After having a “funeral” held for them pregame, it was the Steelers’ defense that led the way during Sunday’s 27-20 upset win over the Colts.
Pittsburgh’s defense forced five fumbles of Indianapolis quarterback Daniel Jones that set up 24 points. In all, the Steelers forced six turnovers, their highest single-game total since Week 1 of the 2018 season. The turnovers allowed the Steelers to improve to 5-3 while snapping their two-game losing streak. Conversely, the Colts dropped to 7-2 while seeing their four-game winning streak come to an end.
Indianapolis scored on its opening drive and was leading 7-0 early in the second quarter when T.J. Watt forced the Steelers’ first turnover, a strip-sack of Jones that Watt recovered. The turnover set up a short touchdown run by Jaylen Warren.
Pittsburgh took the lead for good moments later when Aaron Rodgers parlayed Payton Wilson’s pick of Jones into a red zone touchdown pass to tight end Pat Freiermuth. The Steelers tacked on a field goal just before halftime to take a 17-7 lead at intermission.
The Colts tried to rally back in the second half, but more miscues prevented them from pulling off the comeback. Indianapolis lost despite being out-gaining Pittsburgh, 368-225.
We’ll have a full breakdown shortly, but in the meantime, check out our live blog below to re-live the action in real time.