re: Roethlisberger has sprained MCL, out anywhere from 4-6 weeks

Their next 7 games are:

vs Ravens 10/1
@ Chargers 10/12
vs Cardinals 10/18
@ Chiefs 10/25
vs Bengals 11/1
vs Raiders 11/8
vs Browns 11/15

Then they have a bye before traveling to Seattle. Not an easy stretch at all.

But they still have a shitload of weapons on the offense. If they can go 4-3 or better in that stretch, that will put them at 6-4 before the bye.

That would leave them in the thick of the WC chase and depending on what Cincinnati does, still in decent shape for the division.