Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin held his weekly Tuesday press conference on Sunday due to the change in schedule with the Steelers playing the Kansas City Chiefs in a Christmas Day showdown on Wednesday.
A big reason the Steelers struggled on Saturday against the Baltimore Ravens was the absence of wide receiver George Pickens. The passing offense has no punch without Pickens in the lineup. But Tomlin offered an optimistic update about Pickens playing against the Chiefs this week.
According to Tomlin, Pickens, along with several other injured Steelers like safety DeShon Elliott and cornerback Donte Jackson have a real shot of playing this week.
If the Steelers don’t get Pickens back, we can’t see them keeping up with the Chiefs offense. Pickens has missed the last three games and still leads the team in receptions and receiving yards.
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