The Pittsburgh Steelers got another victory on Sunday, but it came at great cost. They managed to defeat the Green Bay Packers, 23-19, at Acrisure Stadium, but lost LB Kwon Alexander for the year with a reported torn Achilles, putting him on ice along with LB Cole Holcomb, who was lost for the year the week prior to a season-ending knee injury.
With the linebacker corps heavily depleted, more responsibility fell onto the shoulders of LB Elandon Roberts, the lone holdover from Pittsburgh’s promising linebacker rotation to start the season. Roberts would go on to make eight total tackles (six solo) against Green Bay, including a tackle for loss and a pass breakup while playing 96% of the team’s defensive snaps (65), easily a season-high.