Steelers

Brown has partial calf tear, could be ready for playoffs

One of these years, the Steelers are going to both start and finish a game against the Patriots with their 'Killer Bs' on the field.

Antonio Brown was the latest of the group -- that also includes Ben Roethlisberger and Le'Veon Bell -- to either not start or fail to finish a game against New England, having been taken to a hospital Sunday after suffering what the team called a left calf injury early in the second quarter of the 27-24 loss at Heinz Field.

According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, Brown suffered a tear in his calf muscle and likely won't return until the playoffs.

Brown, who had earlier caught his 100th pass of the season to become the first player in NFL history to do so in five consecutive seasons, was injured while attempting to catch a pass in the end zone with the score tied, 7-7.

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