As we’ll do every week to get you ready for the upcoming game, our X Factor of the week. Sometimes it’s a player, unit, concept, or scheme. Our X Factor for Sunday afternoon’s game against the Cleveland Browns.
X Factor: Backup Defensive Linemen
And I’m referring to backup linemen who probably won’t play in such a role tomorrow. As of this writing, we don’t know exactly who will be sitting out of the finale aside from Ben Roethlisberger. But based on this week’s practice report, odds are high Cam Heyward won’t play. He sat out two of three days of practice.