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Najee Harris vs. Aaron Jones: Who Will Have More Rushing Yards in Steelers vs. Packers?

By Thomas Snodgrass

Najee Harris will fight for some rushing yards today against the Green Bay Packers.
Najee Harris will fight for some rushing yards today against the Green Bay Packers. / Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports
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It’s a Super Bowl XLV rematch! 

The Pittsburgh Steelers will head into Lambeau Field to take on the Green Bay Packers, and while many people will be focused on Ben Roethlisberger vs. Aaron Rodgers, let’s focus in on Najee Harris vs. Aaron Jones. Which running back will have more rushing yards in Week 4?

The Pittsburgh defensive front seven has been solid at bottling up opposing running backs as the Steelers are ranked eighth in the league in rushing defense, allowing just 88.3 rushing yards per game. Joe Mixon ran for 90 yards last week against Pittsburgh, so maybe Jones can find some space in the Steelers defense. 

The Green Bay Packers have allowed 115.3 rushing yards per game, ranked 17th in the NFL. Which doesn’t sound great, but the player with the most rushing yards against the Packers in the last two games is, you guessed it, Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff. 

WynnBET Sportsbook has Harris’ rushing yards prop set at 57.5 (Over -115/Under -115), and Jones’ rushing yards prop set at 65.5 (Over -120/Under -110).

Najee Harris vs. Aaron Jones Stat Comparison

Rushing Attempts

  • Harris: 40
  • Jones: 41

Rushing Yards

  • Harris: 123
  • Jones 158

Rushing Touchdowns

  • Harris: 0
  • Jones: 2

Yards Per Carry

  • Harris: 3.08
  • Jones: 3.85

The Steelers offensive line has been awful which makes Harris’ rookie season that much harder. Add in the fact that Pittsburgh’s defense is allowing 274.7 passing yards per game, then Rodgers could give the Packers an early lead and the Steelers could be playing from behind in this game from start to finish.

It could be tough sledding for Harris again, so I’ll say that Jones will have more rushing yards in this one. 

I’ll take a swing on both of these backs to hit the overs on their rushing yards though, this could be a highly offensive game with a lot of overs on prop bets.

Who will have more rushing yards? Harris or Jones?

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