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Marcus Gilbert injury: Steelers right tackle goes down in fourth quarter of Week 9 game vs. Patriots

Mike Adams replaces Gilbert, the latest Steelers offensive linemen to get hurt.

Jared Wickerham

Steelers right tackle Marcus Gilbert was injured during the fourth quarter of the Steelers' Week 9 game against the Patriots.

Despite a strong comeback during the third quarter, the Patriots overpowered the Steelers down the stretch, and appear to have the game in hand.

Gilbert went down on a completed pass from Ben Roethlisberger to Emmanuel Sanders. The Steelers trailed 41-24 at the time of his injury. Mike Adams replaced him in the game.

This is the latest in a string of injuries for the Steelers' offensive line. Ramon Foster, Guy Whimper and David DeCastro were injured in the team's Week 8 loss to Oakland. DeCastro did not play against the Patriots, and Whimper was a poor replacement for him. The Steelers were crushed in the first half, trailing 24-10 at halftime.

Gilbert had done reasonably well at times, but was not any less susceptible to a Patriots pass rush that harassed Roethlisberger the bulk of the game.

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