As expected, the will be without their top player at the start of what they hope will be a long playoff run. will mi s Sunday's AFC wild-card matchup against the , Steelers Mike Tomlin told reporters on Tuesday.Watt suffered a knee injury in the Steelers' Week 18 win over the Ravens, hurting himself when he collided with a teammate in the second half. It was initially feared that Watt suffered a Grade 3 MCL sprain, which Joey Votto Jersey is a tear that would've likely cost him a couple of games. However, J.J. Watt shared Matt Harvey Jersey that his brother suffered a Grade 2 MCL sprain, which he said was a "best-case scenario."Still, the Steelers will have to overcome a big lo s in order to beat the Bills. The 2021 Defensive Player of the Year led the NFL in sacks this season, recording two sacks against the to give him 19 on the season.ADVERTISEMENT "Playing without T.J. is significant," Tomlin told reporters. "But to be quite Cliff Pennington Jersey honest with you, we've played without a lot of people this year, it's just another opportunity for us to strike a blow for the team It's going to be a committee approach. We better strengthen our output in other areas because T.J. is one of a kind."While Watt is out for Sunday's game, Tomlin is optimistic will play. Fitzpatrick has been out since Week 15 due to a knee injury and is expected to be limited in practice this week.Additionally, will remain the Steelers' starting quarterback, Tomlin said."We're just simply Chris Sabo Jersey staying with the hot hand and not disrupting the apple cart," Tomlin said. "We've been in some tough circumstances. He's delivered, we've delivered and so we will continue in that vein."Will the Pittsburgh Steelers REPLACE Kenny Pickett in the NFL Draft? Rudolph has led the Steelers to three straight wins since he became their starter in Week 16, replacing a struggling in 's absence from an ankle injury. He' Dave Concepcion Jersey s completed 74.7 percent of his pa ses for 716 yards, three touchdowns and zero interceptions with a 120.4 pa ser rating.As Rudolph's three wins helped catapult the Steelers to 10-7, Tomlin believes that their play in the stretch could help them in the postseason"Over the last few weeks, we've e sentially kind of been in the playoffs," Tomlin said. "Hopefully, that experience shows that urgency."