Aaron Rodgers and the Pittsburgh Steelers have been one of the big stories in the early part of the NFL season. Sitting atop the AFC North at 4-1, they’ve gotten strong play out of the 41-year-old. The Cincinnati Bengals are struggling, but have the stars to pull off an upset. Rodgers’ props will be an interesting point in this Thursday Night Football matchup.
Pittsburgh is a -5.5 favorite on the road on DraftKings Sportsbook. If you fancy a Bengals home upset, they’re priced at +220 on the Moneyline. The over/under for this game is set at 44.5 total points. Let’s go ahead and get into the top Aaron Rodgers prop bet for this Thursday Night AFC North showdown.
Best Aaron Rodgers prop bet
It’s been a strong start to the year for Rodgers. The 41-year-old has completed 69% of his passes, throwing for a hair over 200 yards per game with 10 touchdowns to three interceptions. The Steelers love to lean on the run game, but Rodgers has been effective on a down-to-down basis, netting 7.4 yards per attempt. His connection with DK Metcalf in particular has been special to start the year.
He knows who the top dog is and how to feed him. The play-action specialist can still spin a solid deep ball and throw his best receivers open. Against a porous Bengals pass defense, that will be on display this Thursday.
So far this season, the Bengals are conceding 7.2 net yards per attempt. That’s the third-worst mark in the league. Cincinnati’s secondary has also allowed 13 passing touchdowns in six games. On top of that, Pittsburgh’s run game is struggling, and Cincinnati has some passable run defenders. All signs point to a strong performance through the air by A-Rod.
