Pittsburgh Steelers vs Green Bay Packers Match Preview

This week’s Sunday Night Football contest comes from the Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh, where the Steelers host the Green Bay Packers in a game in which all eyes will be on Aaron Rodgers. Pittsburgh’s quarterback is never far from the spotlight, but that will be particularly true on Sunday as the future hall-of-famer lines up opposite the team that he led for 18 seasons, with whom he won the 2010 Super Bowl, as well as four MVP titles. After two awful years with the Jets – one that ended after just minutes, and another featuring a 5-12 record – the veteran signal caller has made a solid start to life in Pittsburgh, helping them to 4-2 for the season so far, and he’ll be determined to make an impact against his former team. 

The Packers, meanwhile, have amassed a 4-1-1 record this season with Rodgers’ replacement Jordan Love at QB, and are the favourites to claim a fifth win of the season. Viewers in the UK should note the game, which will be televised on Sky Sports, starts one hour earlier than usual due to the switch from BST to GMT.

Tip 1: Pittsburgh Steelers +3 @ 1/1 with bet365

“I don’t have any animosity toward the organisation,” Rodgers told reporters when asked if this is a revenge game given his turbulent and acrimonious exit from Lambeau Field, but that doesn’t mean that the 41-year-old won’t be ultra-determined to claim a primetime win over his former team. With Rodgers no longer the MVP-level force of old, Pittsburgh are three-point outsiders, but Green Bay have not been wholly convincing in recent weeks, and this could be the right time to take them on.

Matt LaFleur’s team started the season in promising fashion with wins over the Lions and Commanders, but they suffered an embarrassing 13-10 Week 3 loss to Joe Flacco and the Browns, tied 40-40 with the Cowboys a week later, then limped past the banged-up Bengals and Cardinals in the games following their Week 5 bye. The Pack might be 4-2, but they’re 2-4 against the spread this season, and Steelers’ head coach Mike Tomlin will ensure that this is an inhospitable environment, regardless of whether or not Rodgers has revenge on his mind.

Tip 2: Under 45 points @ 10/11 with bet365

Total punters are pointed towards the under in a clash between two battle-hardened defenses with something to prove. The Packers, with Micah Parsons demonstrating his status as one of the most important defensive assets in the NFL, were able to get to Jacoby Brissett in the win over the Cardinals, while the Steelers will be determined to rediscover their form after they were inexplicably torched by Flacco, this time on the Bengals, last week.

Prior to that, however, the Steelers won 23-9 against the Browns in their most recent home game, and there is every chance this is a similarly low-scoring affair.

Tip 3: Jaylen Warren Anytime TD Scorer @ 27/20 with bet365

Steelers’ running back Jaylen Warren looked at risk of losing his status as Pittsburgh’s top running back after Kenneth Gainwell’s strong performance in the Dublin win over the Vikings, but the former Oklahoma State product was right back to top form in the defeat against the Bengals.

Warren has yet to find the end zone on the ground this season, but he rumbled for 127 yards from just 16 carries last week, and should find opportunities in what could be a tight game played predominantly on the ground.