The Pittsburgh Steelers entered Week 12 fresh off their commanding 34-12 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals , with intrigue surrounding Aaron Rodgers’ availability. The Steelers have a good backup in Mason Rudolph, yet losing Rodgers for even one game could hurt with the Chicago Bears up next. Fortunately for Pittsburgh, the latest injury update offers some reason for optimism.

“ Aaron Rodgers appears to have a non-displaced distal radius fracture,’ ‘ as reported by David J. Chao of ProFootballDoc . “ Based on the type of splint that he’s in for practice today, limited, the thumb is completely free, so it is not a scaphoid fracture. And this bodes well for his playing this weekend against the Bears.”

Chao also said regarding practice observations: ”He’s th

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