The Pittsburgh Steelers are playing without four starters on defense, their inside linebackers and safeties sidelined. At least, they could continue to be without their top players at the position. S Minkah Fitzpatrick finished the week as questionable after practicing twice on a limited basis.
It is unclear whether he is more or less likely to play after suffering a knee injury in the loss to the Indianapolis Colts. Not even the man who has replaced him in the starting lineup knows for sure, that being veteran Eric Rowe.
“I know he’s fighting with his knee”, he told Brian Batko of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, “He’s fighting with it.