Pittsburgh Steelers running back DeAngelo Williams has been ruled out of Sunday's divisional matchup against the Denver Broncos with a foot injury, according to the Steelers' team website. Star wide receiver Antonio Brown was already ruled out for this weekend's game earlier in the day after suffering a concussion in last week's matchup against the Bengals.
Pittsburgh faces a difficult challenge this Sunday as it faces the Denver Broncos, who finished the regular season ranked first in defense in the NFL in terms of yards allowed.
Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is listed as questionable, but barring any setbacks is expected to play, according to NFL reporter Ian Rapoport.
"I thought he did a nice job," head coach Mike Tomlin said following Friday's practice, via the Steelers' website. "He did everything we asked him to do. I was very specific about what I asked him to do. I wanted to see a variety of throws. I wanted to see enough, no more."
While Roethlisberger will look to suit up this weekend, the team decided after Friday's practice that Williams would not play. The Steelers used two running backs in the Wild Card round against the Bengals and expect both Jordan Todman and Fitzgerald Toussaint to see plenty of touches this Sunday.
Tomlin will look to feed the hot hand in their divisional round matchup against the Broncos, but it will be a tough task for whomever is carrying the ball out of the Steelers' backfield, as Denver has given up an average of only 83.6 rushing yards per game this year.
