
Minnesota reportedly flirted with Rodgers for a few weeks during the 2025 season, at least according to some factions of the media, and after opting not to roll with Rodgers, the future Hall of Fame quarterback proceeded to help his Pittsburgh Steelers defeat the Vikings in Ireland.
Beating the Vikings? Aaron Rodgers Enjoyed It to the Utmost.
A 24-21 dub for Rodgers against a familiar foe.
Aaron Rodgers Confirms It Felt Good to Beat the Vikings
Rodgers was asked after the Dublin win if it felt extra special to conquer Minnesota over the weekend, and Rodgers replied with a smirk, “Yes, definitely. Just leave it at that. Yes.”
Oddly, and directly clashing with his comments after the win, reporters also asked Rodgers about the Vikings-themed offseason rumors a couple of days ago. He told the media that he had been friends with Minnesota skipper Kevin O’Connell for nearly two decades, and that his discussions about joining the Vikings in March never exceeded a friendly chat with O’Connell about life.
So, yes — Rodgers claimed it felt good to beat the team that didn’t want him and that the same team also never factored into his 2025 free agency plans. Bizarre.
Almost Bungling the Whole Damn Thing
Of course, Rodgers and the Steelers nearly collapsed. Pittsburgh held a 24-6 lead deep in the heart of the 4th Quarter before allowing Minnesota to tally some touchdowns and damn near letting Kevin O’Connell and Co. back in the game with a curious 4th Down decision.
It’s also worth noting that Rodgers wasn’t a total star in Week 4. He passed for 200 yards and one touchdown via the quick passing game en route to a 39.0 QBR from ESPN, which is generally considered poor, especially when the quarterback’s team loses. In fact, Carson Wentz posted a better QBR at 41.2.
Rodgers got the parting shot with a dub, but he certainly didn’t play like vintage Rodgers or anything close.
Rodgers Coy about Offseason Rumors
We will reiterate: it doesn’t make much sense for Rodgers to totally downplay the Vikings-themed rumors a couple of days before, and then turn around and claim it felt good to beat the team that never wanted him during the offseason.
If Minnesota and Rodgers never had a conversation about a free-agent relationship, well, there’s nothing to avenge. It’s just a good feeling about a standard win.
Rodgers saying, he would “leave at that,” insinuates the win had some extra motivation — fuel that he claimed didn’t exist about 48 hours prior.
The Last Laugh?
For those keeping track at home, Sunday was probably the final time the Vikings will ever see Rodgers. The two clubs don’t appear to be on a course to reach the Super Bowl, and Rodgers hinted during the summer that 2025 was his last hurrah.
If Week 4 was the end of the Rodgers v. Minnesota story, he indeed got the last laugh — after many laughs over the last 20 years.
In the end, Rodgers cooked the purple team with a 60-touchdown to 11-interception split in two decades. That stat line couldn’t be written with a straight face in a fiction book about football. Feels made up.
Rodgers Squirrely about the Trip to Ireland, Too
Before Rodgers’ team’s win in Week 4, he told the media that he wished the club had flown to Ireland sooner to see some scenery.
When asked about the comments after the game, Rodgers blamed ESPN for foul reporting.
He said, “Well, ESPN wrote a clickbait headline, I think, taking my words out of context, which isn’t the first time. But I was answering a question about my desire, all three times we came overseas, was to come early in the week. Especially if you have a bye week afterwards.”
“Some of that is out of the control of the teams, some of it might be. But I would always love to get in the time frame that you’re in, time zone, and get to enjoy the area a little bit more. Especially with Ireland, the history of ancestors that I had from this region, but also just hearing about the country and what it’s like, and being able to see some stuff would have been great.”
Nobody at ESPN reported Rodgers’ comments in a negative light.
“That is obviously not the focus. It’s a business trip. We understand that. But being the older guy, being around a long time, just would have loved one time out of these three to have an entire week to do it. But again no complaints about the three days we’ve spent, only desires for more time with you great Irish people,” Rodgers added.
The dude always has something peculiar to say.
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