Mike Tomlin says Steelers RB James Conner has an injured quad.

Related players: Benny Snell, Jaylen Samuels

The Steelers run game continues to struggle. Conner rushed for 10-18-0 last week while Snell did carry three times for 14 yards. The injury could explain Conner's lack of use. Samuels led the way in snaps, but only carried four times for 15 while hauling in three catches for 18 yards. This was likely because the Steelers ended up trailing most of the game after a pick-six. The team will look to get the run game going in Week 15 at Cincy on MNF.

The Steelers activated starting running back James Conner from the Reserve/COVID list on Wednesday.

Conner will join the team for practice this week and plans to play in Week 14 against Buffalo. Neither Benny Snell nor Anthony McFarland showed much in Conner's absence, so he should slide back into his starting role this week in a good matchup with the Bills.

Steelers RB James Conner (covid list) plans to play Sunday against Buffalo, per source.

Related players: Benny Snell

Conner is eligible to be activated, Fowler said. Fowler also pointed out the Steelers running game needs help after averaging 1.5 YPC vs. Washington in the Steelers first loss of the season. Conner should jump right back into the RB1 role.

Steelers RB James Conner is eligible to be activated from Pittsburgh’s reserve/COVID list Monday, however he is unlikely to play against Washington.

The Steelers will roll again with Benny Snell, who totaled almost 100 yards in Week 12 against the Ravens. Conner should be back for what could be a playoff preview in Week 14 against the Bills.

Steelers RB James Conner, along with a Steelers coach, tested positive for COVID.

The NFL already moved the Steelers-Ravens tilt to Tuesday due to Baltimore’s COVID outbreak. There doesn’t seem to be an outbreak yet in Pittsburgh, but it certainly is unfortunate that Conner came down with the disease. Benny Snell would be in line to take over most of the snaps with Conner out. Snell rushed for over 100 yards in place of Conner in Week 1 against the Giants. We’ll keep a close eye out on this one.

Steelers RB James Conner has no injury designation for Sunday's game against the Broncos, according to Tom Pelissero of the NFL Network.

Conner left Monday's game after less than a quarter of game action and never returned, sparking Benny Snell Jr.'s big game. Snell figures to factor in the running game and limit Conner's upside.

In an interview with Dale Lolley, Steelers RB James Conner commended RB Benny Snell Jr. for his Week 1 performance against the Giants. "I thought his performance was good, 100 yards, closing the game out at the end with good, hard running, falling forward," Conner said. "I see a guy who has been constantly improving. It's so cool to see."

Conner was being diplomatic regarding Snell's performance, but Snell did make the Steelers offense well-rounded and looked better than Conner for at least one week. Conner is questionable for Sunday's game against the Denver Broncos, so it is unknown how involved Snell will be Sunday.

According to Dale Lolley on Twitter, Pittsburgh Steelers running James Conner returned to a full practice session on Thursday.

This is a remarkable turnaround for Conner, who had many questioning how long he would be able to keep his starting job if Snell continued to succeed while he was sidelined. Barring any setbacks, Conner will step right back into the starting role on Sunday against the Denver Broncos, FAAB dollars be damned. Though he may cede some carries to Benny Snell Jr., Conner has RB2 upside in what projects as a Steelers victory over the Broncos.