A-Aron strikes back

 I don't know what Aaron Rodgers was saying under his breath at the end of Steelers 34, Jets 32 yesterday, but I bet there was a much-more-than-zero chance it was what Steve McQueen said at the end of "Papillon."

Hey, you bastards! I'm still here!

Right?

I also bet there was a much-more-than-zero chance he was making a few less cinematic pronouncements, such as Bleep you, Jets. Or maybe, Can't play anymore, huh? BLEEP YOU.  Or, maybe-maybe, Here's a four-touchdown hoagie to munch on, losers. BLEEP YOU WITH MY 136.7 QUARTERBACK RATING.

"Gee, Mr. Blob," you're saying now. "I sense a bleeping theme here."

Well, sure. I mean, Rodgers wouldn't be human if he didn't take a certain vicious pleasure in showing up the Jets, who all but declared him washed when they parted company after last season. The guy may be a weirdo, but he's not that weird.

OK. So maybe he is.

But you have to think it was a prime neener-neener-neener moment for him when he took the Steelers right down the field on their first possession and stuck it in the end zone with a throw to Ben Skowronek -- the fabled (or not) geezer-to-Fort-Wayne connection.

At any rate, that was only the beginning of the in-your-face-ing of the Jets. Rodgers went on to finish 22-of-30 for 244 yards and three more sixes, and didn't throw a pick. Only got sacked a couple of times. Finished with that aforementioned 136.7 QBR.

Neener. Neener. Neener.

Also, A-Aron is BACK, baby!

"Yeah, but what about next week, Mr. Blob?" you're saying now. "And the 147 weeks of the interminable NFL season after that?"

Ah. Yes.

That is the question here, as it is every time someone lights it up in Week 1. Has 41-year-old A-Aron discovered a magic portal to his youthful greatness? Or is he just a 41-year-old who had a day?

"Oh, come on," some yinzer is no doubt saying, taking another swig of his Iron City. "Leave us enjoy this for five minutes, why doncha?"

Fine. But then I'm going to take a look back at last year's Week 1, and you know which NFL quarterback had the best day?

Tua Tagovailoa of the Dolphins, who threw for 338 yards and a score against the Jaguars and had a QBR of 101.0.

Know what Tua did the rest of the year?

Played just 10 more games and finished 21st in passing, just ahead of 36-year-old Russell Wilson, Bryce Young and Drake Maye.

In other words: Stay tuned.