Who Should I Start? Aaron Rodgers or Andy Dalton

Thursday, November 20, 3:31 PM

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (wrist) was out on the field for the start of Thursday's practice for individual drills, according to Brian Batko of PGSportsNow. Rodgers suffered a small fracture in his left (non-throwing) wrist in the win over the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday, and he was held out of practice on Wednesday. ESPN's Brooke Pryor reports that the 41-year-old's wrist was in "some sort of stabilizer" during individual reps on Thursday. Rodgers will most likely be listed as limited on Thursday's final injury report, but the door remains open for him to play this weekend in Chicago against the Bears. Taking snaps under center might be the most difficult thing for Rodgers to do with his left wrist injury, so it will be interesting to see if he takes more shotgun snaps on Sunday if he's active. Against a ball-hawking Bears defense, Rodgers wouldn't be all that attractive as a low-end QB2 in fantasy if he's active. If he's ruled out, Mason Rudolph would make his first start of 2025.

Sunday, November 2, 11:49 AM

Carolina Panthers veteran quarterback Andy Dalton (thumb) is active for the Week 9 contest against the Green Bay Packers on Sunday and will serve as the backup to Bryce Young, who is returning from a one-game absence due to an ankle sprain, according to Mike Kaye of The Charlotte Observer. The 38-year-old Dalton made his first start of the year in place of the injured Young last weekend and fell flat in the blowout loss to the Buffalo Bills, going 16-for-24 passing for 175 yards, no touchdowns, and one interception. The Red Rifle sustained a broken right thumb in the process, which limited him in practice this week. Dalton is apparently good to go as the backup this weekend, though, so third-stringer Mike White will be a healthy scratch.