Pittsburgh 23, Indianapolis 20
When: 8:20 PM ET, Sunday, September 25, 2011
Where: Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana
Temperature:
Dome
Head Official:
Terry McAulay
Attendance:
66309
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Shaun Suisham kicked his third field goal of the game, a 38-yarder with four seconds to play, to lift the Pittsburgh Steelers to a 23-20 victory over the host Indianapolis Colts on Sunday night.
Ben Roethlisberger overcame three turnovers to lead the game-winning drive as the Steelers (2-1) sent the winless Colts to their first 0-3 start since Peyton Manning's rookie season in 1998.
Roethlisberger threw for 364 yards and an 81-yard touchdown pass to Mike Wallace, who had his sixth consecutive 100-yard game with five receptions for 144 yards.
Indianapolis turned in an inspired defensive performance and converted three Pittsburgh turnovers into 13 second-quarter points to take a 13-10 lead into the half.
Pittsburgh got a huge play from its defense when linebacker James Harrison sacked backup quarterback Curtis Painter and Troy Polamalu returned the fumble 16 yards for a touchdown with 5:13 to play put Pittsburgh ahead 20-13.
Painter, playing after Kerry Collins went out with a possible concussion, rebounded from the fumble to lead the Colts on a 10-play, 80-yard scoring march capped by Joseph Addai's 6-yard run with 2:09 to play for a 20-20 deadlock.
That set the stage for Roethlisberger, who hit Mewelde Moore for 22 yards and scrambled for 11 yards on the winning drive.
Jamaal Anderson returned a Roethlisberger fumble 47 yards for a touchdown and Adam Vinatieri kicked two field goals in the second quarter for the Colts.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
| Pittsburgh |
|
Indianapolis |
|
Rashard Mendenhall |
Player |
Joseph Addai |
|
18 |
Attempts |
17 |
|
37 |
Yards |
86 |
|
2.1 |
Avg Yards |
5.1 |
|
0 |
Touchdowns |
1 |
|
15 |
Long |
11 |
Receiving
| Pittsburgh |
|
Indianapolis |
|
Mike Wallace |
Player |
Pierre Garcon |
|
5 |
Receptions |
6 |
|
144 |
Yards |
82 |
|
28.8 |
Avg Yards |
13.7 |
|
1 |
Touchdowns |
0 |
|
81 |
Long |
29 |
Team Stats Summary
| |
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
| Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
| Pittsburgh
|
408 |
67 |
341 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
1.0 |
1 |
| Indianapolis
|
241 |
97 |
144 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
3.0 |
2 |
Upcoming Games
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Indianapolis will play their next game on the road against Tampa Bay. The Colts have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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Pittsburgh will play their next game on the road against Houston. The Steelers have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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