Overview

• Pittsburgh announced late Thursday that Alex Highsmith will not travel to Dublin and is out for Sunday’s game against Minnesota.
• Highsmith suffered a high ankle sprain in Week 2 against Seattle and missed the Week 3 matchup at New England.
• Nick Herbig will start opposite T.J. Watt on the edge, with rookie Jack Sawyer expected to see an expanded role.
• In relief, Herbig has produced seven to eight pressures in each of the past two games plus an interception and a strip sack.
• The Vikings-Steelers matchup is the NFL’s first regular-season game in Ireland, and Pittsburgh’s bye next week gives Highsmith added time before hosting Cleveland in Week 6 on Oct. 12.