Hurts the depth at RB, but Redman has run harder all year. Not much big-play ability, but he gets tough yards, and he gets every yard that's there and normally a few more. Mendenhall has been dancing too much this year, but it still sucks to see him go down. Hopefully it's just a hyperextension or something.
This team is only going to go as far as Ben's arm and the defense will take them. Beating the Broncos shouldn't be a tall order, and if that leads to a matchup against the Patriots, Ben should be able to shred that secondary like everyone else has. I like the Steelers' chances of slowing down Brady far more than the Patriots' chances of slowing down Ben.
It's not like I'd expect the Steelers to go into Baltimore and beat them with the running game, either. If we see that one again, it'll be a tough matchup with or without Mendenhall.