STADIUM: Lucas Oil Stadium
REFEREE: Adrian Hill
DATE: Saturday, December 16, 2023
GAME TIME: 4:30 PM ET
NFLN: Rich Eisen, Kurt Warner, Jamie Erdahl
Westwood One: Bill Rosinski Mike Mayock
SiriusXM (also available on the SXM App) PIT: 82 or 226 IND: 83 or 225 National: 88
ALL-TIME SERIES HISTORY REG. SEASON: PIT leads series, 21-6 (won past 8. THE LAST TIME: REG. SEASON: 11/28/22: PIT 24 at IND 17.
HEAD COACHES NOTES: Mike Tomlin vs. Opponent (incl. postseason): 8-1 Reg. Season: 170-99-2 (.631) Postseason: 8-9 (.471). Shane Steichen vs. Opponent (incl. postseason): 0-0 Reg. Season: 7-6 (.538) Postseason: 0-0.
PITTSBURGH STEELERS NOTES:
• QB MITCH TRUBISKY completed 22 of 35 atts. (62.9 pct.) for 190 yards & TD vs. INT & rushed for 30 yards & TD last week in 1st start of season. Has rush TD in 3 of his past 4 starts.
• RB JAYLEN WARREN has 55+ scrimmage yards in 5 of his past 6. Leads team with career-high 884 scrimmage yards in 2023.
• RB NAJEE HARRIS has 75+ scrimmage yards in 2 of past 3. Has rush TD in 2 of past 3 on road. Had rush TD in last meeting. Warren (884) & Harris (839) are only pair of AFC RB teammates each with 750+ scrimmage yards this season.
• WR DIONTAE JOHNSON led team with 57 rec. yards & had 3rd rec. TD of season last week. Aims for 3rd in row with TD catch. Has 50+ rec. yards in 2 of past 3. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Ind. with 5+ catches. Needs 25 rec. yards for 5th-straight 500-yard season.
• WR GEORGE PICKENS led team with 5 catches in Week 14. Has 55+ rec. yards in 2 of past 3. Had 57 rec. yards in last meeting. Needs 4 catches & 35 rec. yards for new career highs.
• WR ALLEN ROBINSON had 7 catches for 101 yards & TD in his last game vs. Ind. (10/4/20 w/ Chi.) & has rec. TD in 3 of his past 4 vs. Ind.
• LB T.J. WATT aims for 7th in row with TFL & has 0.5+ sacks in 6 of past 7. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Ind. with FF. Has 3.5 sacks in his past 3 vs. Ind. Ranks 2nd in NFL with 14 sacks, 4th-career season with 14+ sacks.
• LB ELANDON ROBERTS 6 tackles, sack & PD in Week 14. Has 5+ tackles & TFL in 6 of past 7.
• DT CAMERON HEYWARD had 6 tackles & 2nd sack of season last week. Has sack in 2 of past 3.
• S MINKAH FITZPATRICK had 5 tackles & TFL in Week 14. Has 5+ tackles in 7 of past 8. Has PD in 2 of his past 3 vs. Ind.
• CB PATRICK PETERSON has PD in 4 of 5 road games this season.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS NOTES:
• QB GARDNER MINSHEW completed 26 of 39 atts. (66.7 pct.) for 240 yards & TD vs. INT last week, 3rd-straight game with 240+ pass yards. Has 2+ TD passes in 2 of 3 home starts this season.
• RB JONATHAN TAYLOR has 517 scrimmage yards (86.2 per game) in his past 6. Aims for his 4th in row at home with 90+ scrimmage yards. Has 3 rush TDs in 2 career games vs. Pit.
• RB ZACK MOSS aims for 4th in row with 55+ scrimmage yards. Has 471 scrimmage yards (94.2 per game) in 5 home games in 2023. Needs 77 scrimmage yards for 1st-career 1,000-yard season.
• WR MICHAEL PITTMAN led team with 8 catches for 95 yards last week, 6th-straight game with 8+ catches, longest active streak in NFL. Can become 5th player all-time with 8+ catches in 7 straight games within single season. Aims for 4th in row with 95+ rec. yards. Has rec. TD in 2 of past 3 at home. Had 7 catches for 61 yards & TD in last meeting. Ranks 4th in NFL with 95 catches & can become 1st Ind. player with 100 catches since 2012 (Reggie Wayne).
• WR JOSH DOWNS (rookie) aims for his 5th in row at home with 5+ catches. Has 70+ rec. yards in 3 of past 4 at home.
• TE MO ALIE-COX had 2nd TD catch of season in Week 14.
• TE WILL MALLORY (rookie) had career-high 5 catches last week.
• LB ZAIRE FRANKLIN led team with 14 tackles & had TFL in Week 14, 8th game this season with 12+ tackles, most in NFL. Has 11+ tackles in 5 of 6 home games this season.
• DT DEFOREST BUCKNER had 8 tackles & PD last week. Aims for 5th in row with 6+ tackles & 4th in row with PD.
• DE KWITY PAYE had TFL in Week 14. Has sack in 3 of past 4. Has career-best 7.5 sacks this season.
• S RONNIE HARRISON had INT last week & has INT in 2 of his 3 games this season. Has 6+ tackles in 2 of his past 3 vs. Pit.
