Just when it looked like the battery was dead and the juice was gone for the season, the Pittsburgh Steelers reanimated in a powerful and improbable fashion for all the world to see with their impressive 27-20 victory over the Indianapolis Colts.
By saying it was impressive, we’re not claiming it was a dominant performance. After all, the Colts outgained the Steelers 342 total yards to Pittsburgh’s meager 203.
Yet it was significant in that coming into this game, the Steelers’ defense was being lambasted as being grossly overpaid and miserably underperforming. Even T.J. Watt’s older brother, J.