After the groups traded punts to begin the second half, the Steelers obtained a 30-yard punt return from Calvin Austin III to the Indianapolis 33. However on third down, Fields tried a rollout, solely to search out the Colts blitzing the perimeters.

As Fields tried to flee to Colts’ defenders, he slipped to the bottom, and defensive again Chris Lammons knocked the ball free as he tried to stand up. Lammons additionally recovered the ball.

Not solely was it a 22-yard loss, the Colts took over on the Pittsburgh 42. However the Steelers obtained a first-down sack from Cam Heyward and Beanie Bishop and Homosexual missed a 54-yard area purpose to maintain the sport at 17-3.

Taking up at their very own 44, the Steelers obtained a 38-yard go from Fields to Pickens to the Indianapolis 17. That arrange Fields for a 5-yard landing run that lower the Colts’ result in 17-10 with 2:53 remaining within the third quarter.

However the Colts regained a 14-point benefit on their subsequent possession. Flacco twice escaped sacks to throw the ball away on first and second down, then transformed third-and-10. Fitzpatrick was penalized later within the possession for a questionable late hit on a receiver down the sideline on a go that was overthrown.

Fitzpatrick seemed to be attempting to tug up and the contact incidental, however the 15-yard foul pushed the Colts into Pittsburgh territory.

Flacco then transformed on third down once more, this time discovering tight finish Drew Ogletree over the center for a 15-yard landing that was the primary allowed by the Steelers within the second half this season.

Down 24-10 with 14:43 remaining within the sport, the Steelers wanted an enormous play once more, and this time it was supplied by Harris.

Harris caught a display screen in the precise flat, picked up his blockers and in the reduction of throughout the sector. By the point the Colts obtained him on the bottom, he had gained 33 yards. The Colts additionally have been penalized for roughing the passer on the play, placing it on the Indianapolis 12.

On second-and-goal from the two, Fields scrambled into the tip zone round left finish to chop the result in 24-17 with 11:23 remaining within the fourth quarter.

The Colts once more transformed on third downs to get a 35-yard Homosexual area purpose, with Jonathan Taylor doing many of the heavy lifting, together with a 21-yard run. However Taylor suffered an ankle harm on the drive, and didn’t return.

With the Steelers needing a fast rating, Fields supplied one, throwing an 8-yard TD go to Pat Freiermuth to cap off a drive that went 70 yards in simply 2:23.

That introduced the Steelers to inside 27-24 with simply over 4 minutes remaining within the sport.

Cam Heyward got here up with an enormous sack of Flacco on second down, and the Steelers used their second timeout with 2:52 remaining on third-and-15.

And when Flacco’s third-down go fell incomplete, the Steelers obtained the ball again with simply over 2 ½ minutes left within the sport.

Austin was compelled to truthful catch the following punt contained in the Pittsburgh 17.

The Steelers obtained two first downs, however on first-and-10 on the Pittsburgh 41, rookie middle Zach Frazier snapped the ball earlier than Fields was prepared and he took a 12-yard loss.

“The clock was operating. I obtained the faucet and I snapped the ball,” mentioned Frazier. “I used to be in the midst of making a name once I obtained the faucet. I obtained the decision out and I simply must snap. I do not know what occurred. It was unlucky.”

“It was my fault. We have been presupposed to go on the primary leg kick and Zach was IDing stuff,” Fields mentioned. “I felt the DBs rotating and altering the again finish image, so when he was IDing stuff and telling the o-line the place to go, I used to be attempting to get that closing image of the place the DBs have been going. It was presupposed to be the primary leg kick, so after I give that first leg kick, I’ve obtained to be prepared for the ball, irrespective of when it should come or not. It is on me.”

Fields fourth-down go fell incomplete and the Steelers turned the ball over on downs.

Taylor completed with 21 carries for 88 yards, because the Colts rushed for 133 yards on 32 carries. Eighty-five of these dashing yards got here within the first half.

“We did not do nice stopping the run early,” mentioned Heyward, who completed with 6 tackles and a sack. “Within the second half, we have been higher, however 85 yards in a half is unacceptable.”