The Colts were driving in the last minutes of Sunday’s down against the Pittsburgh Steelers, supported by a less than ideal pass impedance call against Steven Nelson. It appeared as though a short time before Indianapolis would discover a path into the end zone to lead the pack.
Be that as it may, Bud Dupree suppressed Colts RB Marlon Mack on third-and-1 to slow down the drive, bringing out battling kicker Adam Vinatieri to endeavor a triumphant 43-yard field objective. Vinatieri missed, fixing a 26-24 Steelers triumph powered by a prevailing exhibition from Dupree, T.J. Watt and the Steelers’ cautious line.
Colts quarterbacks were sacked multiple times, and Indianapolis needed to play the vast majority of the game with Brian Hoyer at quarterback after starter Jacoby Brissett was taken out right off the bat in the second quarter with left knee damage.
QB breakdown
Mason Rudolph had a strong trip, finishing 26 of 35 endeavors for 191 yards with a touchdown and a capture – yet there were two flaws:
1) Rudolph tossed an interference on the principal drive that experienced JuJu Smith-Schuster’s hands;
2) Rudolph was strip-sacked by cautious end Justin Houston at last zone for a Colts security in the second from last quarter. It was only the 6th time Rudolph had been sacked all season.
Significant play
Minkah Fitzpatrick’s pick-six. They blocked Hoyer at the 4-yard line, returning it 96 yards for a touchdown, the second-longest in Steelers ordinary season history. It’s the third block attempt for Fitzpatrick in two games after their two-pick execution against the Miami Dolphins seven days back. They has four since joining the Steelers in an exchange for the group’s 2020 first-round pick in Week 3.
Greatest gap in the approach
With both James Conner and Benny Snell Jr. out Sunday, the run game looked a great deal unique in relation to the team who bit up 158 yards against the Dolphins on Monday night. Jaylen Samuels and Trey Edmunds were a solid couple now and again, yet the Steelers completed with an aggregate of 90 surging yards. Samuels had 10 hurrying yards yet in addition 13 gatherings for 73 yards – which establishes the group precedent for gatherings in a game by a running back, breaking Le’Veon Bell’s imprint. In any case, the two battled in short yardage in the red zone – increasing 6 yards on six conveys – prompting the Steelers to agree to two final quarter field objectives.
Purchase on a breakout execution
WR James Washington. They had their most impressive performance of the period with four gets on every one of the four focuses for 69 yards, including a 40-yard get over youngster Rock Ya-Sin in the final quarter. Washington has hushed up this season, however playing with their school quarterback, it felt like just a short time before they hit their sweet spot.