Rodgers may or may not treat this as an “F you” game, but personal motivation aside, he’s plenty quick enough with his release, and he’s still got a head on his shoulders. I expect him to mostly neutralize our pass rush and locate our weak defensive back (either Hobbs or Valentine) all night long.
This should be a difficult game, not least because we seem to only play difficult games these days. Our offense is very efficient, but has trended towards fewer and fewer drives per game for several seasons now. I expect Rodgers will also use a lot of play clock, too, so this will boil down to which defense can make multiple stops—getting even three or four will set one of these teams up in strong position.
I think I like our defense better than Pittsburgh’s, and so I’ll say we win this one, but I don’t anticipate feeling comfortable about it until it’s all over.