The Pittsburgh Steelers not only lost the battle with the New England Patriots on Sunday, but lost the war via losing Antonio Brown to what is reportedly a tear in his calf.

Don't worry too much — relatively speaking, of course — as ESPN's Adam Schefter reports Antonio Brown will be ready for the playoffs. Via Shefty's Twitter:

Steelers WR Antonio Brown has a partially torn calf muscle, per source. Unlikely to play next week but expected back for the postseason.

As to how he got injured, Brown was trying to catch a touchdown pass in the second quarter against the Patriots and his foot got stuck in the turf. It looked as if the injury would be enough to end his season, but his X-rays were negative for any sort of season-ending issue.

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Fully expect there to be more tests on Brown, via the Steelers, on Monday.

Brown was having himself a great season. So much so, in fact, he was a serious MVP candidate as a receiver.

On the season, he had 99 receptions for 1,509 yards and 9 touchdowns going into the game against the Patriots. He was on the verge of becoming the first receiver in National Football League history to eclipse the 2,000 yard receiving mark.