Joe Flacco relieves injured Anthony Richardson and helps Colts hold off Steelers 27-24
Joe Flacco threw two touchdown passes in relief of the injured Anthony Richardson, and the Indianapolis Colts came up with a stop in the final minute to beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 27-24
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Joe Flacco threw two touchdown passes in relief of the injured Anthony Richardson, and the Indianapolis Colts came up with a stop in the final minute to beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 27-24 on Sunday.
Indy (2-2) has won two straight since opening the season with back-to-back losses — and two straight against Pittsburgh.
The Steelers (3-1) fought back from a 17-0 deficit but fell just short of extending their six-game regular-season winning streak. Pittsburgh's top-ranked defense allowed a season-high point total.
Justin Fields ran for two second-half scores and threw for another to cut the deficit to 27-24 with 3:40 to go. But the Steelers turned the ball over on downs when they couldn't recover from a botched snap that resulted in a 12-yard loss with less than two minutes to play.
