Tomlin was happy with Roethlisberger’s performance during Friday’s practice, despite the quarterback’s race to heal a sprained joint and torn ligaments in his throwing shoulder. Even if he does play, there’s speculation that Roethlisberger’s shoulder won’t be strong enough to handle deep throws. In week 15, the Steelers game from behind to win, but with a healthy team. Peyton Manning did not play in that game, Brock Osweiler took his place under center so you cant really put too much stock in this game.
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Antonio Brown of the Pittsburgh Steelers is helped off the field by training staff in the fourth quarter against the Cincinnati Bengals during the AFC Wild Card Playoff game at Paul Brown Stadium on January 9, 2016 in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Steelers downgraded wide receiver Antonio Brown on Friday and the Steelers top receiving weapon is unlikely to be active for the game as he recovers from a concussion.
Brown – who had 136 catches, tied for the second-most in a season in National Football League history – was ruled out before Friday’s practice began.
PITTSBURGH (AP) – The Pittsburgh Steelers are embracing the challenge of playing without star wide receiver Antonio Brown. He had seven catches for 119 yards against the Bengals, his highest total in six career playoff games. I was very specific about what I asked.
“We got lucky the first time”, said Roethlisberger, the only quarterback to throw for 300 yards against the Broncos in 2015. Jones had previously said on the Dan Patrick Show that a hit by teammate Vontaze Burfict was not dirty and did not hit Brown in the head. “But we’ve been stepping up all year; we’ve been coming to work every day ready to work, so for us to think any different I think is insane”. Big deal. The Steelers have won games with both.
“It was a little bit better, but at the same time I’m not getting complacent with it”, Bryant said. ” … They’ve got a lot of guys who make plays and the one thing about Ben (Roethlisberger) is Ben’s going to attack coverage”.
The Broncos are favored by a touchdown, expected to hold serve in their own building against the injury-ravaged Steelers.
So while Steelers may get an apology, that really won’t matter if they lose on Sunday because perhaps their best player couldn’t go.
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Roethlisberger’s ability to use deft footwork to extend plays will give Bryant and Wheaton chances to break off their routes and force Roby and the Broncos’ other cornerbacks to maintain coverage integrity a few seconds longer on many plays.
