Week 5, 2068

played in Indianapolis, IN

68 degrees, fair, calm

Pittsburgh Steelers	0	13	10	7	-	30
Indianapolis Colts	7	0	0	8	-	15

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:31 IND - Herman Thomas 9 pass from Joseph Branch (Carson Abrams extra point)
2Q: 14:55 PIT - Reginald Hicks 43 field goal
2Q: 07:36 PIT - Reginald Hicks 43 field goal
2Q: 00:24 PIT - Chad Sutter 5 pass from Levi Burkhead (Reginald Hicks extra point)
3Q: 10:57 PIT - Dustin Bruce 11 run (Reginald Hicks extra point)
3Q: 00:16 PIT - Reginald Hicks 45 field goal
4Q: 08:46 PIT - Ellis Bennett 3 run (Reginald Hicks extra point)
4Q: 02:10 IND - Dominic Blair 66 punt return (Hector Prescott pass to Carlton Walsh for conversion)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:31 IND - Herman Thomas 9 pass from Joseph Branch (Carson Abrams extra point)
2Q: 14:55 PIT - Reginald Hicks 43 field goal
2Q: 07:36 PIT - Reginald Hicks 43 field goal
2Q: 00:24 PIT - Chad Sutter 5 pass from Levi Burkhead (Reginald Hicks extra point)
3Q: 10:57 PIT - Dustin Bruce 11 run (Reginald Hicks extra point)
3Q: 00:16 PIT - Reginald Hicks 45 field goal
4Q: 08:46 PIT - Ellis Bennett 3 run (Reginald Hicks extra point)
4Q: 02:10 IND - Dominic Blair 66 punt return (Hector Prescott pass to Carlton Walsh for conversion)

Team Statistics PIT IND
Record 2-3 2-3
First Downs 23 15
- by Rushing 12 3
- by Passing 10 11
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 354 225
- Offensive Plays 74 58
- Yards per Play 4.78 3.88
Net Rushing Yards 143 49
- Rushing Attempts 45 18
- Yards per Rush 3.18 2.72
Net Passing Yards 211 176
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 16 - 0 35 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 221 203
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/10 5/27
- Yards per Pass Play 7.28 4.40
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 8/17 4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.4 9.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 6/41 9/74
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 2/74
Kick Returns/Yards 1/19 1/28
Interception Ret./Yards 1/9 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 37 OWN 26
Time of Possession 36:24 23:36

Team Statistics	PIT	IND
Record	2-3	2-3
First Downs	23	15
- by Rushing	12	3
- by Passing	10	11
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	354	225
- Offensive Plays	74	58
- Yards per Play	4.78	3.88
Net Rushing Yards	143	49
- Rushing Attempts	45	18
- Yards per Rush	3.18	2.72
Net Passing Yards	211	176
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 16 - 0	35 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	221	203
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/10	5/27
- Yards per Pass Play	7.28	4.40
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	8/17	4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.4	9.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	6/41	9/74
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	2/74
Kick Returns/Yards	1/19	1/28
Interception Ret./Yards	1/9	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 37	OWN 26
Time of Possession	36:24	23:36

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:25	2:22	OWN 18	3	-6	Punt
1	5:37	5:49	OWN 20	11	54	Field Goal
2	13:06	4:43	OWN 23	11	52	Missed FG
2	8:13	0:43	OPP 28	3	2	Field Goal
2	3:32	3:16	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
3	15:00	4:10	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
3	8:07	5:12	OWN 12	8	38	Punt
3	1:41	1:32	OPP 33	3	5	Field Goal
4	13:38	5:01	OWN 37	10	63	Touchdown
4	3:48	1:48	OWN 22	3	-1	Punt
4	2:00	1:10	OPP 47	3	3	Punt
4	0:10	0:10	OPP 20	1	-1	Game

Indianapolis Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:35	OWN 25	10	75	Touchdown
1	8:03	2:26	OWN 43	5	19	Punt
2	14:48	1:42	OWN 25	5	14	Punt
2	8:23	0:10	OWN 32	1	-4	Fumble
2	7:30	3:58	OWN 39	6	18	Punt
2	0:16	0:16	OWN 25	2	3	Half
3	10:50	2:43	OWN 25	6	21	Punt
3	2:55	1:14	OWN 16	3	0	Interception
3	0:09	1:31	OWN 25	3	-10	Punt
4	8:37	4:49	OWN 11	13	67	Downs
4	0:50	0:40	OWN 20	4	0	Downs

Game MVP: Alec Hickman, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Dustin Bruce	32	93	2.91	14	3	1
QB Levi Burkhead	6	41	6.83	17	3	0
RB Ellis Bennett	4	3	0.75	3	0	1
RB Aiden Folly	3	6	2.00	3	0	0

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Daniel Gwozdz	13	39	3.00	14	2
RB Gage Edwards	4	4	1.00	5	0
QB Joseph Branch	1	6	6.00	6	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Levi Burkhead	27	16	221	2/10	1	32	0	97.9

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joseph Branch	27	16	174	4/19	1	22	1	75.2
Hector Prescott	8	3	29	1/8	0	19	0	48.4

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Chad Sutter	8	11	97	12.13	37	26	1
WR Derek Rose	4	6	51	12.75	24	16	0
TE Xavier Hobart	1	1	20	20.00	0	20	0
TE Darius Flynn	1	4	13	13.00	0	13	0
WR Todd Roach	1	3	32	32.00	21	32	0
RB Dustin Bruce	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Drake Jongeling	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Indianapolis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Lorenzo Nybo	5	7	77	15.40	15	22	0
WR Jerald Erickson	4	7	54	13.50	32	18	0
WR Herman Thomas	4	9	31	7.75	7	11	1
TE Carlton Walsh	4	6	29	7.25	12	10	0
RB Gage Edwards	1	2	16	16.00	13	16	0
RB Daniel Gwozdz	1	2	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
WR Mitch Wright	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Robbie Creaven	1	9	9.00	0

Indianapolis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Recov	Force
OLB Logan Allen	1	0
DT Doug Siever	0	2
S Deion Cox	0	1

Indianapolis	Fumb	Recov
RB Daniel Gwozdz	2	0
QB Hector Prescott	1	0
TE Carlton Walsh	0	2

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
T.J. McElroy	4	176	44.0	25.8	45	1

Indianapolis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jesse Cayea	5	213	42.6	34.6	48	1

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Reginald Hicks	3/4	3/4	0/0	45	3/3

Indianapolis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Carson Abrams	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dominic Blair	2	74	37.0	1

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Derek Rose	1	19	19.0	0

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dominic Blair	1	28	28.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Taylor Hollingsworth	8	2	0.0	18	36
ILB Miguel Kroinek	6	0	0.0	18	29
CB Edwin Durant	5	3	0.0	18	40
S Deion Cox	5	3	0.0	18	36
DT Alec Hickman	4	2	3.0	18	37
CB Jose Ellis	3	0	0.0	18	38
DT Doug Siever	2	3	1.0	18	29
CB Christian Mathews	2	0	0.0	0	7
OLB Logan Allen	2	0	0.0	10	27
DT Blaine Hickman	1	1	1.0	10	34
S Jacob Langlois	1	2	0.0	18	35
CB Robbie Creaven	1	0	0.0	10	22
DE Bryan Lucas	1	0	0.0	16	24
DE Cary Hanks	1	0	0.0	0	8

Indianapolis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Stan Hughes	14	2	0.0	41	27
S Duane Ekernas	9	3	0.0	42	27
OLB Emmanuel Gerbasi	6	3	0.5	26	10
DT Toby Lawhorn	5	1	0.0	42	21
DE Calvin Lofton	4	2	1.5	31	18
S Warren Nunley	4	2	0.0	41	22
OLB Earnest Pointer	3	1	0.0	44	29
CB Gene Cochrane	3	0	0.0	42	29
S Dixon Writt	2	1	0.0	11	14
CB Tanner Zeidenfeld	2	1	0.0	28	21
OLB Frederick Vandam	2	1	0.0	41	21
ILB Kody Rhodes	2	0	0.0	6	9
CB Levi Duran	2	0	0.0	31	15
DE Seth Jamison	1	2	0.0	36	20
WR Herman Thomas	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Alec Hickman	3.0	0	3	4	37
DT Blaine Hickman	1.0	0	0	1	34
DT Doug Siever	1.0	0	0	0	29
DE Bryan Lucas	0.0	1	1	1	24
DE Cary Hanks	0.0	0	1	1	8

Indianapolis	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Calvin Lofton	1.5	0	0	18
OLB Emmanuel Gerbasi	0.5	0	0	10
DE Seth Jamison	0.0	1	0	20
DT Toby Lawhorn	0.0	1	0	21
OLB Frederick Vandam	0.0	0	1	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Taylor Hollingsworth	5	1	0	36
CB Edwin Durant	3	2	0	40
S Deion Cox	3	0	0	36
CB Christian Mathews	2	0	0	7
OLB Logan Allen	2	0	0	27
CB Robbie Creaven	1	0	1	22
ILB Miguel Kroinek	1	0	0	29
S Jacob Langlois	1	0	0	35
DE Cary Hanks	1	0	0	8
CB Jose Ellis	0	3	0	38

Indianapolis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Duane Ekernas	5	1	27
CB Gene Cochrane	3	0	29
OLB Stan Hughes	2	2	27
CB Tanner Zeidenfeld	1	0	21
OLB Emmanuel Gerbasi	1	0	10
S Warren Nunley	1	0	22
ILB Kody Rhodes	1	0	9
OLB Earnest Pointer	1	0	29
CB Levi Duran	1	0	15
DE Seth Jamison	0	1	20

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Johnnie Terry	4	9	0	45	1	29
C Johnny Geis	3	7	1	45	0	29
G Fernando Watkins	2	10	0	45	0	29
T Alexander McGee	1	9	0	45	0	29
G Jeffrey Martinez	1	3	0	45	1	29
TE Xavier Hobart	0	1	0	20	0	10

Indianapolis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Malachi Ruoff	3	6	18	1	40
C Pete Williamson	1	5	18	0	35
T Levi McKnight	1	1	18	0	40
G Andy Tillery	0	4	18	2	40
TE Lorenzo Nybo	0	1	8	0	23
T Jose Rosenkoetter	0	0	18	2	40

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Jerald Bell	2	23

Indianapolis	Tackles	STPlays
Gene Cochrane	1	23

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Chad Sutter	38	29	---	---	23	90
G Fernando Watkins	45	29	---	---	8	82
G Johnnie Terry	45	29	---	---	8	82
RB Dustin Bruce	41	20	---	---	15	76
T Alexander McGee	45	29	---	---	---	74
C Johnny Geis	45	29	---	---	---	74
QB Levi Burkhead	45	29	---	---	---	74
G Jeffrey Martinez	45	29	---	---	---	74
CB Edwin Durant	---	---	18	40	15	73
OLB Taylor Hollingsworth	---	---	18	36	19	73
TE Darius Flynn	41	27	---	---	---	68
WR Todd Roach	37	26	---	---	---	63
CB Jose Ellis	---	---	18	38	5	61
S Jacob Langlois	---	---	18	35	5	58
ILB Miguel Kroinek	---	---	18	29	8	55
DT Alec Hickman	---	---	18	37	---	55
S Deion Cox	---	---	18	36	---	54
DT Doug Siever	---	---	18	29	---	47
DE Bryan Lucas	---	---	16	24	5	45
DT Blaine Hickman	---	---	10	34	---	44
WR Derek Rose	22	16	---	---	3	41
TE Xavier Hobart	20	10	---	---	7	37
OLB Logan Allen	---	---	10	27	---	37
CB Robbie Creaven	---	---	10	22	---	32
FB J.C. Sipes	5	3	---	---	23	31
TE Jerald Bell	6	0	---	---	23	29
RB Aiden Folly	6	2	---	---	18	26
RB Ellis Bennett	5	8	---	---	10	23
S Nate Longwell	---	---	0	5	15	20
DT Jackson Segal	---	---	8	9	---	17
K Reginald Hicks	0	0	---	---	11	11
OLB Jackson Middlebrooks	---	---	0	11	---	11
DT Mo Martinez	---	---	0	9	---	9
C Courtney Craig	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Karl McGregor	0	0	---	---	8	8
P T.J. McElroy	0	0	---	---	8	8
WR Drake Jongeling	4	4	---	---	---	8
G Norman Mahoney	0	0	---	---	8	8
DE Cary Hanks	---	---	0	8	---	8
CB Christian Mathews	---	---	0	7	---	7
S Alvin Rivera	---	---	0	4	---	4
QB Ty Kearns	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Joe Wilkins	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Jerald Byzewski	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Johnny Shea	---	---	0	0	---	0
DE Ben Feterik	---	---	0	0	---	0

Indianapolis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Earnest Pointer	---	---	44	29	23	96
CB Gene Cochrane	---	---	42	29	23	94
S Duane Ekernas	---	---	42	27	18	87
OLB Stan Hughes	---	---	41	27	3	71
DT Toby Lawhorn	---	---	42	21	1	64
S Warren Nunley	---	---	41	22	1	64
G Andy Tillery	18	40	---	---	5	63
T Levi McKnight	18	40	---	---	5	63
OLB Frederick Vandam	---	---	41	21	1	63
WR Jerald Erickson	17	38	---	---	7	62
WR Herman Thomas	16	34	---	---	9	59
G Malachi Ruoff	18	40	---	---	---	58
DE Seth Jamison	---	---	36	20	2	58
TE Carlton Walsh	18	39	---	---	1	58
T Jose Rosenkoetter	18	40	---	---	---	58
CB Levi Duran	---	---	31	15	8	54
C Pete Williamson	18	35	---	---	---	53
CB Tanner Zeidenfeld	---	---	28	21	3	52
DE Calvin Lofton	---	---	31	18	1	50
QB Joseph Branch	18	31	---	---	---	49
OLB Emmanuel Gerbasi	---	---	26	10	2	38
DE Cameron Wasserman	---	---	20	14	3	37
WR Mitch Wright	11	16	---	---	9	36
RB Daniel Gwozdz	14	21	---	---	---	35
TE Lorenzo Nybo	8	23	---	---	---	31
RB Gage Edwards	4	16	---	---	10	30
S Dixon Writt	---	---	11	14	3	28
RB Wendell McWilliams	0	4	---	---	19	23
TE Marshall Kennedy	1	4	---	---	18	23
DE Alejandro Miller	---	---	3	6	13	22
DT Juan Edwards	---	---	4	8	7	19
ILB Kody Rhodes	---	---	6	9	3	18
CB Henry Gochanour	---	---	6	8	3	17
WR Rich Pirrup	0	0	---	---	14	14
WR Dominic Blair	0	0	---	---	11	11
C Herman Nordland	0	5	---	---	5	10
QB Hector Prescott	0	9	---	---	---	9
TE Bobby Hartman	1	5	---	---	---	6
P Jesse Cayea	0	0	---	---	5	5
C Jared Lee	0	0	---	---	5	5
G Reggie Deutsch	0	0	---	---	5	5
DT Jeffrey Henderson	---	---	0	0	4	4
K Carson Abrams	0	0	---	---	3	3
WR Antonio Fuller	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Jonathan Torres	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	7	7.0
Middle	34	88	2.6
Right	9	49	5.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	4	0.8
Middle	10	16	1.6
Right	3	29	9.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Levi Burkhead	27	16	4	2	2	4	1	0	0

Indianapolis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joseph Branch	27	16	1	0	2	3	4	6	1
Hector Prescott	8	3	0	0	0	3	1	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	8	80	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	7	121	13.4
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	20	5.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	12	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	9	97	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	75	7.5
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	19	4.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Chad Sutter	11	8	1	97	2	29
WR Derek Rose	6	4	0	51	0	16
TE Darius Flynn	4	1	1	13	0	27
WR Todd Roach	3	1	0	32	1	26
TE Xavier Hobart	1	1	0	20	1	10
WR Drake Jongeling	1	0	0	0	0	4
RB Dustin Bruce	1	1	0	8	0	20

Indianapolis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Herman Thomas	9	4	1	31	0	34
WR Jerald Erickson	7	4	1	54	0	38
TE Lorenzo Nybo	7	5	0	77	1	23
TE Carlton Walsh	6	4	0	29	0	39
RB Gage Edwards	2	1	0	16	0	16
RB Daniel Gwozdz	2	1	0	-4	0	21
WR Mitch Wright	1	0	0	0	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Dustin Bruce	5	29	5.80	2.91
QB Levi Burkhead	2	-4	-2.00	6.83
RB Ellis Bennett	1	3	3.00	0.75

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Levi Burkhead	2	1	5	2.50	8.19

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joseph Branch	1	1	9	9.00	6.44
Hector Prescott	1	1	0	0.00	3.63

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Chad Sutter	2	1	5	2.50	8.82

Indianapolis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Herman Thomas	2	2	9	4.50	3.44

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
RB Ellis Bennett	4	1
RB Dustin Bruce	2	1
QB Levi Burkhead	1	1

Indianapolis	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Levi Burkhead	10	5	5

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joseph Branch	8	4	4
Hector Prescott	2	0	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Chad Sutter	3	3	3
TE Darius Flynn	2	0	0
WR Todd Roach	2	0	0
TE Xavier Hobart	1	1	1
WR Derek Rose	1	1	1
WR Drake Jongeling	1	0	0

Indianapolis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jerald Erickson	3	1	1
WR Herman Thomas	2	0	0
TE Carlton Walsh	2	2	2
WR Mitch Wright	1	0	0
RB Gage Edwards	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 55,400 (68,800 capacity)
Upper Deck 12,900 (17,500)
End Zone 10,000 (12,600)
Mezzanine 5,700 (7,200)
Sideline Seats 8,900 (11,100)
Club Seats 9,000 (10,500)
Luxury Boxes 8,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	55,400 (68,800 capacity)
Upper Deck	12,900 (17,500)
End Zone	10,000 (12,600)
Mezzanine	5,700 (7,200)
Sideline Seats	8,900 (11,100)
Club Seats	9,000 (10,500)
Luxury Boxes	8,900 (9,900)