Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Buffalo Bills Wild Card: Wednesday injury report

The Pittsburgh Steelers have released their Wednesday injury report ahead of Sunday’s AFC Wild Card showdown against the Buffalo Bills.

Steelers Wednesday injury report

DB Patrick Peterson (NIR – Resting) – Limited
RB Najee Harris (Knee) – DNP
S Minkah Fitzpatrick (Knee) – Full
LB Elandon Roberts (Pectoral) – Limited
OG Isaac Seumalo (Shoulder) – DNP
LB T.J. Watt (Knee) – DNP
DT Cameron Heyward (NIR – Resting) – Limited
DE Larry Ogunjobi (NIR – Resting) – Limited

Bills Wednesday injury report

QB Josh Allen (Neck) – Full
OT Dion Dawkins (Hand) – Limited
WR Gabe Davis (Knee) – DNP
LB Tyrel Dodson (Shoulder) – Limited
CB Rasul Douglas (Knee) – DNP
DE Leonard Floyd (NIR – Resting) – DNP
RB Ty Johnson (Concussion) – Limited
S Damar Hamlin (Shoulder) – Full
S Micah Hyde (Neck) – Full
LB Von Miller (NIR – Resting) – DNP
S Taylor Rapp (Calf) – DNP

As confirmed by head coach Mike Tomlin, the Steelers will be without star linebacker T.J. Watt. The 29-year-old suffered a knee injury in the 17-10 Week 18 victory over the Baltimore Ravens this past Saturday. Watt made NFL history this season, becoming the first player to lead the league in sacks in three consecutive seasons. He finished with 19.0 sacks.

While the loss of Watt is significant, it’s nothing new for the Steelers, who have played without other stars such as defensive lineman Cameron Heyward and safety Minkah Fitzpatrick for large stretches of the season.

“Obviously playing without T.J. is significant, but to be quite honest with you, we’ve played without a lot of people this year,” Tomlin said. “It’s just another opportunity for us to strike a blow for team and to display what team really means, a collective of individuals that work together in an effort to produce an outcome. It’s not going to be a one-man job in terms of replacing T.J. … Just like I stood before you and said similar things when Cameron Heyward missed a block of games, it is going to be a by committee approach.

“We better strengthen our output in other areas because T.J. is one of a kind, but that’s ball. There’s an attrition component to it. That’s what makes it the ultimate team game.”