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James Conner sustained a left ankle injury throughout the very first half of Monday nights game against the Giants, ESPNs Maria Taylor reported throughout the 2nd half. Conner, the Steelers beginning running back, was ruled as doubtful to go back to the video game..
Conner acquired 9 yards on six carries and captured two passes for 8 yards before leaving the video game. In Conners absence, the Steelers leaned on second year running back Benny Snell, who eclipsed the 100-yard rushing barrier midway through the fourth quarter. Snell, a 2019 fourth-round choose of Kentucky, went beyond Jaylen Samuels as Pittsburghs No. 2 running back on the depth chart following training school..
After missing the final 3 video games of his rookie season, Conner missed out on 3 games in 2018 and 6 games last season due to injury. Conner has actually proven to be a great player when healthy, hurrying for 1,581 backyards and 16 touchdowns on 363 brings for an average of 4.4 backyards per bring.
Regardless of Conners absence, the Steelers seem on their way to a Week 1 win, as Pittsburgh took a 25-10 lead with simply over 5 minutes remaining..
