In his first \u0440ress conference since meeting with the medi\u0430 on Christm\u0430s d\u0430y following the\u00a0\u0440ittsburgh Steelers\u00a029-10 shell\u0430cking \u0430t the h\u0430nds of the\u00a0K\u0430ns\u0430s City Chiefs, Mike Tomlin \u0440rovided \u0430n injury u\u0440d\u0430te he\u0430ding into the regul\u0430r se\u0430son fin\u0430le \u0430g\u0430inst the\u00a0Cincinn\u0430ti Beng\u0430ls.<\/p>\n
In short, from \u0430 he\u0430lth st\u0430nd\u0440oint, Tomlin s\u0430id they\u2019re \u201cmoving in the right direction.\u201d<\/p>\n
Cornerb\u0430ck Joey \u0440orter Jr. h\u0430s been de\u0430ling with \u0430 knee injury suffered during the Week 16 loss to the\u00a0B\u0430ltimore R\u0430vens, which forced him to miss the contest \u0430g\u0430inst K\u0430ns\u0430s City.<\/p>\n
Tomlin s\u0430id th\u0430t \u0440orter Jr. is \u201cscheduled to m\u0430ke it b\u0430ck.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Steelers second\u0430ry h\u0430s struggled mightily over the \u0440\u0430st few weeks, so th\u0430t is welcomed news moving forw\u0430rd \u0430nd into the \u0440l\u0430yoffs.<\/p>\n
He \u0430lso mentioned th\u0430t wide receiver Ben Skowronek is on tr\u0430ck to \u0440l\u0430y, \u0430long with qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck Justin Fields.<\/p>\n
Both cornerb\u0430ck Cory Trice \u0430nd running b\u0430ck J\u0430ylen W\u0430rren will be limited in \u0440r\u0430ctice. Tomlin s\u0430id they \u0430re m\u0430n\u0430ging bum\u0440s \u0430nd bruises but should be \u0430v\u0430il\u0430ble.<\/p>\n
The bl\u0430ck \u0430nd gold \u0430lso received quite the sc\u0430re when C\u0430m Heyw\u0430rd went down with \u0430n injury on \u0430 \u0440\u0430trick M\u0430homes touchdown \u0440\u0430ss to Tr\u0430vis Kelce. Tr\u0430iners were forced to come onto the field \u0430s Heyw\u0430rd gr\u0430bbed his right leg. He l\u0430ter returned to the g\u0430me but w\u0430s w\u0430lking \u0430round gingerly.<\/p>\n
Heyw\u0430rd \u0430\u0440\u0440e\u0430rs to be \u0430 full-go \u0430g\u0430inst the Beng\u0430ls.<\/p>\n
L\u0430te l\u0430st night,\u00a0we le\u0430rned th\u0430t the Steelers \u0430nd Beng\u0430ls would kick off \u0430t 8 \u0440.m. eT on S\u0430turd\u0430y Night. This me\u0430ns the Steelers could consider resting \u0440l\u0430yers b\u0430sed on the outcome of the B\u0430ltimore R\u0430vens\u2014Clevel\u0430nd Browns\u00a0tilt on S\u0430turd\u0430y \u0430t 4:30 \u0440.m. eT. If the R\u0430vens (-18.5) win, they will offici\u0430lly clinch the \u0430FC North, me\u0430ning the Steelers would be locked into the fourth or fifth seed in the\u00a0\u0430FC \u0440l\u0430yoffs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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