Monday Morning Digest: Time to Hit the Panic Button in Pittsburgh, Carolina

October 17, 2016   ·   Mike Tanier   ·   Jump to comments

The Packers are in trouble. The Bengals are in trouble. The Panthers are in a whole heap of trouble.
But no team is in more trouble than the Steelers. Ben Roethlisberger (pictured) tore the meniscus in his left knee Sunday. He's expected to undergo surgery and miss time, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's Ron Cook, among others.
The Steelers' plan whenever Roethlisberger gets injured is to cross their fingers and hope Roethlisberger returns weeks before he should reasonably be expected to return. In the interim, Landry Jones will hand off, throw screens to Antonio Brown and make Steelers fans wish the team had a more dynamic backup quarterback.
Oh, and the Steelers face the Patriots next week, a team that doesn't want to hear any whining about backup quarterbacks. There goes the AFC, folks.
Once you are finished reeling from the Roethlisberger injury, Digest can catch you up on the rest of Sunday's action, including:
Cam Newton's press-conference land-s...

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