It was back to work for the New England Patriots on Tuesday, following Sunday’s shutout loss at home to the Los Angeles Chargers.
There won’t be much time to sulk in defeat with a short turnaround ahead of a Thursday Night Football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
The Patriots released their injury report with their top-two offensive starters, wide receiver Demario Douglas and running back Rhamondre Stevenson, both listed as non-participants at practice. Stevenson is expected to miss “a few weeks” with a high ankle sprain, while Douglas has still yet to clear concussion protocol.
So there’s a very good chance that the Patriots will be without both players against the Steelers.
Meanwhile, the Steelers are preparing to start Mitchell Trubisky at quarterback with Kenny Pickett dealing with an ankle injury. That means it’ll likely be Bailey Zappe taking on Trubisky in this matchup.
Here’s the full injury report for both teams on Tuesday:
New England Patriots
| Player | Injury | Tuesday | Game Status |
| WR Demario Douglas | Concussion | DNP | |
| RB Rhamondre Stevenson | Ankle | DNP | |
| DL Christian Barmore | Shoulder | LP | |
| LB Chris Board | Back | LP | |
| WR Kayshon Boutte | Shoulder | LP | |
| OT Trent Brown | Ankle/Hand | LP | |
| WR DeVante Parker | Knee | LP | |
| OL Riley Reiff | Knee | LP | |
| WR JuJu Smith-Schuster | Ankle | LP |
DNP: Did not practice; LP: Limited participation ; FP: Full participation
Pittsburgh Steelers
| Player | Injury | Tuesday | Game Status |
| QB Kenny Pickett | Ankle | DNP | |
| RB Najee Harris | Knee | DNP | |
| S James Pierre | Shoulder | DNP | |
| DT Keeanu Benton | Oblique | LP | |
| C Mason Cole | Neck | LP | |
| LB Elandon Roberts | Groin | LP | |
| DT Cam Heyward | Not injury-related (Rest) | LP | |
| G Isaac Seumalo | Shoulder | LP | |
| S Minkah Fitzpatrick | Hand | FP | |
| DT Montravious Adams Sr. | Ankle | FP |
DNP: Did not practice; LP: Limited participation ; FP: Full participation
The good news for the Patriots is Ezekiel Elliott no longer being on the injury report. With Stevenson out, Elliott will be the next man up to lead the offensive backfield against a terrifying Steelers defense.
