The Pittsburgh Steelers will likely be without two major contributors as they take on the Patriots at home in Week 15.
Here is a look at who the Steelers might be missing on Sunday against the Patriots.
Marcus Gilbert – Gilbert is listed as out again with a knee injury and it is possible that eight weeks ago Gilbert played his last down in Pittsburgh. He has really been injury prone the last two years.
Ryan Switzer – My guess is that he will be out after injuring his ankle late in the week. This may have been an injury that got reaggravated.
Mason Rudolph – Ben Roethlisberger looks good to go Sunday with a ribs injury and so that puts Mason Rudolph on the inactive list.
Zach Banner – Banner has spent the majority of the season on the inactive list and that shouldn’t change on Sunday.
LT Walton – Walton is the new sixth inactive on the defensive line as of this year.
Marcus Allen – Allen has been inactive a lot of the year and so his special teams ability is not enough to get a helmet.
Olasunkanmi Adeniyi – Adeniyi will probably be down as he doesn’t bring much in the special teams department.
Playing
Eli Rogers – I am anticipating Rogers getting on the roster and the field this week as he has worked with the first team. I also expect him to return punts for the injured Ryan Switzer. My guess is that Stevan Ridley is not expendable as he doesn’t play much special teams.
Mike Hilton – Hilton practiced on the scout team this week but I expect him to play because he is a gunner on the punt coverage unit.
The Steelers are in a must-win situation heading into Week 15. They’ll rely on Jaylen Samuels to man the backfield as Conner likely misses his second week.