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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.

Chris Carson got the majority of the work at running back for the Seahawks on Sunday, but it’s not because he’s fully recovered from the foot injury that kept him out of action for four weeks.

“He’s making it to the game is what he’s doing right now,” Carroll said, via Brady Henderson of ESPN.com. “His foot is still sore but he can play, so you can see, he looked good, but it’s just not 100 percent and so we’re trying to not overload him.”

Related players: Carolos Hyde, DeeJay Dallas

Carson ran 13 times for 65 yards and caught three passes for 45 yards and a touchdown in Seattle’s 17-12 loss to the Giants. Hyde only carried the ball twice and Dallas caught two passes, but Carson played 42-of-72 offensive snaps over the course of the game, according to the story. As Carroll said in the tweet, the plan is to not overload Carson, but 16 touches is pretty good fantasy value for owners looking to keep Carson in their lineup.

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.

During the past four games -- in which the Cardinals have gone 1-3 and nearly 0-4 were it not for a Hail Mary against the Bills -- teams have figured out how to defend the dynamic Kyler Murray using a combination of containment, blitzing and leaping defensive linemen. Coach Kliff Kingsbury has taken issue with the phrase "figuring out," and Murray says it's not an issue.

The story said teams are keying on Murray on almost all the run plays. According to the story, Murray has averaged 65.2 rushing yards during six Arizona victories. In losses, it's down to 51.8. He ran for 15 yards two weeks ago in a loss to the Seahawks, in which he injured his right throwing shoulder in the first quarter, and 31 against the Patriots.

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.

Cardinals QB Kyler Murray will play Sunday despite a shoulder injury, according to Mike Giardi of the NFL Network.

Murray's injury could limit his deep throws and running with the idea of limiting exposure to further injury. He has a solid matchup against the Patriots defense, but it may be a week to temper expectations.

Colts WR Zach Pascal is questionable to play Sunday against the Tennessee Titans, according to the team's official injury report.

Pascal got in one limited practice this week, making him a game-time decision.