Prior to their Week 14 meeting with the Bills on Sunday Night Football, the Steelers had some key movements in regard to the team’s Reserve/COVID list. Two players came off the designation while one went on it.
Linebacker Vince Williams went back on the list after landing on it in November as well. Williams leads the Steelers (11-1) in tackles and has 14 for loss with three sacks. His presence will be missed in a position that is already depleted with Devin Bush out for the season and Robert Spillane out Sunday due to a knee injury.
On the flip side, both in terms of the side of the ball and on the designation, the Steelers had good news. On offense, running back James Conner and center Maurkice Pouncey returned from the list.
Pouncey has been a long-time starter for the Steelers, but Pro Football Focus only grades him a 57.2 overall mark in 2020. That’s good for 31st best center in the NFL currently.
Against Washington, the Steelers had only had 21 total rushing yards in the loss. Anthony McFarland Jr. mustered 15 of those. Conner has five touchdowns and is averaging 4.4 yards per carry in 2020.
In recent weeks, the Bills (9-3) defense has slowed down rushing attacks. though. Only the Cardinals with quarterback Kyler Murray mustered over 100-yards rushing vs. Buffalo in their last four games.
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