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Fantasy football start em, sit em SNF lineups advice for Packers vs. Steelers on Sunday Night Football in Week 8 (2025). NFL matchups analysis and SNF starts/sits.
Aaron Rodgers will square off against his old team in this primetime matchup, as the Packers travel to Pittsburgh to face Rodgers and the Steelers in the Week 8 Sunday finale.
Green Bay's new superstar, Micah Parsons, is coming off his best performance since joining the team - a Week 7 outing in which he single-handedly destroyed the Arizona Cardinals. He'll be in hot pursuit of Rodgers and the 4-2 Steelers.
We will bring you Sunday Night Football analysis all season, focusing on who to start, who is on the fence, and who should find the bench. Let's dive into this SNF matchup for Week 8 of the season. Good luck in 2025 fantasy football, RotoBallers!
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Green Bay Packers at Pittsburgh Steelers
Sunday October 26, 8:20 PM ET
Notable Fantasy Injuries:
- Matthew Golden - Questionable (Hip)
- Christian Watson - Questionable (ACL)
- Dontayvion Wicks - Out (Calf)
Matchups We Love
QB Jordan Love
Even though Jordan Love has only finished as a top-12 fantasy QB once since Week 3, he will be a solid QB1 option this week against the Steelers. Joe Flacco just torched this Pittsburgh secondary for 342 yards and three touchdowns, marking the third QB to finish with above 20 fantasy points against this defense over the last four games.
Update: Golden is questionable for Week 8 due to a hip issue.
Both Romeo Doubs and Matthew Golden are solid starts in Week 8. Doubs has operated as the team's WR1 in recent weeks, as he has totaled 17 catches for 185 yards and three touchdowns over his last three games. That's enough to start him as a low-end WR2 this week against a Steelers defense that has allowed the most receiving yards to WRs in 2025.
Matthew Golden added to the injury report and is among those listed as questionable. pic.twitter.com/hHmgbtPg4y
— Rob Demovsky (@RobDemovsky) October 24, 2025
That also makes Golden a sneaky WR3 in most formats. He has scored in double figures in PPR formats in three of the past four games, and his 73.2% snap share last week was a career-high. So, a solid fantasy game could be in store for the rookie.
TE Tucker Kraft
Tucker Kraft will be a strong TE1 play this week against the Steelers. Pittsburgh has allowed the third-most fantasy points to opposing TEs this season, and this defense has let up a top-10 fantasy TE finish in back-to-back games. For that reason, Kraft should be in all fantasy lineups. He is coming off a game where he caught five passes for 58 yards and one touchdown.
Matchups We Hate
Jaylen Warren had a fantastic rushing performance last week. He ran for a season-high 127 yards en route to an RB7 PPR fantasy finish. However, Warren could struggle on the ground against the Packers. Green Bay is allowing just 66.5 rush yards per game this season. That makes him a lower-end RB2.
Other Notable Matchups
We all know that Aaron Rodgers is going to ball out on Sunday night. He is playing against his former team, and it wouldn't surprise anyone if he threw for 300 yards and three touchdowns. Considering the Packers have allowed over 18 fantasy points to a QB in three straight contests, Rodgers could be a solid QB2 in Superflex formats.
Aaron Rodgers can complete the task this Sunday. 👀 pic.twitter.com/nsRo3AyFJ5
— Sunday Night Football on NBC (@SNFonNBC) October 25, 2025
RB Josh Jacobs
Josh Jacobs continues to practice in a limited fashion due to a calf issue, but that won't affect his status for Week 8. He will remain a must-start RB1 in all formats. Jacobs has scored two rushing touchdowns in each of his last three games.
WR DK Metcalf
Metcalf didn't do much in last week's loss, catching just three passes for 50 yards. However, he will come in as a middle-of-the-pack WR2 option against the Packers. Green Bay is allowing the ninth-most receptions per game to opposing WRs, and star WRs like Chase (25.1 PPR points) and Pickens (33.4 PPR points) have had big fantasy games against this secondary.
Injuries:
- Matthew Golden - Questionable (Hip)
- Christian Watson - Questionable (ACL)
- Dontayvion Wicks - Out (Calf)
Green Bay Packers Start/Sit Matchups
See the full stats in our Fantasy Football Matchup Ratings Projections
| Player | Start/Sit | Matchup Rating |
Game Matchup |
| Josh Jacobs, RB | Start | 117.1 | @ PIT |
| Jordan Love, QB | Start | 112.5 | @ PIT |
| Romeo Doubs, WR | Start | 111.5 | @ PIT |
| Tucker Kraft, TE | Start | 110.2 | @ PIT |
| Green Bay Packers, DST | Risky Start | 107.8 | @ PIT |
| Matthew Golden, WR | Risky Start | 106.4 | @ PIT |
| Lucas Havrisik, K | Risky Start | 103.9 | @ PIT |
| Christian Watson, WR | Sit | 100.9 | @ PIT |
| Emanuel Wilson, RB | Sit | 100 | @ PIT |
| Malik Heath, WR | Sit | 99.6 | @ PIT |
| Luke Musgrave, TE | Sit | 98.7 | @ PIT |
| Savion Williams, WR | Sit | 97.1 | @ PIT |
| Chris Brooks, RB | Sit | 95.9 | @ PIT |
| Ben Sims, TE | Sit | 94.3 | @ PIT |
| Pierre Strong Jr., RB | Sit | 93 | @ PIT |
| Malik Willis, QB | Sit | 92.2 | @ PIT |
Pittsburgh Steelers Start/Sit Matchups
See the full stats in our Fantasy Football Matchup Ratings Projections
| Player | Start/Sit | Matchup Rating |
Game Matchup |
| Aaron Rodgers, QB | Start | 114.6 | vs. GB |
| Jaylen Warren, RB | Start | 109.6 | vs. GB |
| DK Metcalf, WR | Start | 107.9 | vs. GB |
| Chris Boswell, K | Start | 105 | vs. GB |
| Kenneth Gainwell, RB | Risky Start | 104 | vs. GB |
| Pat Freiermuth, TE | Risky Start | 103 | vs. GB |
| Calvin Austin III, WR | Risky Start | 102.7 | vs. GB |
| Jonnu Smith, TE | Risky Start | 101.3 | vs. GB |
| Darnell Washington, TE | Sit | 97.1 | vs. GB |
| Roman Wilson, WR | Sit | 93.4 | vs. GB |
| Kaleb Johnson, RB | Sit | 93 | vs. GB |
| Connor Heyward, TE | Sit | 92.6 | vs. GB |
| Scotty Miller, WR | Sit | 92.2 | vs. GB |
| Mason Rudolph, QB | Sit | 91.6 | vs. GB |
| Pittsburgh Steelers, DST | Sit | 88.3 | vs. GB |
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