Overview

• Cincinnati Bengals star wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase and Steelers quarterback Kenny Pickett have been ruled out of Saturday's AFC North clash in Pittsburgh.
• Chase separated his shoulder in the fourth quarter of Cincinnati's 27-24 overtime victory against the Minnesota Vikings last Saturday.
• Receivers Tee Higgins and Tyler Boyd will be expected to step up in Chase's absence.
• Pittsburgh's Mason Rudolph took over for Mitchell Trubisky last week and will make his first start since 2021 on Saturday.
• The Bengals are already playing without starting quarterback Joe Burrow, who sustained a season-ending wrist injury in a 34-20 loss to the Baltimore Ravens on Nov. 16.