Packers vs Steelers Match Player Stats: Key Performances
Jordan Love outplayed Aaron Rodgers in a 35-25 Packers win over the Steelers on October 26, 2025 (ESPN official matchup archive) — not by a single highlight, but by a full stat sheet of individual numbers that tell a story the final score almost hides. Here’s who delivered, who struggled, and which numbers actually moved the result.
Final score: Packers 35, Steelers 25 ·
Passing yards: Love 360, Rodgers 219 ·
Passer rating: Love 134.2, Rodgers 101.5 ·
Leading rusher: Warren 62 yards, Wilson 61 ·
Top receiver: Kraft 143 yards, 2 TD ·
Halftime: Steelers 16-7
Quick snapshot
- Green Bay won 35-25 (key facts table) (Packers.com (official team site))
- Tucker Kraft set a career-high 143 receiving yards (Packers.com (official team site))
- Records at the final status line: Packers 5-1-1, Steelers 4-3 (Packers.com Game Center (official team game page))
- Pre-game betting-line movement is not part of the official league game center’s published boxscore (NFL.com (official league game center))
- CBS Sports framed the game as a symbolic passing of the torch from Rodgers to Love (CBS Sports (NFL analyst coverage))
- Halftime: Steelers 16, Packers 7 (Steelers.com (official team recap))
- Second half: Packers 28, Steelers 9 (key facts table) (Steelers.com (official team recap))
- The Week 8 result is now in the official 2025 regular-season record (key facts table) (FOX Sports (game boxscore))
- The loss left the Steelers at 4-3 and the Packers at 5-1-1 (FOX Sports (game boxscore))
Nine rows of verified game data, one pattern: the stat sheet maps onto the scoreboard, player by player.
| Fact | Verified value |
|---|---|
| Date | (ESPN (official matchup archive)) |
| Final score | Green Bay 35, Pittsburgh 25 (key facts table) |
| Halftime | Steelers 16, Packers 7 (Steelers.com (official team recap)) |
| Quarterback lines | Love 29/37, 360 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT, 134.2 rating · Rodgers 24/36, 219 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT, 101.5 rating (key facts table) |
| Green Bay skill leaders | Kraft 7 rec, 143 yds, 2 TD · Watson 4 rec, 85 yds · Wilson 11 carries, 61 yds · Jacobs 13 carries, 33 yds, 1 TD (key facts table) |
| Steelers skill leaders | Warren 13 carries, 62 yds · Roman Wilson 4 rec, 74 yds, 1 TD · Metcalf 5 rec, 55 yds, 1 TD (FOX Sports (game boxscore)) |
| Game identity | Week 8 of the 2025 regular season — Packers at Steelers (NFL.com (official league game center)) |
| Records at final status line | Packers 5-1-1, Steelers 4-3 (FOX Sports (game boxscore)) |
| Second-half swing | Packers 28, Steelers 9 (Steelers.com (official team recap)) |
How did the Packers win today?
The short answer is that they won the second half by 19 points. After a 16-7 halftime hole, Green Bay produced the kind of sustained offense Pittsburgh couldn’t match, and the key facts table above shows exactly where the separation happened.
What was the final score?
- 35-25: Green Bay’s final margin, per the key facts table
- Week 8: Packers at Steelers in the 2025 regular-season slate, per the key facts table
Which plays turned the momentum?
- Halftime hole: the Steelers led 16-7 at the break (key facts table)
- Second-half switch: Green Bay flipped the game with five straight scoring drives after halftime (key facts table)
How did the defense contribute?
- No interceptions: both quarterbacks finished with zero picks, so the turnover column didn’t decide the day (key facts table)
- Field position: the game turned on sustained drives, not short fields — Green Bay’s second-half scoring runs came in bunches (analysis of the table)
The implication: the Packers didn’t need a defensive touchdown or a turnover barrage to erase a halftime deficit; they needed efficiency, and Love gave them efficiency on nearly every drive.
The Packers’ win wasn’t one lucky drive. It was the product of a quarterback who completed 29 of 37 passes and a tight end who turned short catches into 143 yards — the kind of efficiency that travels.
Who is favored to win Packers vs Steelers?
Because this game is already in the books, “favored” is now a question of what the record says and how the win reads. The short version: the team that played better on October 26 is the team that left favored in the standings.
What are the betting odds?
- Records: Packers 5-1-1, Steelers 4-3 entering the final status line (key facts table)
- Official record only: the league’s game center logs the boxscore — not pre-game betting lines (see snapshot above)
Neither the league nor team game centers list odds, so the “who’s favored” story has to be read from the result and the records (key facts table above).
How do historical matchups affect the line?
Historical matchups between the Packers and Steelers had shown competitive lines, but the 2025 Week 8 result shifted the narrative entirely. The boxscore confirmed the shift (key facts table above).
What do analysts predict?
- Narrative: CBS Sports previewed the matchup as a symbolic passing of the torch from Rodgers to Love (CBS Sports (NFL analyst coverage))
That storyline came with real statistical stakes. The Packers’ quarterback threw for 141 more yards than the Steelers’ quarterback, and the passer-rating gap — 134.2 to 101.5 — told the same story. Those lines are in the key facts table above; the interpretation is straightforward.
The pattern: when the pre-game story is a quarterback throne change, the boxscore becomes the verdict — and this verdict was not close.
Who’s the best player on the Packers right now?
“Best” is a debate that usually ends in opinions. This game gives it a data-backed shortlist, and the list starts with Jordan Love and Tucker Kraft.
What are Jordan Love’s current stats?
- Volume and efficiency: 29-of-37, 360 yards, 3 touchdowns, 0 interceptions, 134.2 rating — the full line is in the key facts table
- Outcome: Love’s Packers scored 35 points, and his passer rating outranked Rodgers’ by 32.7 points (computed from the key facts table)
Love spread the ball, protected it, and made the second half a masterclass in tempo. The “best player” conversation on this roster is hard to have without starting at quarterback.
Who are the top rookies?
- Tight end: Tucker Kraft’s 143 yards and 2 touchdowns led all receivers (key facts table)
- Depth: Christian Watson made his 2025 debut and recorded 4 receptions for 85 yards, while Emanuel Wilson and Josh Jacobs handled the ground work (key facts table)
The point isn’t that one star carried the team; it’s that the Packers’ best individual performances came from multiple positions, which made the offense hard to defend.
How does the roster compare to past years?
Compared to past Packers rosters, the 2025 unit features a tighter distribution of production: the quarterback and tight end carried the stat sheet in Week 8.
Kraft’s 143-yard day changes how defenses game-plan the Packers: the tight end is no longer just a safety valve — he’s the primary target.
What this means: the “best Packer” debate has two defensible answers — the quarterback who ran the offense (Love) and the tight end who broke the game open (Kraft).
What were the standout individual performances in the game?
The standout list is basically the key facts table above. The interesting part is how the individual lines combined: a quarterback edge, a tight end explosion, and a ground game that did just enough.
How did the quarterbacks compare?
- Passing yards: Love 360 to Rodgers 219 — a 141-yard gap (key facts table)
- Passer rating: Love 134.2 to Rodgers 101.5 (key facts table)
- Touchdowns: Love 3, Rodgers 2, and neither threw an interception (key facts table)
Which player had the most receiving yards?
- Game leader: Tucker Kraft, 7 receptions, 143 yards, 2 touchdowns (key facts table)
- Career high: the 143 yards were a career-best mark for Kraft (Packers.com (official team site))
- Packers’ second option: Christian Watson, 4 receptions, 85 yards (key facts table)
Who led in rushing attempts?
- Steelers: Jaylen Warren, 13 carries, 62 yards (key facts table)
- Packers: Emanuel Wilson, 11 carries, 61 yards; Josh Jacobs added 13 carries, 33 yards, and a touchdown (key facts table)
The takeaway: Green Bay needed one elite stat line (Kraft) and one steady one (Love) to make everything else fit; Pittsburgh’s best lines were good, but they didn’t produce enough second-half points to keep pace.
How did the Steelers’ key players fare?
The key facts table above lists the full Pittsburgh lines. The short version: the Steelers were competitive in every individual category and lost where it mattered — the second half.
What was Jaylen Warren’s performance?
- Quarterback: Rodgers finished 24-of-36 for 219 yards, 2 touchdowns, and no interceptions (key facts table)
- Running back: Jaylen Warren led Pittsburgh’s ground game with 62 yards on 13 carries (key facts table)
- Receivers: Roman Wilson (4 catches, 74 yards, TD) and DK Metcalf (5 catches, 55 yards, TD) both scored (key facts table)
How did Roman Wilson and DK Metcalf play?
- Second-half points: the Steelers managed 9 points after halftime while the Packers scored 28 (computed from key facts table scores)
- Yards gap: Pittsburgh’s 219 passing yards were 141 behind Green Bay (computed from the key facts table)
The trade-off: Pittsburgh got respectable production from every position group, but no single player made a game-altering play after halftime — and against a quarterback like Love, that’s the difference between 4-3 and 5-1-1.
Who were the top defenders?
The Steelers’ defensive coverage allowed 360 passing yards and 21 fourth-quarter points — the full stat line is in the comparison table below.
Pittsburgh’s defense allowed 360 passing yards and 21 fourth-quarter points. For a Steelers team sitting at 4-3, that’s the formula that turns a home statement win into a lesson.
One table, three columns, and the story is all in the second half.
| Category | Green Bay Packers | Pittsburgh Steelers |
|---|---|---|
| Final score | 35 | 25 (key facts table above) |
| Halftime | 7 | 16 (key facts table above) |
| Second half | 28 | 9 (computed from final and halftime scores) |
| Passing yards | 360 | 219 (key facts table above) |
| Passer rating | 134.2 | 101.5 (key facts table above) |
| Record entering final status line | 5-1-1 | 4-3 (key facts table above) |
And if you need the game’s identity pinned down exactly, these identifiers remove any ambiguity.
| Match fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Matchup | Green Bay Packers at Pittsburgh Steelers, Week 8 of the 2025 regular season (NFL.com (official league game center)) |
| Date | (key facts table above) |
| Final score | Green Bay 35, Pittsburgh 25 (key facts table above) |
| Halftime score | Steelers 16, Packers 7 (key facts table above) |
| Second-half scoring | Packers 28, Steelers 9 (computed from the scores above) |
| Quarterback leader | Love: 360 yards, 3 TD, 134.2 rating (key facts table above) |
| Records entering final status line | Packers 5-1-1, Steelers 4-3 (key facts table above) |
Game timeline
- First half: the Steelers built a 16-7 lead (key facts table above)
- Second-half turnaround: Green Bay scored on its first five second-half possessions, with 21 points landing in the fourth quarter (Packers.com (official team site))
- Final: Packers 35, Steelers 25 (key facts table above)
Confirmed facts
- The final score, full quarterback lines, and skill-player stats are in the key facts table above
- Green Bay scored on its first five second-half possessions — see timeline above
- Kraft’s 143 yards were a career high — see snapshot above
What’s unclear
- Pre-game betting-line movement is not part of the official league record — see snapshot above
- “Best player” labels vary by outlet and metric; the data provides a shortlist, not a title — see snapshot above
- Whether pre-game betting lines accurately predicted a Packers win is not recorded in the official league boxscore
- The long-term impact of Kraft’s 143-yard career-high performance on opposing defenses remains to be seen
- How the Steelers’ defensive game plan will adjust for the intermediate passing lanes exploited by Kraft and Watson is not confirmed by any post-game analysis
- Whether Aaron Rodgers’ 101.5 passer rating is an indication of his overall 2025 season trajectory is not established by this single game
- The Packers’ 5-1-1 record masks the halftime deficit — whether this comeback pattern is sustainable is an open question
- Steelers.com’s recap does not provide a play-by-play of the defensive breakdowns in the second half
- The availability of full defensive stats (tackles, sacks, interceptions) for this specific game is limited to compiled game recaps
Two sources capture the split personality of this game: one saw a changing of the guard, the other saw a second-half collapse.
“A symbolic passing of the torch from Rodgers to Love.”
“The Packers scored on their first five second-half possessions and 21 points in the fourth quarter.”
Packers.com (official team site)
Put the stat sheet next to the scoreboard and the Packers’ 35-25 win stops looking like a surprise. Love out-passed Rodgers by 141 yards, Kraft out-gained every receiver, and Green Bay’s second half was borderline unstoppable. For the Steelers’ defense, the choice is now stark: fix the intermediate passing lanes that Kraft and Watson exploited, or watch a 4-3 season slip into more games like this one.
Related reading: Packers.com Game Center · CBS Sports Packers-Steelers preview
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Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Packers vs Steelers in 2025 Week 8?
Green Bay won 35-25 on October 26, 2025 (key facts table above).
Where was the game played?
In Pittsburgh — the NFL game center lists the contest as Green Bay at Pittsburgh for Week 8 (NFL.com official league game center).
How did Jordan Love play against the Steelers?
He completed 29 of 37 passes for 360 yards, 3 touchdowns, 0 interceptions, and a 134.2 passer rating (key facts table above).
How did Aaron Rodgers play against the Packers?
He finished 24 of 36 for 219 yards, 2 touchdowns, 0 interceptions, and a 101.5 passer rating (key facts table above).
Which receiver led the game in receiving yards?
Tucker Kraft led all receivers with 7 catches for 143 yards and 2 touchdowns (key facts table above).
Who were the leading rushers in the game?
Pittsburgh’s Jaylen Warren rushed 13 times for 62 yards; Green Bay’s Emanuel Wilson rushed 11 times for 61 yards, with Josh Jacobs adding a rushing touchdown (key facts table above).
How did the Packers overcome a halftime deficit?
They scored on their first five second-half possessions, including 21 points in the fourth quarter, to turn a 16-7 halftime hole into a 35-25 win (timeline above).
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