The Pittsburgh Steelers (6-2) return from their Week 9 bye and travel to Landover to take on the red-hot Washington Commanders (7-2).
In their last go-round, in 2020, the Commanders played spoiler by defeating the then-11-0 Steelers 23-17. It marked the start of a three-game losing streak, and Pittsburgh finished the 2024 season 1-5, including the playoffs.
Washington leads the head-to-head series 43-33-3 (all regular season).
The Steelers are relatively healthy coming off the bye week, with most injured players practicing at full capacity on Thursday.
Here’s a look at the latest full injury and practice participation report:
Steelers injury report
| Player | Injury | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Game status |
| QB Justin Fields | hamstring | FP | FP | ||
| ** WR Ben Skowronek | shoulder | FP | FP | ||
| S Terrell Edmunds | illness | DNP | DNP | ||
| ** LB Tyler Matakevich | hamstring | FP | FP | ||
| LB Nick Herbig | hamstring | LP | LP | ||
| C Zach Frazier | ankle | FP | FP | ||
| G Isaac Seumalo | NIR | DNP | FP | ||
| RB Cordarrelle Patterson | ankle | FP | |||
| TE MyCole Pruitt | knee | – | DNP | ||
| DT Cameron Heyward | NIR | – | DNP |
** in the designated 21-day window to return from injured reserve
DNP: Did not practice
LP: Limited participation
FP: Full participation
NIR: Not injury related
Commanders injury report
| Player | Injury | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Game status |
| TE Zach Ertz | NIR | DNP | – | ||
| CB Marshon Lattimore | hamstring | DNP | DNP | ||
| T Cornelius Lucas | ankle | DNP | DNP | ||
| K Austin Seibert | hip | DNP | LP | ||
| DE Dorance Armstrong | shoulder | LP | LP | ||
| C Tyler Biadasz | thumb | LP | FP | ||
| DE Clelin Ferrell | knee | LP | DNP | ||
| LB Dante Fowler | groin | LP | LP | ||
| RB Brian Robinson Jr. | hamstring | LP | LP | ||
| OL Andrew Wylie | shoulder | LP | LP | ||
| CB Noah Igbinoghene | thumb | FP | FP | ||
| TE Colson Yankoff | hamstring | – | LP |
DNP: Did not practice
LP: Limited participation
FP: Full participation
NIR: Not injury related
Nick Herbig injury update
After missing the last three games with a hamstring injury, Herbig appears ready to go for Sunday’s Commanders matchup. He practiced in a limited capacity on both Wednesday and Thursday.
Zach Frazier injury update
The rookie center, who sustained an ankle injury in the Steelers’ Week 6 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders, has been a full practice participant this week. Frazier said in a Wednesday press conference, “It felt good to be out there. I’ve been rehabbing for a while… It’s just getting back in football shape. Trying to catch back up and then just trust in it again. I tested it. We kind of had some people bullrush me just to feel it.”
MyCole Pruitt injury update
Pruitt, a first-year tight end of the Pittsburgh Steelers, is the newest name on the injury report. He’s been dealing with a knee injury on-and-off for most of the season.
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