Will Pittsburgh Steelers WR D.K. Metcalf play against the Miami Dolphins?
The Pittsburgh Steelers face the Miami Dolphins in Week 15 and it looks like WR D.K. Metcalf will play.
After the Steelers beat the Baltimore Ravens on the road, Metcalf stayed at a hospital overnight because of stomach pains.
"He's moving in the right direction," Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin said on Tuesday. "I don't think it's going to jeopardize his availability at all, but it certainly may jeopardize his availability at the early portions of the week from a practice standpoint. Thankfully he's fine. I'm appreciative of our medical staff and how quickly they acted and making sure that he was safe and taking care of him postgame."
Metcalf had seven catches for 148 yards against the Ravens. He was targeted by QB Aaron Rodgers 12 times.
The Steelers beat the Ravens to take solo possession of first place in the AFC North.
"He got hit in the abdomen or stomach in-game," Tomlin said. "I think they gave him some basic over-the-counter remedies in-game like Pepto or something like that. and it got probably progressively worse after the game, so I'm appreciative of our medical experts. We just exercised an abundance of caution. We didn't want to get him in the air without having a complete understanding about what he was dealing with, and they did a good job of that."
Metcalf is in his first season with the Steelers. He has 52 receptions for 753 yards and five touchdowns.
The Steelers face the Dolphins on Monday Night Football. Tomlin is giving his group Wednesday off.
"We just deemed it appropriate to give ourselves another additional 24 hours of recovery this week, so that's why we've taken the approach that we've taken this week," Tomlin said. "... We'll give guys some additional time to rest and recuperate and be able to put their hand in the pile."
The Steelers are 7-6. They are 14th in the NFL in points per game and 19th in points per game allowed.
Pittsburgh has four games left in the regular season against the Dolphins, Detroit Lions, Cleveland Browns and Ravens.
The Steelers haven't won a playoff game since 2016. We'll see if that changes this season.