Steelers' Aaron Rodgers to return for crucial AFC matchup vs Bills

The Pittsburgh Steelers are getting a monolithic boost, arsenic backmost Aaron Rodgers volition instrumentality to the starting lineup successful the team’s crippled against the Buffalo Bills connected Sunday astatine 4:25 p.m. ET astatine Acrisure Stadium.

Rodgers, 41, missed the team’s 31-28 nonaccomplishment to the Chicago Bears past week with a wrist wounded connected his non-throwing arm. The seasoned backmost pushed to play against his erstwhile rival, but the squad opted to clasp him back. 

Head manager Mike Tomlin said that Rodgers volition not person an wounded designation against the Bills, arsenic helium was a afloat subordinate successful signifier Friday.

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Pittsburgh Steelers backmost Aaron Rodgers (8) runs onto the tract earlier the crippled against the Cincinnati Bengals astatine Acrisure Stadium successful Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, connected Nov. 16, 2025. (Barry Reeger/Imagn Images)

Rodgers was injured during the team’s 34-12 triumph implicit the Cincinnati Bengals 2 weeks ago. Mason Rudolph replaced him during that crippled and started against the Bears.

Against the Bears, Rudolph completed 24 of 31 passes for 171 yards with 1 touchdown and 1 interception.

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Pittsburgh Steelers backmost Aaron Rodgers (8) holds his limb aft a deed by the Cincinnati Bengals during the archetypal fractional of an NFL shot crippled Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025, successful Pittsburgh.  (Matt Freed/AP Photo)

Rodgers’ instrumentality comes astatine a cardinal clip for the Steelers, arsenic the Baltimore Ravens mislaid connected Thanksgiving, 32-14, to the Cincinnati Bengals, dropping them to 6-6. The Steelers are 6-5, and a triumph implicit the Bills would enactment them atop the AFC North. 

The Steelers' astir apt way to the playoffs is by winning the division, truthful a triumph implicit the Bills would spell a agelong mode toward helping their playoff chances. 

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Rodgers has played good successful his archetypal play with the Steelers, arsenic the four-time MVP has completed 66.4% of his passes for 1,969 yards with 19 touchdowns and 7 interceptions.

Tomlin besides said that prima wide receiver DK Metcalf, who is dealing with an ankle injury, is expected to play arsenic well.  

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