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While Conner Was Down, The Other Steelers Running Backs Stepped Up

Pittsburgh Steelers running back James Conner practiced filly on Wednesday and this it looks like he might ultimately play Sunday night against the Buffalo Bills after missing the team’s last three games with a shoulder injury. While the Steelers didn’t have Conner in their offensive backfield for their last three games, the stable of running backs the team used in those contests against the Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns and Arizona Cardinals certainly did an admirable job in replacing the starter.

After Conner aggravated his shoulder injury in the team’s Week 11 loss to the Browns the Steelers used running backs Jaylen Samuels, Benny Snell Jr.