NFL Week 15 Game Recap: Indianapolis Colts 30, Pittsburgh Steelers 13

The Indianapolis Colts beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 30-13 in Week 15, boosting their playoff hopes.

Offensive spotlight: Gardner Minshew led the Colts with a really solid performance, completing 18 of his 28 pass attempts for 215 yards and three touchdown passes.

Michael Pittman Jr. left this game in the first half with a concussion and did not return. Pittman actually led the Colts in receiving yards (78) despite only playing until halfway through the second quarter.

Running back Zack Moss also left this game early with an arm injury but was also a key contributor before going out, finding the end zone for the Colts’ first touchdown of the game.

Mitch Trubisky was at the helm once again for the Steelers, and while he accounted for two scores in the first half, he couldn’t get much else going beyond that.

Trubisky also threw two interceptions in this game while totaling 169 yards passing before being benched in favor of Mason Rudolph (who didn’t fare much better) with just over two minutes to go in the game.

Defensive spotlight: T.J. Watt did his best to keep the Steelers competitive by delivering two sacks, bringing his season total to a league-leading 16 at the time of this game’s conclusion.

Colts safety Julian Blackmon found himself on the receiving end of multiple Steelers turnovers, picking up a fumble recovery and an interception in this game. Both of Blackmon’s big plays came in the second half, helping his team ensure the win. 

Rookie spotlight: Colts third-round rookie Josh Downs had a relatively quiet day, totaling three catches for 19 receiving yards. With Pittman out of the game, the ball got spread around quite a bit, as Downs has been held below 50 receiving yards in five straight games after exceeding that total in 50% of his eight games prior.

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