{"id":107535,"date":"2025-06-06T02:55:12","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T02:55:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/107535\/"},"modified":"2025-06-06T02:55:12","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T02:55:12","slug":"aaron-rodgers-and-caleb-williams-to-face-off-for-the-first-time-this-november","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/107535\/","title":{"rendered":"Aaron Rodgers and Caleb Williams to Face Off for the First Time This November"},"content":{"rendered":"

Aaron Rodgers and Caleb Williams to Face Off for the First Time This November<\/a> originally appeared on Athlon Sports<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Chicago Bears are gearing up to rebound in a big way after a stretch of seasons marked by inconsistency and transition. With fresh leadership and Caleb Williams poised to lead the charge, hopes are high that 2025 could mark the beginning of a new era. And now, a November matchup that was already circled on the calendar just got a lot spicier. One side of the field may feature a rookie sensation, while the other boasts a returning NFL legend looking to make another mark in the Windy City.<\/p>\n

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According to NFL insiders Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero\u2014both respected national reporters with NFL Network\u2014veteran quarterback Aaron Rodgers has \u2018informed the Steelers\u2019 he plans to sign with them before next week\u2019s minicamp on a one-year deal.<\/p>\n

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The report was shared in a post on X by Bleacher Report<\/a>, stirring immediate buzz across the NFL landscape.<\/p>\n

The move sets up a massive quarterback duel at Soldier Field between Rodgers and the Bears\u2019 rising star, Caleb Williams. Rodgers last played at Soldier Field in December 2022, where he led the Packers to a 28\u201319 win. He threw for 182 yards and a touchdown with no interceptions, extending his dominant run over the Bears.<\/p>\n

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Bears quarterback Caleb Williams throws a pass against the Vikings.Jeffrey Becker-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

As for Williams, he\u2019s entering his second NFL season after throwing for 3,541 yards, 20 touchdowns, and 6 interceptions as a rookie. With the Bears building a strong foundation around him\u2014including weapons on offense like Rome Odunze, who many believe is poised for a breakout, as well as promising rookies Luther Burden and Colston Loveland\u2014and an improved line, anticipation for his leap in year two is sky-high.<\/p>\n

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All eyes will be on Soldier Field this November when a future Hall of Famer and one of the league\u2019s most intriguing young quarterbacks meet for the first time. For Bears fans, it\u2019s more than just a game\u2014it\u2019s a chance to witness a generational torch possibly being passed on home turf.<\/p>\n

Related: Key Defensive Starter Returns from Injury to Spark Bears Unit<\/a><\/p>\n

Related: Bears Rookie Draws Buzz Online With Viral Video Moment<\/a><\/p>\n

This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports<\/a> on Jun 5, 2025, where it first appeared.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Aaron Rodgers and Caleb Williams to Face Off for the First Time This November originally appeared on Athlon…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":107536,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2070],"tags":[1586,374,8226,1036,692,391,2493,590,7,5328,277,6,126,428,2495,10661,426,3994],"class_list":{"0":"post-107535","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-chicago-bears","8":"tag-aaron-rodgers","9":"tag-bears","10":"tag-bleacher-report","11":"tag-caleb-williams","12":"tag-chicago","13":"tag-chicago-bears","14":"tag-chicagobears","15":"tag-colston-loveland","16":"tag-football","17":"tag-ian-rapoport","18":"tag-luther-burden","19":"tag-nfl","20":"tag-nfl-network","21":"tag-packers","22":"tag-rome-odunze","23":"tag-soldier-field","24":"tag-steelers","25":"tag-the-chicago-bears"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/114634170385062751","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107535","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=107535"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107535\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/107536"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=107535"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=107535"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=107535"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}