NFL regular season nears its end, Steelers' TJ Watt is seen as the favorite to win the DPOY, but injury has made it a closer race
An NFL insider provided the final injury status of Pittsburgh Steelers stars T.J. Watt and George Pickens in Week 16 vs the Baltimore Ravens.
PHILADELPHIA -- Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker T.J. Watt went down with an injury against the Philadelphia Eagles. Watt was being blocked and was trying to bend around the edge but came up lame halfway through the rep. He went down in pain, but limped off the field with help. Watt went into the medical tent with the injury.
Mike Tomlin kept the door open for each of his injured players to suit up for Saturday's game against the Ravens during Monday's press conference. That list of players includes T.J. Watt, the Steelers star pass rusher who injured his ankle near the end of Pittsburgh's Week 15 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles.
The Pittsburgh Steelers are in the midst of a playoff push and trying to land the AFC North crown in the process. Right now, their defense is one
Pittsburgh Steelers faltered in a critical divisional matchup as Baltimore Ravens offense capitalized on turnovers and extended drives.
Pittsburgh Steelers defensive superstar TJ Watt was back at practice on Wednesday after suffering an ankle injury.
The Steelers will have to do without star receiver George Pickens (hamstring) and quarterback Justin Fields (abdominal) on Saturday. Safety DeShon Elliott (hamstring) is doubtful, and cornerback Donte Jackson (back) and defensive tackle Larry Ogunjobi (groin) are both questionable.
With the Pittsburgh Steelers playing the Baltimore Ravens on Saturday, the game status report came out a day early. There was plenty of bad news on the report but at least one piece of good news. Injured outside linebacker T.J. Watt, who had been limited all week with an ankle injury had no injury designation.
Meanwhile, Pittsburgh seems like it’ll get one of its best players back. Receiver George Pickens appears ready to go following a hamstring injury, and that figures to be a massive boost for a Steelers offense that has been boom-or-bust behind quarterback Russell Wilson.
Sacks lack, but… The Pittsburgh Steelers’ remarkable run of leading the NFL in sacks for five consecutive seasons (2017-21) is long gone. At 16th in the league in sacks through 15 games this season with 36,