Diontae Johnson scores for Steelers in second straight
Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Diontae Johnson caught 8 passes on 14 targets for 75 yards and a touchdown in a 28-24, Week 16 win over the Indianapolis Colts.
What It Means:
Johnson drew the most targets on the Steelers and finished second in receptions and yards behind JuJu Smith-Schuster. He also scored his third touchdown in four weeks and seventh overall. Johnson has now totaled 16 catches on 27 targets for 134 yards and 2 touchdowns in two games since being benched for drops. Other than that game, the only other outings Johnson hasn't drawn at least 10 targets is when he was hurt. The Steelers will finish their regular season against the Cleveland Browns.
Johnson scored 17.7 FanDuel points on Sunday, his fourth-best output of the year. He enters the final week of the regular season ranked 113th in yards per target (5.9) among 122 wide receivers with at least 25 targets this season. The Browns are 24th in FanDuel points allowed per game to the wide receiver position this season.
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