The Steelers are back home Sunday looking to steady themselves after a frustrating Week 4 loss to the Browns, and they’ll get a Colts team that has suddenly found its footing.
Pittsburgh enters Week 5 at 2-2 after letting Cleveland’s second-half issues slip away in a 27-24 defeat that also featured 14 penalties. Mike McCarthy’s team now gets a chance to reset at Acrisure Stadium against an Indianapolis club that has strung together consecutive wins over the Texans and Commanders to climb back to .500.
The matchup is set for Sunday, Oct. 11, at 1 p.m. ET, with CBS carrying the broadcast. Fans can also stream the game on DIRECTV, Fubo and Paramount+.
Both teams released their inactive lists shortly before kickoff. The Steelers are without Rico Dowdle, Drew Allar, Will Howard, Eli Heidenreich, Jamel Dean, Terell Smith and Kevin Jobity Jr. The Colts’ inactive group includes Jaylon Charlies, Ashton Dulin, Riley Leonard, Darius Slayton and Dalton Tucker.
Pittsburgh’s season has already had some swing to it through four weeks. The Steelers opened with a 20-13 win over the Falcons, then fell 20-3 at the Patriots before edging the Bengals 30-27 and dropping the Browns game. Now they face another AFC test with the chance to get back in the win column at home.
Indianapolis, meanwhile, stumbled out of the gate at 0-2 before turning things around. After those early losses, the Colts have answered with back-to-back victories and arrive in Pittsburgh at 2-2.
Sunday’s game is the next stop in a Steelers schedule that still has plenty ahead, including trips to the Buccaneers, Bengals, Eagles, Jaguars, Titans and Ravens, plus home dates with the Saints in Paris, Browns, Broncos, Texans, Ravens and Panthers.
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