Ever since the Pittsburgh Steelers easily lost to the Arizona Cardinals, the word “bleak” has been bandied about a lot. Thle.at seems to encapsulate the sentiment rather nicely, since the Steelers have found difficulties with their once-easy schedu
To make matters worse, they have to play the New England Patriots, another terrible team, at Acrisure Stadium on Thursday night with little notice. Notably, they won’t have a few important players with them.
Kenny Pickett will be sidelined for two to four weeks while he recovers from surgery on his injured ankle. Although Elandon Roberts’ precise injury is unknown, it seems absurd to expect him to play on a short week, especially considering the Steelers are currently without three of their starting inside linebackers. Although Minkah Fitzpatrick will play despite having a broken hand, there should be a slight decrease in output. Even T.J. Watt, who had a minor ankle injury, left for a short while.
When you combine all of that, you have a potentially disastrous recipe for a team that is in desperate need of any positive news heading into their Week 13 meeting with the Patriots.
Quarterback Context
This season, Pickett has been on and off the injury report for a considerable amount of time. Although he has persevered through numerous injuries, things weren’t looking good when he left the game and was spotted on the sidelines with a walking boot. They’re not very good, but at least he wasn’t lost for the entire year. That’s significant news.
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