ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- Denver Broncos tight end Jeff Heuerman, who is third on the team with 31 receptions, will miss the remainder of the season with three fractured ribs and a bruised lung.
Heuerman suffered the injury in Sunday's 24-17 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers as he finished the game with two catches for 44 yards in his 43 snaps.
Heuerman had seen his workload in the passing game increase after the trade of wide receiver Demaryius Thomas.
He has had 11, five and three targets in the past three games and had a career-best 83 yards and 10 catches in the Broncos' Week 9 loss to the Houston Texans.