Steelers place LB Cole Holcomb (knee) on IR

(Photo credit: Michael Longo/For USA Today Network / USA TODAY NETWORK)The Pittsburgh Steelers placed linebacker Cole Holcomb on injured reserve and activated running back Anthony McFarland from IR on Monday.

Holcomb, 27, sustained a season-ending knee injury during Thursday night's 20-16 victory against the Tennessee Titans. He was carted off the field in the first quarter and was hospitalized overnight.

Holcomb, who