Aaron Rodgers might be dealing with a well-recognized opponent, albeit in a special uniform and in a brand new location.
Rodgers and the New York Jets will kick off this yr’s slate of video games in London, the place they would be the visiting workforce towards the Minnesota Vikings at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Oct. 6. The NFL introduced the 4 worldwide video games in London and Germany on Wednesday morning earlier than the complete slate is launched later within the day.
Rodgers went 17-11-1 towards the Vikings when he was with the Inexperienced Bay Packers. The four-time NFL MVP was traded to the Jets final yr, however tore his left Achilles tendon on the primary sequence of final yr’s opener towards the Buffalo Payments.
Rodgers is on observe to return to observe with out limitations as soon as the Jets start voluntary spring periods subsequent week. The league introduced on Tuesday that the Jets would open the season on “Monday Night time Soccer” at NFC champion San Francisco on Sept. 9.
The Jacksonville Jaguars will spend back-to-back weeks in London for the second straight yr and face two of this yr’s high three quarterbacks that had been taken within the NFL draft. The Jaguars will go to high draft choose Caleb Williams and the Chicago Bears at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Oct. 13 after which host the New England Patriots, who took Drake Maye third, at Wembley Stadium on Oct. 20.
This would be the tenth time the Jaguars host a sport at Wembley.
The Carolina Panthers will host the New York Giants in Germany on Nov. 10 at Allianz Enviornment in Munich. The 2 groups executed a serious commerce over the offseason, with the Panthers sending Brian Burns to the Giants for draft capital.
When it comes to odds and wagers, the Jets are 3.5-point favorites of their matchup towards the Vikings, which has a degree complete of 44.5. The Bears are a half-point favourite towards the Jaguars as there is a level complete of 47.5 in that matchup. The Jaguars (-5.5) are favorites although of their matchup towards the Patriots, with the purpose complete being set at 44 for that sport. Lastly, the Giants are a half-point favourite within the Germany sport towards the Panthers, which has a degree complete of 43.5.
All odds are courtesy of DraftKings Sportsbook.
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With the 4 worldwide video games, the NFL has introduced 10 of its 272 regular-season video games for the upcoming season. It would start on Sept. 5 when the defending Tremendous Bowl champion Kansas Metropolis Chiefs host the Baltimore Ravens on Sept. 5 in a rematch of final season’s AFC title sport.
Different Week 1 video games embody the Philadelphia Eagles internet hosting the Inexperienced Bay Packers in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Sept. 6, and the Dallas Cowboys visiting the Cleveland Browns on Sept. 8, which can function Tom Brady’s debut with FOX Sports activities.
Week 2’s introduced video games to this point have the Miami Dolphins internet hosting the Buffalo Payments on Sept. 12 and the Cincinnati Bengals on the Chiefs on Sept. 15.
The Related Press contributed to this report.
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