The Steelers, historically, aren't good without Watt. In games their star edge rusher has missed, they are 1-11 all time. This season, they have more reinforcements than ever with Alex Highsmith and Nick Herbig starting and Jack Sawyer coming off the bench, but it doesn't mean they won't be missing their best player.

The shock of standout outside linebacker T.J. Watt having surgery on Thursday should wear off by the time the Pittsburgh Steelers host the Miami Dolphins on Monday night at Acrisure Stadium.

The Pittsburgh Steelers will have to try to protect their AFC North lead without T.J. Watt. The perennial All-Pro outside linebacker is recovering from a partially collapsed lung and will miss a Monday night visit by Miami.

If Watt cannot go on Monday night, it will be Nick Herbig taking his spot in the starting lineup. The Steelers are currently sitting at 7-6 and on top in the AFC North with four games left to play. Be sure to keep checking back here at Steelers Wire for all the updates about Watt and the rest of the Steelers.

Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker T.J. Watt underwent surgery to repair a partially collapsed lung sustained during a dry-needling session and will miss Monday’s game.

Upon learning that Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker T.J. Watt was hospitalized with what was later revealed to be a partially collapsed lung that required