The Indianapolis Colts reached the NFL playoff qualifying zone this Saturday by beating the Pittsburgh Steelers 30-13 in a game corresponding to week 15 of the 2023 season.
The Colts have eight wins and six losses that propelled them from eighth to sixth place among the best teams in the American Conference (AFC), in which the Steelers were left with a 7-7 record that placed them in eleventh position, outside the first seven to qualify for the postseason.
Gardner Minshew had an outstanding performance at the Indianapolis controls; he had 215 yards and three touchdown passes; he was captured three times.
With Pittsburgh, Mitch Trubisky passed for 169 yards and a touchdown; He was intercepted twice and captured three times.
In the first quarter, the Steelers took a 0-6 lead on a personal play by Mitch Trubisky, an advantage they expanded in the second period pushed by the special teams that blocked a punt and left their offense in a good position.
Trubisky took advantage of the success and connected in the diagonals with Diontae Johnson to go 0-13.
The Colts offense finally managed to establish a drive that traveled 75 yards in seven plays that concluded with a pass from Gardner Minshew to Zack Moss that brought them within 7-13 and took the lead 14-13 before halftime with a reception by DJ Montgomery .
At the start of the second half, the Indianapolis defense caused a Najee Harris fumble that was recovered by Julian Blackmon at the visiting team’s 18-yard line.
Action that Gardner Minshew capitalized on with a pass for the touchdown by veteran Mo Alie-Cox that made the score 21-13 and expanded to 24-13 with a field goal by Matt Gay, a series later.
In the fourth quarter, the running attack consumed nine minutes in a long 15-play, 70-yard drive that concluded with a three-point kick by Matt Gay that extended the lead to 27-13.
Steelers tried to come back, but the home defense intercepted Trubisky for the second time.
The Colts sealed the 30-13 victory with a 42-yard field goal by Matt Gay.
2023-12-17 02:27:57
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