Steelers Look Healthy for Sunday’s Game

The week before the Steelers’ bye, the team was suffering from its fair share of injuries. Four of its better starters were sidelined, yet the team still managed a 21-0 shutout of the Seattle Seahawks.

It appears the bye week has allowed three of those four starters to heal – ESPN.

WR Hines Ward (knee), WR Santonio Holmes (hamstring), and S Troy Palumalu (rib cartilege) all expect to practice all week and play against the Broncos on Sunday. NT Casey Hampton (hamstring) was limited in practice Wednesday, but coach Mike Tomlin was optimistic he would be good to go.

Good news for the Steelers is naturally bad news for the Broncos. Ward is one of the best in the league at run blocking among wide receivers, too – wouldn’t surprise me to see runs going his way against the Broncos’ weak run defense. We’ll keep you posted.