Aaron Rodgers Fantasy Football Week 16: Stats and Projections vs. Lions

In Week 16 (Sunday at 4:25 p.m. ET), quarterback Aaron Rodgers and the Pittsburgh Steelers will play the Detroit Lions, who have the 24th-ranked pass defense in the league (231.1 yards conceded per game).

For more information on Rodgers, if you're thinking about him for your daily fantasy roster, read this piece before his upcoming matchup versus the Lions.

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Aaron Rodgers Week 16 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: Pittsburgh Steelers at Detroit Lions
• Game Date: December 21, 2025
• Game Time: 4:25 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 14.9
• Projected Passing Yards: 223.49
• Projected Passing TDs: 1.63
• Projected Rushing Yards: 4.68
• Projected Rushing TDs: 0.04

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Rodgers Fantasy Performance

• At the QB position, Rodgers is currently the 18th-ranked fantasy player (31st overall), putting up 185.6 total fantasy points (14.3 per game).
• Through his last three games, Rodgers has completed 56-of-82 throws for 625 yards, with three passing touchdowns and zero interceptions, resulting in 40.2 total fantasy points (13.4 per game).
• Rodgers has posted 56.0 fantasy points (11.2 per game) in his last five games, as he's piled up 902 yards on 81-of-128 passing, with five touchdowns and two picks. As a runner, he's tacked on eight rushing yards on four carries with one TD.
• The peak of Rodgers' fantasy season was a Week 1 performance versus the New York Jets, a game when he came through with zero catches and zero receiving yards (25.7 fantasy points).
• From a fantasy standpoint, Aaron Rodgers had his worst performance of the season in Week 13 against the Buffalo Bills, when he tallied 2.7 fantasy points -- 10-of-21 (47.6%), 117 yards, 0 TDs, 0 INTs.

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Lions Defensive Performance

• Three players have recorded more than 300 yards passing in a game against Detroit this year.
• The Lions have allowed at least one passing TD to 13 opposing QBs this season.
• A total of 10 players have thrown for two or more touchdowns against Detroit this year.
• The Lions have allowed four players to throw for at least three TDs in a game this season.
• Detroit has given up more than 100 yards receiving to six players this year.
• The Lions have given up a TD catch by 22 players this year.
• Detroit has allowed six players to catch two or more TD passes in a game this season.
• The Lions have not given up more than 100 yards on the ground to an opposing player this year.
• A total of 11 players have run for at least one TD against Detroit this year.
• Only one player has run for more than one TD against the Lions this year.

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