Pittsburgh 24, Indianapolis 17
When: 8:15 PM ET, Monday, November 28, 2022
Where: Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana
Temperature:
Dome
Head Official:
Bill Vinovich
Attendance:
65982
By Field Level Media
Benny Snell's 2-yard touchdown run with 9:55 left Monday night lifted the Pittsburgh Steelers to a 24-17 win over the host Indianapolis Colts.
Getting his first carries of the year, Snell ran for a team-high 62 yards on 12 carries, earning more work when starter Najee Harris was shut down at halftime with an abdominal injury. Snell's touchdown capped an 11-play, 75-yard drive that erased the Colts' only lead of the game.
Indianapolis' last chance for a tying touchdown ended with 24 seconds left when Matt Ryan's fourth-down pass from the Pittsburgh 26 was knocked away from Parris Campbell by Cameron Sutton.
Ryan completed 22 of 34 passes for 199 yards with a touchdown and an interception. His 6-yard scoring strike to Michael Pittman with 16 seconds left in the third quarter gave the Colts (4-7-1) a short-lived 17-16 edge.
Rookie quarterback Kenny Pickett hit on 20 of 28 attempts for 174 yards while adding 32 yards on six rushes. Pickett played turnover-free ball for the third straight game.
Jonathan Taylor ran for a game-high 86 yards on 20 carries for Indianapolis, including a 2-yard touchdown run less than two minutes into the third quarter.
Pittsburgh (4-7) dominated the first half as Pickett, starting his seventh career game, smartly guided the offense down the field with consistency. Matthew Wright's 45-yard field goal initiated the scoring on the night's first drive.
Wright hit from 52 yards less than a minute into the second quarter for a 6-0 lead, followed by a 6-yard touchdown run from Harris at the 7:46 mark of the period that made it 13-0. At that point, the Steelers had 11 first downs to Indianapolis' none.
The Colts finally gained some traction offensively, picking up enough first downs to set up a 51-yard field goal by Chase McLaughlin with 3:48 remaining. But Pittsburgh finished the half with another sustained drive that resulted in Wright's 25-yard field goal 56 seconds before intermission.
When McLaughlin's 59-yard attempt was blocked to end the half, the Steelers took a 16-3 lead to the locker room.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Receiving
Pittsburgh |
|
Indianapolis |
George Pickens
|
Player |
Jelani Woods
|
3 |
Receptions |
8 |
57 |
Yards |
98 |
19.0 |
Avg Yards |
12.2 |
0 |
Touchdowns |
0 |
35 |
Long |
28 |
Team Stats Summary
|
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
Pittsburgh
|
323 |
172 |
151 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
3.0 |
2 |
Indianapolis
|
290 |
110 |
180 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
3.0 |
0 |
Upcoming Games
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Indianapolis will play their next game on the road against Dallas. The Colts have a W/L % of .250 after a win and .500 after a loss.
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Pittsburgh will play their next game on the road against Atlanta. The Steelers have a W/L % of .250 after a win and .429 after a loss.