Benny Snell Jr ran for the team’s 62 yards and a 12-carry TD as the Steelers started running back. Naji Harris was ruled out at halftime with a stomach injury; Watch Thursday Night Football – Bills @ Patriots – Live on Sky Sports NFL, 1:15am Friday
A touchdown by Benny Snell Jr. with 10 minutes left gave the Pittsburgh Steelers the lead before the visitors fended off a last-minute Indianapolis Colts comeback to win 24–17 on Monday Night Football.
Matt Ryan put the Colts (4-7-1) into position to score, but Indy missed a minute out of three games in Steelers territory, finally using his first time-out on fourth down with 30 seconds left. Ryan then threw a half-throw to Parris Campbell on 4th and 3rd from the Steelers’ 26-yard line. The Colts are losing 1-2 under interim coach Jeff Saturday.
In a tense first half, Pittsburgh drove into Indianapolis territory on all five of their possessions but was limited to field goals on three of those occasions, and Harris’s six-yard goal midway through the second quarter was the only time both teams found the end zone. before the break.
Trailing 16-3 at halftime, the Colts finally came to life when rookie Dallis Flowers returned a second-half kickoff from 89 yards. And four plays later, Jonathan Taylor scored a two-yard goal to close the gap to 16-10.
The Colts came up to the Pittsburgh yard line on the next possession, but Ryan and Taylor erred, and the Steelers defense decisively recovered the ball.
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Indy then forced three strikeouts and the home side eventually found the end zone shortly after Ryan hit a six-yard scoring shot to Michael Pittman, pushing them to a 17–16 lead late in the third quarter.
It didn’t last long. Pittsburgh responded with a Snell hitting streak and a two-point pass from rookie quarterback Kenny Pickett to George Pickens to make it 24-17 and it stayed that way.
It’s the Steelers’ (4-7) eighth straight win over Indianapolis, and they also tied the San Francisco 49ers for most Monday Night Football wins in league history (52).
Week 13 in the NFL begins with a stunning Thursday night football showdown between the New England Patriots (6-5) and the Buffalo Bills (8-3) in Foxborough, the two rivals battling for supremacy in the ultra-competitive AFC East. . Watch live on Sky Sports NFL and Main Event from 1:15 AM Friday.
