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PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Patrick Queen (hip) and James Pierre (head injury) both suffered injuries and did not return in Sunday’s 26-7 loss to the Buffalo Bills.
“Pat Queen had a contusion,” head coach Mike Tomlin said in his postgame press conference. “He wasn’t able to return so he wasn’t allowed to come back in. James Pierre is in the concussion protocol.”
Tomlin did not mention quarterback Aaron Rodgers’ bloodied nose after getting strip sacked by Joey Bosa in the third quarter, which resulted in a scoop and score by Bills’ cornerback Christian Benford. Rodgers said after the game that he just got cut and is fine.
After grabbing at his right hip, Queen signaled to his team’s sideline and dropped to the ground during the second quarter of Sunday evening’s matchup with the Bills.
Queen eventually got up and walked to the sideline beside trainers under his own power, albeit with a noticeable limp. He entered the blue medical tent on the sideline for a few minutes before exiting and doing high knees. He then walked to the Steelers’ locker room.
Queen was listed as questionable before being downgraded to out.
Pierre went down after helping tackle Bills receiver Gabe Davis on a third-and-8 late in the second quarter. Pierre left the game again during the third frame and was later ruled out with a concussion.
The first time, Pierre walked off under his own power, then headed to the blue medical tent on the sideline to be checked for a concussion. Asante Samuel Jr. replaced Pierre on the field as the Bills planned to go for the fourth-and-3.
Pierre, who earned a steady spot on the boundary as Darius Slay dealt with an injury, has been a starter each of the past three weeks. He helped stymie Ja’Marr Chase when the Cincinnati Bengals visited and played most of last week’s loss to the Chicago Bears even though Slay returned from his injury.
Alan Saunders and Brendan Howe provided reporting from Pittsburgh.
This article originally appeared on Steelers Now: Steelers Lose Two Players to Injury in Loss to Bills
