QB - Pittsburgh Steelers
- 6' 2"
- 223 lbs
- Age 42
- California
40°- Wk Rank (ECR)
- QB #16
- Proj.
- 15.9 pts
- Matchup (?)
Just before the Steelers' Week 9 bye, Aaron Rodgers had a couple of unsatisfying fantasy performances in Pittsburgh victories over New Orleans and Cleveland.
Rodgers completed 19-of-30 passes against the Saints for 212 yards with one touchdown and no interceptions. He didn't need to do much in the Steelers' 27-6 trouncing of the Browns in Week 9, completing 13-of-25 throws for 172 yards with no touchdowns and one interception.
But after a bye week to rest his tired bones, the 42-year-old Rodgers gets a fine Week 10 matchup against the Bengals. It's not that the Cincinnati pass defense is bad. The Bengals rank in the middle of the pack in most pass-defense metrics. The appeal is that QB Joe Burrow and the high-flying Bengals passing game are capable of forcing the Steelers into a pass-heavy shootout.
When Rodgers faced the Bengals in Week 3, he was 19-of-34 for 292 yards with three touchdowns and one interception in a 30-27 Steelers win. Rodgers threw downfield more aggressively than usual in that game, with an average depth of target of 10.9 yards, per Fantasy Points Data.
Rodgers is a perfectly reasonable QB streaming option for Week 10.
