Steelers' Aaron Rodgers: Avoiding surgery, iffy for Week 12

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Rodgers won't need surgery to address a minor fracture of his left wrist, but he still needs clearance from doctors in order to play Sunday in Chicago, Tom Pelissero and Ian Rapoport of NFL Network report.

Though the fracture is to the veteran quarterback's non-throwing wrist, the injury could still present issues with ball security. For his part, Rodgers is pushing to play in Week 12, but he'll likely need to wear a protective brace on the wrist and prove that he's not compromised by the injury in order to get the green light. After Rodgers was forced out of this past Sunday's win over the Bengals late in the second quarter, Mason Rudolph stepped in and completed 12 of 16 pass attempts for 127 yards and a touchdown. According to Missi Matthews of the Steelers' official site, head coach Mike Tomlin confirmed that Rodgers won't practice Wednesday, and he's expected to remain sidelined for Thursday's session as well while Rudolph receives the first-team reps. Tomlin noted that Rodgers will attempt to practice Friday before the Steelers decide on his status for Sunday.