Reinforcements will not be on the way for the Patriots’ woeful offense.
After New England was shut out by the Chargers on Sunday afternoon at Gillette Stadium, the Patriots will be without two key playmakers for Thursday’s road matchup against the Steelers.
In their latest injury report released on Wednesday evening, the Patriots ruled out five players for Week 14: wide receivers Demario Douglas (head) and Kayshon Boutte (shoulder), running back Rhamondre Stevenson (ankle), cornerback Shaun Wade (illness), and offensive tackle Riley Reiff (knee).
New England also listed four more players as questionable for Thursday’s game: Defensive tackle Christian Barmore (shoulder), offensive tackle Trent Brown (ankle/hand) and wide receivers DeVante Parker (knee) and JuJu Smith-Schuster (ankle).