Steelers vs. Bengals Best NFL Prop Bets for Thursday Night Football in Week 7 (Bet on DK Metcalf)

Breaking down the best prop bets for the Thursday Night Football matchup between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cincinnati Bengals in Week 7.

Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver DK Metcalf is a solid prop target on Thursday. / Barry Reeger-Imagn Images

The Pittsburgh Steelers are 4-1 and have been a pretty solid team on offense (13th in EPA/Play) in their first season with Aaron Rodgers under center.

Rodgers and the Steelers are favored on Thursday night in a road date with the Cincinnati Bengals, who have dropped four games in a row after a 2-0 start.

With Joe Burrow (toe) out until at least December, the Bengals traded for veteran Joe Flacco and saw their offense play a little better than it did in three weeks under Jake Browning.

Flacco threw for 219 yards and two scores in a loss to the Green Bay Packers in Week 6. Can he move this Cincy offense enough for it to garner some player prop attention on Thursday night?

Here’s a look at some of my favorite props for this AFC North battle, including a pick for DK Metcalf in Week 7. 

Best NFL Prop Bets for Steelers vs. Bengals

Odds via DraftKings Sportsbook.

• Jaylen Warren OVER 50.5 Rushing Yards (-111)
• DK Metcalf OVER 59.5 Receiving Yards (-112)
• Joe Flacco OVER 0.5 Interceptions (-163)

Jaylen Warren OVER 50.5 Rushing Yards (-111)

After missing Week 4 against the Minnesota Vikings with a knee injury, Jaylen Warren returned in Week 6 and was the lead back for Pittsburgh.

Warren had 11 carries for 52 yards (he added two receptions as well) and played in 52.5 percent of the team’s offensive snaps. Overall, Warren has played in 58.4 percent of the offensive snaps in the games that he’s played in.

This is a great matchup against a Cincy defense that is 29th in the NFL in EPA/Play and allowing 4.4 yards per carry this season. Only the Miami Dolphins, Buffalo Bills and Dallas Cowboys have allowed more rushing yards than the Bengals, who gave up 93 yards on the ground to Josh Jacobs in Week 6.

As long as Warren remains in the mix for double-digit carries, he should be able to clear this line on Thursday night. 

DK Metcalf OVER 59.5 Receiving Yards (-112)

Aaron Rodgers and DK Metcalf are starting to find their groove together, as the star wideout had 126 receiving yards in Week 4 and 95 in Week 6. 

He saw a season-high nine targets in Week 6, and now he’s taking on a Bengals defense that has allowed the second-most passing yards (1,551) in the NFL this season.

Metcalf should be able to get loose against this secondary, and Trey Hendrickson's injury could be a major blow to the Bengals’ pass rush. 

Metcalf has cleared 59.5 yards in three of his five appearances this season, going for 83 or more yards in each of those games. 

Joe Flacco OVER 0.5 Interceptions (-163)

Flacco avoided throwing an interception in his Bengals’ debut, but he was picked off six times in four games with the Cleveland Browns earlier this season. 

Pittsburgh has already come up with five interceptions in as many games in 2025, and it ranks 12th in the NFL in EPA/Pass on defense.

Flacco had to throw the ball 45 times in Week 6 with the Bengals trailing, and he could end up in a similar game script on Thursday night. If the veteran pushes 40 pass attempts, it’s hard not to bet on him to throw a pick in this game. He threw at least one pick in each of his games in Cleveland to open the season.

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