PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers are headed to Indianapolis to take on the Colts in Week 4, but will then return home to host the Dallas Cowboys in a primetime event. But instead a star-studded matchup between two Defensive Player of the Year candidates, the Cowboys are now looking to replace not one, but two defensive superstars.
During Dallas’s Week 4 win over the New York Giants, they suffered two brutal injuries, losing linebacker Micah Parsons to a high-ankle sprain and defensive tackle DeMarcus Lawrence to a mid-foot sprain. According to head coach Mike McCarthy, both injuries are worse than the team anticipated, meaning both players will miss the next two weeks before the Cowboys’ bye week.
So, in a matchup where T.J. Watt and Parsons would be talked about plenty as the leading defenders in the NFL, it’ll now be a Cowboys team that is looking to replace two of their biggest names…