Pittsburgh Steelers: Projected inactives for Week 17 leaves one star on the sidelines

The Pittsburgh Steelers head into Week 17 with a must win matchup against the Bengals, but could be without one of their biggest stars.

Here is a look at who could be inactive this week:

Vince Williams – Williams has the doubtful designation after not practicing all week. He will be replaced by LJ Fort at inside linebacker and Jon Bostic will probably take his BUCK role.

Antonio Brown – Brown is listed as questionable and is being evaluated for further tests. His activeness is a coin flip and nobody on the team can replace him. You will probably see James Washington get more reps in his possible absence.

Mason Rudolph – Rudolph will be the third quarterback and an inactive with Roethlisberger healthy.

LT Walton – The Steelers are healthy on the defensive line and therefore Walton will probably be the sixth inactive.

Zach Banner – Banner will be inactive as it is his job to develop and hopefully next year he can contribute.

Marcus Allen – Allen will be inactive if Sean Davis is able to go. If Davis is unable to go, Marcus Allen will dress in his place. Davis is listed as questionable.

Brian Allen – Brian Allen has been inactive a lot of the year as he is the sixth corner on the depth chart. He is really on the roster for special teams depth.

James Conner looks to be back on the field for the team’s final regular season game. With JuJu Smith-Schuster and Ben Roethlisberger leading the way, this offense will still be in good shape against the Bengals.

Pittsburgh needs some help from Cleveland to find their way into the postseason, hopefully giving Antonio Brown another chance to play before his 2018 season comes to an end. Steelers fans will be rooting for their AFC North rival this week as they try to keep their season alive.