Though the Pittsburgh Steelers secured victory in Monday night’s win over the Indianapolis Colts, their poor kick return coverage turned it into a nail-biting win. On five returns, Indy averaged 45 yards and had an 89-yard runback that changed the course of the game.
Today, we’ll go through the Colts three longest returns and try to figure out what the heck happened. Starting with the first.
1. Right return by the Colts. So the Steelers’ right side (left side from the Colts’ perspective) is free from the backside, just like an OLB chasing a running play called away from him.