Pittsburgh Steelers vs Miami Dolphins Inactive and Injury Reports for Sunday Night Football

• The Steelers and Dolphins injury report features plenty of big names ahead of Sunday Night Football in Week 7
• Steelers rookie QB Kenny Pickett has cleared the concussion protocol and will start, while Dolphins starting QB Tua Tagovailoa (concussion) will play for the first time since Week 4
• Below you’ll find the complete Steelers vs Dolphins Injury report, plus analysis of how the key injuries have affected the betting lines

The final Steelers vs Dolphins injury report is a lot more team friendly to both sides than it was looking earlier in the week.

That’s because both Pittsburgh and Miami will have their starting QB’s back under center for tonight’s Sunday Night Football matchup, after Kenny Pickett and Tua Tagovailoa cleared concussion protocol.

As we’ll discuss, their availability for SNF has caused significant line movement, so keep reading for a full injury report breakdown ahead of tonight’s contest.

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Pittsburgh Steelers Injury Report

Pickett started Pittsburgh’s Week 6 game versus Tampa Bay, and looked good before leaving with a concussion. He completed 61% of his passes for 67 yards and a TD against one of the best defenses on football.

Steelers’ QB Kenny Pickett, TE Pat Freiermuth and CB Levi Wallace all cleared concussion protocol and all are on track to play Sunday night in Miami.

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) October 21, 2022

That performance followed a 327 yard performance in Buffalo the week before in his first career start. Seeing how the Dolphins rank 31st in pass defense per DVOA, Pickett should be a popular target in the Steelers vs Dolphins player props.

The rest of the Steelers injury report looks pretty clean. Pittsburgh was missing four pieces of its secondary in Week 6, but they’re all ready to rock tonight. That list includes stud safety Minkah Fitzpatrick, as well as Ahkello Witherspoon, Cam Sutton and Levi Wallace.

Miami Dolphins Injury Report

Tagovailoa returns just in time to save the struggling Fins. As pointed out in the Steelers vs Dolphins picks, Miami scored 78 points with Tua under center in their first 10 quarters this season. In the last three games without him they’ve averaged only 16 points per outing.

From @NFLGameDay: #Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa is back. pic.twitter.com/oELBHLVYtT

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) October 23, 2022

Miami led the NFL in points per drive during their three-game winning streak to start the year. Tua meanwhile, was averaging over 300 yards per start. His matchup is favorable on SNF, as only two teams have allowed more passing yards than Pittsburgh.

Also working in favor of a strong game for Tagovailoa is the return of Terron Armstead. The stud blindside protector missed last week’s loss versus Minnesota, but returned to practice Thursday and isn’t even listed on the final injury report.

None of the other Miami players listed on the injury report are expected sit out versus Pittsburgh. That makes them as healthy as they’ve been since the season started.

How Injuries Have Affected Steelers vs Dolphins Betting Lines

With Tagovailoa’s status uncertain, the Dolphins opened up as a 6-point favorite. Once he was deemed fit to play, the spread jumped 1.5 points in Miami’s favor. The Dolphins were not only 3-0 straight up in the three games Tua started and finished, but they were also undefeated against the spread.

Total wise, the availability of both starting QB’s has bettors feeling optimistic about a high-scoring affair. The total has already climbed 2.5 points since it opened, and the movement might not be done.

Over 44.5 is currently drawing 53% of the over/under wagers, as well as 58% of all money bet on the total per the Steelers vs Dolphins betting splits.