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PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin revealed after Sunday’s 27-20 win over the Indianapolis Colts that left guard Isaac Seumalo (pectoral) and cornerback Darius Slay (finger) sustained injuries in the contest.
“Isaac Seumalo’s got a pec, wasn’t able to finish. Got some other guys with bumps and brusies. I think Slay dislocated his finger, was able to go back in,” Tomlin said during his postgame press conference.
In the fourth quarter, Seumalo exited the game and was ruled out for the remainder of the game due to the pec injury.
Seumalo suffered a similar injury in the Steelers’ loss to the Green Bay Packers last week. Backup Spencer Anderson, a versatile blocker used mainly in jumbo packages, replaced the ailing veteran.
As the Indianapolis Colts drove deep into the Pittsburgh Steelers’ territory in the first quarter, veteran cornerback Darius Slay remained down before heading off the field with trainers, holding his right arm in apparent pain.
Slay briefly entered the blue medical tent before heading into the locker room, still nursing his arm. The television broadcast showed that it appeared to be a finger injury. Slay returned to the matchup, then exited again in the second frame, this time limping. He sat on the bench with the rest of the secondary after T.J. Watt strip-sacked Colts quarterback Daniel Jones
James Pierre replaced Slay ahead of a third-and-2 from his team’s 8-yard line the first time he headed off. Jones connected with standout rookie tight end Tyler Warren for a yard on the following play before tailback Jonathan Taylor powered forward to move the chains on fourth down.
Jones wound up capping the 13-play, 79-yard march with a 1-yard touchdown plunge, putting the first dent in the scoreboard.
The Steelers entered the matchup with Indianapolis with a banged-up secondary. Safety DeShon Elliott hyperextended his knee during last week’s loss to the Green Bay Packers and Jabrill Peppers was listed as an inactive for the game with an injury of his own.
Slay eventually returned to the game.
Branden Howe provided reporting for this story.
This article originally appeared on Steelers Now: Steelers Suffer Two Injuries vs. Colts
