The Pittsburgh Steelers are coming off one of their best defensive performances of the 2025 season. Against the AFC-leading Indianapolis Colts in Week 9, Mike Tomlin's defense played with their hair on fire—sacking quarterback Daniel Jones five times and recording six total defensive takeaways.
Even with the Colts stringing together roughly half of their yardage in garbage time late in the game, Jones finished the game with just 6.8 yards per pass attempt and a 13.0 QBR. Meanwhile, sensational running back Jonathan Taylor earned just 45 yards on 14 carries (3.2 yards per carry) as Indy rushed for just 2.