PITTSBURGH, Pa. Sam Steel Ducks Jersey . - Brett Keisels locker at Heinz Field was already empty when his Pittsburgh Steelers teammates filed in following a 35-32 loss to New Orleans on Sunday.Theres no telling when, or if, the veteran defensive end will find his No. 99 jersey hanging in it again.The Steelers placed the 36-year-old on season-ending injured reserve Monday, about 24 hours after Keisel tore his triceps in the third quarter.Pittsburgh signed well-travelled Clifton Geathers to take Keisels spot on the 53-man roster, but Keisels departure leaves an emotional void that will be difficult for his enigmatic team to fill heading into a pressure-packed December.He gives leadership, cornerback William Gay said. Hes a guy that you know is going to fight to the end. He gave it everything he had. We want to fight for all individuals, but a guy that represents the Steelers, thats Brett Keisel. We have to keep fighting and we have to keep fighting for him.Keisel angrily paced the sideline after walking off the field in obvious pain. He waved off longtime trainer John Norwig and spent several minutes by himself before hugging a handful of teammates and disappearing down the tunnel, perhaps for good.The 13-year veteran had 17 tackles and a sack in 12 games following an abrupt return in August. The Steelers initially opted not to re-sign Keisel when his contract expired after the 2013 season, but reached out when they couldnt find anyone to play opposite Cam Heyward.Keisels steadying presence provided some semblance of stability during an uneven year. Pittsburgh fell to 7-5 after losing to the Saints, its third loss this season to a team at least three games under-.500 at the time. He remained a force despite his age and nearly sacked Drew Brees in the first quarter of what could be the final game of his career.It almost makes you want to cry when you lose a guy like that because hes a leader and so instrumental to what we do here, safety Mike Mitchell said. Weve got to rally around everyone else who is healthy.Its a group that now includes Geathers. Pittsburgh is Geathers sixth stop in five seasons. He had four tackles in six games with Washington earlier this year and now finds himself part of a unit that is struggling to create any kind of consistent pressure on the quarterback.Pittsburgh only got to Brees once on Sunday and failed to produce a turnover while Brees tossed five touchdown passes. New Orleans led by 19 points in the fourth quarter before a pair of late scores made the result look respectable.Not exactly the kind of performance the Steelers (7-5) anticipated coming off a bye week with a pivotal road game looming at first-place Cincinnati (8-3-1) on Sunday.Now they must find a way to press on without one of the most respected and popular players on a roster with only a handful of holdovers from the franchises most recent Super Bowl victory.Were in control of what happens from here on out, Mitchell said. Weve got to all rally together. Weve got to get better. Its not so much talking about it. Now weve got to go do it.On both sides of the ball. While Pittsburghs defence couldnt contain Brees, the offence kicked field goals when only touchdowns would do. Four drives stalled inside the New Orleans 35.That hadnt been an issue during a stretch where the Steelers went 4-1 to climb into the thick of the post-season chase.It reappeared against the NFLs 27th-ranked defence even on a day running back LeVeon Bell became just the sixth player in league history to go over 150 yards receiving and 75 yards rushing in the same game.Youve got to score points, Bell said. We didnt do that in the third and fourth quarter.Not when it mattered. The Steelers dominated the first 20 minutes, but couldnt finish drives in the end zone. The Saints steadied themselves in the second quarter and reeled off five touchdowns in a span of six possessions.While the Steelers are tired of explaining away poor performances, they have been resilient. They were waxed in Cleveland in early October and responded with three straight resounding wins. Do it again on Sunday against the Bengals and theyre right back in it.We cant look around us, linebacker Jason Worilds said. 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