The Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the Indianapolis Colts 34-22 on a wet Sunday afternoon at Acrisure Stadium. Running back Jaylen Warren rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown, and also led the Steelers in receiving yards with 87 yards and a score. Quarterback Aaron Rodgers threw for three touchdowns. Rodgers has now thrown for three touchdowns in three consecutive games. The Steelers defense held Colts running back Jonathan Taylor to 45 yards and kept him out of the endzone. Neither team turned the ball over.
The Steelers improved to 3-2 and are tied with Cleveland and Cincinnati, one game behind Baltimore, who are 4-1. They visit Tampa Bay this Sunday.
–With three touchdown passes during Sunday’s game – Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers passed Hall of Famer Peyton Manning and moved into third on the NFL’s all-time list with 582 touchdowns.
–Jaylen Warren became the first NFL player in 40 years to have a touchdown reception of 80-plus yards and a TD run of at least 50 yards in the same game. Nobody had done that since Herschel Walker in 1986.
The Steelers lost receivers Roman Wilson and Ben Skowronek to injuries during the game. They had lost receiver Michael Pittman, Jr. to Injured Reserve earlier in the week.
The Ravens came back to defeat Atlanta 30-23 in overtime during the Sunday Night Football Game. The Ravens erased 17-9 and 23-15 deficits in the second half. They scored a touchdown in the game’s final minute in regulation, then scored a two-point conversion to force the overtime. They scored the game-winning touchdown on a quarterback Tyler Huntley rush. The Falcons lost quarterback Michael Penix, Jr. to a rib injury late in the fourth quarter. Backup Tua Tagavailoa threw a game-ending interception in the overtime.
Cincinnati held off a late challenge from Miami to win 31-24. Joe Burrow threw four touchdown passes to lead the Bengals.
Cleveland lost to the New York Jets 17-12.
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