Lamar Jackson is back on the practice field Thursday, adding more reason to believe he will start Sunday's AFC North title game in Pittsburgh.
Jackson was a full participant on Wednesday and is on track to have his first full week of practice since early November.
On Wednesday, Head Coach John Harbaugh said Jackson looked good at practice and he was "very optimistic" about Jackson's chances of playing Sunday night.
"It felt great out there today; just going through the offense, making plays, making the right reads," tight end Mark Andrews said. "It was a great workday, and it was awesome to have [Jackson] out there."
Two key starters, wide receiver Rashod Bateman and outside linebacker Kyle Van Noy, are not practicing for a second straight day. Bateman is dealing with an illness and Van Noy has a quad injury.
In Steelers news, it continues to sound more likely than not that star outside linebacker T.J. Watt will return to the field after missing the past three weeks due to a partially collapsed lung. However, it remains to be seen how many snaps Watt can take. He was limited in Wednesday's practice.
