Coming out of Sunday’s game, or even Thursday’s practice, Friday’s practice report presented perhaps the best-case scenario for the Pittsburgh Steelers as far as their defensive line is concerned. With one defensive lineman already on injured reserve, they had three more banged up. While one, Tyson Alualu, was ruled out for the game, two cleared the week free of an injury designation.
Still, with Alualu sidelined, Chris Wormley unavailable, and Cameron Heyward and Isaiah Buggs obviously dealing with some bumps and bruises, it’s highly likely that we see some contributions from some less common faces—Buggs being included in that, but also Henry Mondeaux in his third game, and possibly even rookie Carlos Davis, who has yet to dress for a game.