The Steelers seemed destined for a long day against the top-ranked Colts once they easily allowed a successful fake punt. Aside from the fact that Indianapolis is known to go for it on fourth down, it’s just not what former Steelers LB James Harrison is used to. Another former Steeler, Joe Haden, couldn’t make sense of how they played it, either.
The Steelers were already down seven when they had the Colts on their own 25 facing a 4th and 1. While they put the punting unit out there, the Steelers made no visible effort to combat a potential fake.