The Pittsburgh Steelers have been going forward without their lead runner almost since the bye week, with James Conner having been sidelined with a shoulder injury that has cost him all but one quarter of play since the win over the Miami Dolphins in Week Eight.
But they have been finding their way over the course of the past three weeks, since he tried to come back the first time. That coincides with the return of Benny Snell from an injury of his own, and the emergency of Kerrith Whyte, who was signed off the Chicago Bears’ practice squad the week before.