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Per Alaina, Sean McDermott on WGR550 rules out safety Jordan Poyer and tight end Dawson Knox, among others expected, for Sunday’s game against the Steelers.

Related Players: Quintin Morris

Knox has been one of the most-utilized tight ends in the league, and as such, Quintin Morris has been the only other TE to run routes for the team, resulting in a 3-28 stat line through the three games he's been involved. Morris should not be involved in lineups outside of small-game DFS slates.

Mike Tomlin on QB position: He announces that Kenny Pickett will start vs. Bills

Related players: Mitch Trubisky, George PIckens, Diontae Johnson, Chase Claypool

Pickett will have to face one of the tougher defenses in the Bills in Week 5, but should get plenty of chances to put up fantasy points beginning this week. Pickett stole two rushing touchdowns in the second half of last week's game but also threw three interceptions in that amount of time. There's definitely an increased upside to the Steeler offense going forward, but Pickett owners will likely take some lumps along the way as well.

Bills WR Jamison Crowder suffered a broken ankle in Sunday’s win over the Ravens. He’ll have additional tests to see what other damage went along with it, but Crowder is now out indefinitely.

Related Players: Isaiah McKenzie, Khalil Shakir

Josh Allen has been spreading the ball around expertly so far in 2022, much to the chagrin of Stefon Diggs drafters. The news is awful for Crowder, who may miss the rest of the season. A slight uptick in usage could be in store for McKenzie, Shakir, or possibly, TE Dawson Knox.

Steelers QB Kenny Pickett started the second half against the Jets in place of Mitch Trubisky.

The Steelers offense once again once inept under Trubisky, going just 7/13 for 84 yards and an interception. It became just a matter of time until the Steelers turned to the rookie. Now is his opportunity.

Raiders WR Hunter Renfrow (concussion) still isn't practicing.

Related players: Mack Hollins, Tyron Johnson

He's been out since the Cardinals game and Week 2, missing Week 3 so it's not a great sign for Renfrow and his status for Week 4. If he can't go, Hollins and Johnson slide up the depth chart behind Davante Adams. Hollins had a huge game in Week 3, going for 8-158-1.

For the second game in a row, the Steelers found success when they went to their tempo offense. On four of seven plays in the Steelers’ first scoring drive against the Browns, the team used no huddle and moved the ball 75 yards in three minutes. On the second scoring drive, the Steelers went no-huddle on just three of 10 plays, but two of those plays picked up first downs.

“We did pretty good with the tempo,” Chase Claypool said. “We might be able to go back to that if, uh, our offense is stalling a little bit, maybe we add some tempo to switch up the momentum or the flow of the game.”

Related players: Diontae Johnson, Mitch Trubisky, Najee Harris, Jaylen Warren

The story was about signs of progress for the Steelers offense. The team did find some success using an up-tempo offense. Last year, the story pointed out, the team had similar issues and mainly went no-huddle only in the second half with Ben Roethlisberger as the QB, but pointed out the team did go up-tempo in the first half of last week's game with Cleveland. That's perhaps a good sign. The story also mentioned Warren has developed into a nice compliment to Harris, and if you're a Harris owner, Warren should probably be on your roster.

Gabe Davis improve to limited.

Related players: Isaiah McKenzie, Jamison Crowder, Khalil Shakir, Jake Kumerow

Davis injured his ankle leading up to Week 2 and didn't play on Monday might. It wasn't necessarily great news for McKenzie as there seemed to be a mix of McKenzie, Crowder, Shakir and Kumerow in what ended up being a blowout victory for Buffalo. It's a good sign for Week 3 Davis is at least logging some limited time Wednesday. The Bills do play an early Sunday game at Miami.