Steelers list five questionable as Buccaneers rule out Mayfield for Week 6
Pittsburgh’s final injury report leaves five players questionable for Sunday’s game against Tampa Bay, which has ruled out quarterback Baker Mayfield and safety Antoine Winfield Jr.
The Pittsburgh Steelers listed five players as questionable in Friday’s final injury report for their Week 6 game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Pittsburgh on Sunday. Tampa Bay ruled out quarterback Baker Mayfield and safety Antoine Winfield Jr., leaving both teams with absences or unsettled availability ahead of the matchup.
Which Steelers are questionable for Week 6?
Pittsburgh’s questionable players are wide receiver DK Metcalf, who was listed with an illness; defensive back Jalen Ramsey, with a wrist injury; running back Rico Dowdle, with a toe injury; cornerback Jamel Dean, with an ankle injury; and defensive tackle Keeanu Benton, also with an ankle injury. The designation leaves each player’s game availability unresolved.
The Steelers ruled out wide receivers Roman Wilson, who has a finger injury, and Ben Skowronek, who has a calf injury. Safety DeShon Elliott is also out with a knee injury. The three are listed separately from the five questionable players, whose status remains open heading into Sunday.
Mayfield and Winfield out for Tampa Bay
The Buccaneers listed Mayfield out with a right thumb injury and Winfield out with a rib injury. Cornerback Benjamin Morrison, listed with a quad injury, is doubtful. Those designations give Tampa Bay two confirmed absences among the named players and a separate, less certain status for Morrison.
Four more Buccaneers are questionable: linebacker SirVocea Dennis with an ankle and foot injury, cornerback Ayden Garnes with an ankle injury, running back Sean Tucker with a quad injury and linebacker Josiah Trotter with a knee injury. Wide receiver David Sills V is out with a hamstring injury.
What Friday’s practice report shows
The Friday reports listed Dowdle and Benton as full practice participants even though both received questionable game designations. Metcalf did not practice. Practice participation and game status are separate entries on the injury report, so a full session for Dowdle or Benton did not remove the uncertainty over whether either will play Sunday.
Steelers Depot reported that Dowdle had returned to full practice Thursday for the first time since Week 2 after a dislocated toe. Its Thursday account listed Benton and Ramsey as limited participants, while Wilson and Skowronek did not practice. Friday’s final designations provide the later status for those players ahead of the game.
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Sources and context
- Steelers vs. Buccaneers Week 6, final injury report: Game statuses revealedSteelers Wire (republished by Yahoo Sports)
- Steelers vs. Buccaneers Injury Report: 5 players listed as Questionable in Week 6Steel Curtain Network
- Steelers' Week 6 Thursday Injury Report: Team Looking Healthier Ahead Of Buccaneers GameSteelers Depot
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