The Detroit Lions’ chances to earn their first win seemed slim as they face the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday.
Those increased Saturday because Pittsburgh star quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has been placed on the Reserve-COVID list and is out.
STATUS UPDATE: #Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger will be placed on the Reserve/COVID-19 list and is OUT for Sunday’s game vs. the Detroit Lions.
— Burt Lauten (@SteelersPRBurt) November 14, 2021
Mason Rudolph will get the start at QB with Dwayne Haskins as the backup.
The Steelers enter Week 10 having won four straight games and are 5-3. The Lions are 0-8.
Roethlisberger has 10 touchdown passes and four interceptions with 1,986 passing yards this season.
Rudolph started 8 games in 2019, going 5-3 and throwing 13 TD passes against 9 picks.
He made one start last season, that against the Cleveland Browns in the final game of the regular season.
Pittsburgh lost, 24-22, as Rudolph went 22-of-39 for 315 yards with a pair of TD passes and a pick.
