Rodgers' Final TNF: Top DFS Picks for Steelers-Browns — SkimNews
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- Aaron Rodgers makes his final TNF start in Week 4 as Pittsburgh visits Cleveland, with the veteran quarterback retiring at season's end and leaving what the source calls a shallow TNF DFS player pool.
- The Steelers-Browns matchup has a 38.5-point over/under, with the source recommending lean DFS builds toward kickers and defenses to preserve salary cap for higher-upside positions.
- Deshaun Watson ranks 10th among fantasy quarterbacks and has thrown two touchdowns with zero turnovers in back-to-back games, adding 105 rushing yards that rank fourth at the position.
- Pittsburgh's pass defense allowed 282 yards and three passing touchdowns to Cincinnati's Joe Burrow last week, the third consecutive game in which the Steelers gave up more passing yards than the week before.
- Jaylen Warren posted a career-high 176 scrimmage yards against Cincinnati (127 rushing, 49 receiving on 20 touches), and draws a Browns defense that has allowed every starting back to reach at least 88 scrimmage yards while surrendering 106 rushing yards per game to the position — eighth worst in the league.
- Rico Dowdle (toe) missed Monday and Tuesday practices and is looking very iffy for Thursday, which the source says could expand Warren's workload further.
- Mike McClure, a DFS professional with more than $2 million in career winnings, runs a snap-by-snap prediction model and has finished tied for first in the DraftKings Millionaire Maker twice and the FanDuel Million once; his full optimal TNF lineups are gated behind SportsLine.
Why it matters: A 38.5-point total and Rodgers' retirement tilt this slate toward kickers and defenses rather than skill-position stars, and Dowdle's likely absence against a Cleveland defense hemorrhaging 106 rushing yards per game to backs makes Warren the rare high-volume workhorse worth paying up for in an otherwise low-scoring environment.
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