No one wishes injury on anyone, but sometimes a team can be fortunate based on the injury situation of their opponent. This is certainly the case for the Pittsburgh Steelers as they head into their Week 9 bye week, and after will prepare for the Indianapolis Colts, who will be without Andrew Luck for the rest of the season.
The #Colts will place Andrew Luck on IR: https://t.co/VcSVoizmqB
— Indianapolis Colts (@Colts) November 2, 2017
GM Chris Ballard press conference to follow shortly. pic.twitter.com/DvXSrSwkuj
While disappointing for Colts, and NFL, fans, Week 10 will mark the third straight game the Steelers and Colts will lock horns without Luck at the helm.
The NFL has wanted to see Ben Roethlisberger vs. Luck in prime time the past two seasons, only to watch matchups like Roethlisberger vs. Matthew Hasselbeck and Roethlisberger vs. Scott Tolzien. At least the NFL realized the likelihood of Luck being out of the lineup and didn’t put this Week 10 contest in prime time.
Instead, the Steelers and Colts will have an average 1 p.m. ET Sunday kickoff at Lucas Oil Stadium. This time around it will be Roethlisberger vs. Jacoby Brissett.
Get your popcorn ready!