NFL Week 7 is here, and to kick off this week, we’ll see the Pittsburgh Steelers (4-1) travel on the road to take on the Cincinnati Bengals (2-4) for Thursday Night Football action. Kickoff is set for 8:15 p.m. ET, with the game airing exclusively on Prime Video.
Pittsburgh, riding a three-game win streak, looks to extend its division lead after a victory over the Cleveland Browns recently. Quarterback Aaron Rodgers has thrown for 1,021 passing yards, and 10 TDs, on just 3 interceptions. While RB Jaylen Warren leads the running game and WR D.K. Metcalf provides a deep threat.
The Bengals, mired in a four-game skid since Joe Burrow’s turf toe injury sidelined him, turns to veteran Joe Flacco under center. Their defense, ranking near the bottom in points allowed, have struggled against the pass and run. Along with some more bad news as edge rusher Trey Hendrickson is questionable with an injury, which may further weaken the front.
Here are some of the best player bets for Aaron Rodgers, as per BetMGM
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For our first player prop, we picked the Aaron Rodgers over 1.5 passing touchdowns because of the way Rodgers has been playing this season. He thrown for 2 or more touchdowns in 3 of 5 games so far, and looking at the Bengals’ horrible 31st ranked pass defense and 30th ranked scoring defense, we believe Rodgers can easily cross this mark.
In 5 starts so far, for the Steelers, Rodgers has only thrown 3 interceptions so far, and going against the Browns in Week 5, Rodgers had a 70.0 completion rate. And there is no reason to believe that he will slow down in this game, looking at the Bengals’ pass defense, who are amongst the bottom.
Aaron Rodgers is likely to throw over 217.5 passing yards, as he has thrown for over 200 yards in 4 of 5 games so far, and has attempted above 20 passes in every game. The Steelers have a pass heavy offense, and have 13 total TDs this season, 10 of them coming from the air. As mentioned earlier, the Bengals have struggled heavily against the pass, and we believe Rodgers and the Steelers fully plan to exploit their vulnerability.
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