The Pittsburgh Steelers will be without Ben Roethlisberger for at least a month after the quarterback suffered a knee injury in Week 4 and now Michael Vick could start for the team. The Steelers got back Le'Veon Bell on Sunday and fantasy football owners now can start him each week and he will be a focal point on offense with Big Ben out.
Roethlisberger was forced to leave the game against the Rams on Sunday and while the team initially feared the quarterback suffered a tear, the injury was not that serious. According to Jason La Canfora from CBS Sports, Roethlisberger suffered an MCL sprain and medical tests revealed "no damage" to Roethlisberger's ACL.
According to ESPN.com, Adam Schefter reports that Roethlisberger "probably" will be out six weeks for the Steelers. Roethlisberger has a bone bruise on his knee and now the Steelers will have to navigate without their number one quarterback for at least a month. Roethlisberger has 720 yards and four touchdowns with one interception this season and this comes as the Steelers offense has been one of the best in the NFL.
Michael Vick was signed ahead of the season to be the backup for Roethlisberger and now the Steelers will have to insert him into the starting lineup. Vick came in for Roethlisberger against the Rams and had five completions on six passes for 38 yards and he comes in after playing in 10 games for the Jets last season.
Bell was out for the first two games of the season while serving a suspension and now the Steelers will need him even more with Roethlisberger out. Bell had over 100 total yards in his debut game for 2015, rushing for 62 yards and adding seven catches for 70 yards against the Rams. Bell had a huge season last year and put up 1361 yards rushing with 83 catches for 854 yards and 11 total touchdowns.