Pittsburgh Steelers: Projected inactives in Week 15 vs New England

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.