Week 5, 2023

played in Indianapolis, IN

68 degrees, fair, calm

Pittsburgh Steelers	7	17	3	0	-	27
Indianapolis Colts	3	14	7	0	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:45 PIT - Herb Matich 4 run (Ryan Succop extra point)
1Q: 04:46 IND - David Buehler 49 field goal
2Q: 15:00 PIT - Ryan Succop 43 field goal
2Q: 09:33 IND - Leo Mahe 14 pass from Mark Sanchez (David Buehler extra point)
2Q: 06:47 PIT - Herb Matich 18 run (Ryan Succop extra point)
2Q: 02:04 PIT - Rico Howe 3 run (Ryan Succop extra point)
2Q: 00:54 IND - Jerome Cowsette 9 pass from Mark Sanchez (David Buehler extra point)
3Q: 14:05 IND - Patrick Logan 63 fumble return (David Buehler extra point)
3Q: 00:36 PIT - Ryan Succop 47 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:45 PIT - Herb Matich 4 run (Ryan Succop extra point)
1Q: 04:46 IND - David Buehler 49 field goal
2Q: 15:00 PIT - Ryan Succop 43 field goal
2Q: 09:33 IND - Leo Mahe 14 pass from Mark Sanchez (David Buehler extra point)
2Q: 06:47 PIT - Herb Matich 18 run (Ryan Succop extra point)
2Q: 02:04 PIT - Rico Howe 3 run (Ryan Succop extra point)
2Q: 00:54 IND - Jerome Cowsette 9 pass from Mark Sanchez (David Buehler extra point)
3Q: 14:05 IND - Patrick Logan 63 fumble return (David Buehler extra point)
3Q: 00:36 PIT - Ryan Succop 47 field goal

Team Statistics PIT IND
Record 4-1 0-5
First Downs 22 21
- by Rushing 8 5
- by Passing 13 11
- by Penalty 1 5
Total Net Yards 352 251
- Offensive Plays 64 58
- Yards per Play 5.50 4.33
Net Rushing Yards 106 120
- Rushing Attempts 32 26
- Yards per Rush 3.31 4.62
Net Passing Yards 246 131
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 26 - 0 30 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 253 146
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 2/15
- Yards per Pass Play 7.69 4.09
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 3/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.5 8.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/68 4/35
Punt Returns/Yards 2/28 2/19
Kick Returns/Yards 5/150 5/95
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 38 OWN 32
Time of Possession 33:34 26:26

Team Statistics	PIT	IND
Record	4-1	0-5
First Downs	22	21
- by Rushing	8	5
- by Passing	13	11
- by Penalty	1	5
Total Net Yards	352	251
- Offensive Plays	64	58
- Yards per Play	5.50	4.33
Net Rushing Yards	106	120
- Rushing Attempts	32	26
- Yards per Rush	3.31	4.62
Net Passing Yards	246	131
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 26 - 0	30 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	253	146
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	2/15
- Yards per Pass Play	7.69	4.09
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	3/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.5	8.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/68	4/35
Punt Returns/Yards	2/28	2/19
Kick Returns/Yards	5/150	5/95
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 38	OWN 32
Time of Possession	33:34	26:26

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:24	OWN 39	8	61	Touchdown
1	9:15	2:48	OWN 35	5	19	Punt
1	4:39	4:45	OWN 42	8	32	Field Goal
2	9:25	2:50	OWN 38	5	62	Touchdown
2	3:55	1:57	OWN 43	6	57	Touchdown
2	0:44	0:44	OWN 42	4	31	Half
3	13:23	2:14	OWN 41	3	7	Punt
3	9:36	3:06	OWN 9	6	29	Punt
3	2:04	1:36	OPP 39	3	9	Field Goal
4	13:09	5:01	OWN 23	9	42	Missed FG
4	6:00	3:19	OWN 45	5	9	Punt
4	0:49	0:49	OWN 47	3	-1	Game

Indianapolis Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:36	1:21	OWN 29	3	0	Punt
1	6:27	1:48	OPP 40	6	8	Field Goal
2	14:54	5:29	OWN 13	11	87	Touchdown
2	6:35	2:40	OWN 20	5	4	Punt
2	1:58	1:14	OWN 43	5	57	Touchdown
3	15:00	1:37	OWN 28	2	72	Touchdown
3	11:09	1:33	OWN 23	3	7	Punt
3	6:30	4:26	OWN 31	6	18	Punt
3	0:28	2:19	OWN 46	6	31	Fumble
4	8:08	2:08	OWN 42	5	20	Missed FG
4	2:41	1:52	OWN 20	8	40	Missed FG

Game MVP: Rico Howe, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Herb Matich	26	100	3.85	18	3	2
Rico Howe	3	1	0.33	3	0	1
Gus Eleazer	3	5	1.67	7	0	0

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Knowshon Moreno	12	67	5.58	43	1
Dixon Gifford	8	25	3.13	8	0
Mark Sanchez	4	23	5.75	13	1
Jeremy Brakke	1	0	0.00	0	0
Jimmie Mahaffey	1	5	5.00	5	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rico Howe	31	26	253	1/7	0	32	0	100.7

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mark Sanchez	30	15	146	2/15	2	21	0	86.2

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Herb Matich	7	8	64	9.14	43	32
WR Kirk Cole	6	7	42	7.00	4	14
WR Britt Wheeler	5	6	51	10.20	12	24
TE Antonio Fecht	3	3	26	8.67	0	15
WR George Gray	2	3	38	19.00	22	28
WR Danny Cranford	2	3	27	13.50	5	17
TE Graham Sellers	1	1	5	5.00	0	5

Indianapolis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jerome Cowsette	6	7	61	10.17	2	14	1
WR Jimmie Mahaffey	2	7	37	18.50	3	21	0
TE Patrick Logan	2	2	8	4.00	2	5	0
WR Carl Abney	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Donnie Bentsen	1	4	8	8.00	2	8	0
FB Jeremy Brakke	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE Jerome Dove	1	3	9	9.00	7	9	0
WR Leo Mahe	1	4	14	14.00	14	14	1

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Indianapolis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force
Herb Matich	1	0	0
Brett Hathaway	0	1	0
B.J. Buckner	0	1	0
Edward Patterson	0	0	1
Curtis Fitzgerald	0	0	1

Indianapolis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Patrick Logan	1	1	0	1
Knowshon Moreno	1	0	0	0
Lonnie Pehrson	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Colin Zook	4	125	31.3	21.5	46	1

Indianapolis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Edward Godfrey	4	157	39.3	32.3	60	1

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ryan Succop	2/3	2/3	0/1	47	3/3

Indianapolis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Buehler	1/3	1/3	0/2	49	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kirk Cole	2	28	14.0	0

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jerome Cowsette	2	19	9.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marshall Robb	5	150	30.0	0

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jerome Cowsette	3	62	20.7	0
Carl Abney	2	33	16.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S William Moore	6	3	0.0	20	26
ILB Edward Patterson	6	2	0.0	23	23
OLB Bruce Davis	6	1	0.0	23	26
DE Chris Akaka	3	1	1.0	16	15
CB Pete Wyoming	3	2	0.0	25	31
S Ronnie White	3	1	0.0	17	23
S Jake Ford	3	0	0.0	21	29
DT Sen'Derrick Marks	2	0	1.0	19	18
S Josh Moseley	2	2	0.0	17	20
DE Aaron Maybin	2	0	0.0	12	20
CB Curtis Fitzgerald	2	0	0.0	19	24
DT Pat Sims	1	0	0.0	11	7
CB Patrick Lee	1	0	0.0	1	8
DT Norbert Briggs	1	0	0.0	9	16
DT B.J. Buckner	0	1	0.0	14	18

Indianapolis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Malcolm Jenkins	6	2	0.0	25	32
S Darcel McBath	6	2	0.0	26	29
OLB Brandon Graham	5	0	1.0	21	20
CB Hal Tyler	5	0	0.0	24	19
DE Artie Shorter	4	4	0.0	26	18
S Corwin Wunsch	4	2	0.0	25	26
S Chris Stone	4	0	0.0	23	18
DE Vaughn Martin	3	0	0.0	14	14
CB George Stinson	3	0	0.0	31	30
DT Lonnie Pehrson	2	4	0.0	18	18
DT Damon Sampson	2	1	0.0	9	10
ILB Jasper Brinkley	2	0	0.0	10	8
OLB Dusty Reynolds	2	0	0.0	5	9
DT Gerald McCoy	2	0	0.0	18	16
ILB Robert James	1	2	0.0	22	24
ILB Bucky Baxter	1	1	0.0	11	12
DE Jeremy Martin	1	0	0.0	19	24
DT Perry Covey	1	0	0.0	6	14
DE Anthony McMahon	0	1	0.0	13	8

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Chris Akaka	1.0	0	1	0	15
DT Sen'Derrick Marks	1.0	0	0	1	18
DT B.J. Buckner	0.0	1	2	0	18
DT Norbert Briggs	0.0	0	1	1	16
DE Aaron Maybin	0.0	0	1	0	20
DE George Selvie	0.0	0	1	0	24

Indianapolis	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Brandon Graham	1.0	0	0	20
DE Artie Shorter	0.0	1	1	18
DT Perry Covey	0.0	1	0	14

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S William Moore	2	1	26
ILB Edward Patterson	2	0	23
DT Sen'Derrick Marks	2	0	18
CB Pete Wyoming	1	2	31
OLB Bruce Davis	1	1	26
CB Curtis Fitzgerald	1	1	24
S Ronnie White	1	1	23
DT Pat Sims	1	0	7
CB Patrick Lee	1	0	8
DE Aaron Maybin	1	0	20
S Jake Ford	1	0	29
S Josh Moseley	1	0	20

Indianapolis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Darcel McBath	4	1	29
CB Hal Tyler	4	0	19
OLB Brandon Graham	3	1	20
S Corwin Wunsch	3	0	26
S Chris Stone	3	0	18
OLB Dusty Reynolds	2	0	9
CB George Stinson	2	0	30
DE Jeremy Martin	1	0	24
ILB Jasper Brinkley	1	0	8
CB Malcolm Jenkins	1	0	32
ILB Bucky Baxter	1	0	12
DT Perry Covey	1	0	14

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Gabe Russell	4	8	0	28	1	26
Marty Howard	2	5	0	31	0	30
Brett Hathaway	2	3	1	29	0	29
Rodger Saffold	1	6	0	29	0	28
Frankie Modrell	1	4	0	24	0	26
Quentin Dernbach	1	1	0	5	0	2
Donovan Ahern	0	1	0	12	0	11
Graham Sellers	0	1	0	17	0	8

Indianapolis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tyronne Green	2	7	19	1	29
Matt Tennant	2	4	14	0	16
Kurt Ingram	1	3	12	0	16
Andy Alleman	1	1	17	0	22
Patrick Logan	1	1	10	0	6
Ernie Fitzgerald	0	3	26	0	32
Otis Hudson	0	1	23	1	21
Dwayne Shannon	0	1	16	0	13
Jeremy Brakke	0	1	8	0	15

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Bucky Irwin	2	11
Gus Eleazer	2	9
Antonio Fecht	1	17
Britt Wheeler	1	14
Danny Cranford	1	14

Indianapolis	Tackles	STPlays
George Stinson	2	16
Dixon Gifford	2	6
Bucky Baxter	1	21
Jerome Cowsette	1	15
Andy Alleman	1	7

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Pete Wyoming	---	---	25	31	9	65
Rico Howe	32	32	---	---	---	64
Marty Howard	31	30	---	---	---	61
George Gray	30	29	---	---	1	60
Gabe Russell	28	26	---	---	6	60
Brett Hathaway	29	29	---	---	---	58
Herb Matich	29	28	---	---	---	57
Rodger Saffold	29	28	---	---	---	57
Josh Moseley	---	---	17	20	18	55
Bruce Davis	---	---	23	26	5	54
Jake Ford	---	---	21	29	3	53
Ronnie White	---	---	17	23	13	53
Frankie Modrell	24	26	---	---	1	51
Edward Patterson	---	---	23	23	4	50
Kirk Cole	20	23	---	---	5	48
William Moore	---	---	20	26	2	48
Britt Wheeler	15	19	---	---	14	48
George Selvie	---	---	22	24	2	48
Curtis Fitzgerald	---	---	19	24	3	46
Danny Cranford	12	19	---	---	14	45
Bucky Irwin	16	17	---	---	11	44
Antonio Fecht	13	11	---	---	17	41
Sen'Derrick Marks	---	---	19	18	3	40
Aaron Maybin	---	---	12	20	7	39
B.J. Buckner	---	---	14	18	2	34
Rondell Kurtz	---	---	6	16	11	33
Chris Akaka	---	---	16	15	1	32
Donovan Ahern	12	11	---	---	7	30
Graham Sellers	17	8	---	---	5	30
Norbert Briggs	---	---	9	16	2	27
Quentin Dernbach	5	2	---	---	16	23
Lincoln Vespignani	---	---	11	6	5	22
Irving Duvall	0	0	---	---	22	22
Pat Sims	---	---	11	7	1	19
Gus Eleazer	3	4	---	---	9	16
Alonzo Hatcher	3	4	---	---	7	14
Edwin Veldheer	3	3	---	---	7	13
Patrick Lee	---	---	1	8	3	12
Don Middleton	1	3	---	---	7	11
Josh Hall	---	---	0	2	9	11
Ryan Succop	0	0	---	---	9	9
Marshall Robb	---	---	0	0	5	5
Colin Zook	0	0	---	---	4	4
Jim Brady	0	0	---	---	3	3
Patrick Mussi	---	---	0	0	2	2
David Abrams	0	0	---	---	---	0

Indianapolis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
George Stinson	---	---	31	30	16	77
Darcel McBath	---	---	26	29	14	69
Ernie Fitzgerald	26	32	---	---	7	65
Corwin Wunsch	---	---	25	26	11	62
Malcolm Jenkins	---	---	25	32	3	60
Mark Sanchez	26	32	---	---	---	58
Tyronne Green	19	29	---	---	7	55
Robert James	---	---	22	24	3	49
Chris Stone	---	---	23	18	7	48
Jerome Cowsette	15	17	---	---	15	47
Artie Shorter	---	---	26	18	3	47
Andy Alleman	17	22	---	---	7	46
Hal Tyler	---	---	24	19	3	46
Marcus Thomas	11	11	---	---	22	44
Jeremy Martin	---	---	19	24	1	44
Bucky Baxter	---	---	11	12	21	44
Otis Hudson	23	21	---	---	---	44
Brandon Graham	---	---	21	20	3	44
Donnie Bentsen	15	16	---	---	10	41
Jerome Dove	15	21	---	---	5	41
Leo Mahe	12	21	---	---	6	39
Lonnie Pehrson	---	---	18	18	3	39
Matt Tennant	14	16	---	---	7	37
Gerald McCoy	---	---	18	16	3	37
Knowshon Moreno	15	19	---	---	---	34
Carl Abney	8	9	---	---	14	31
Vaughn Martin	---	---	14	14	3	31
Jasper Brinkley	---	---	10	8	13	31
Patrick Logan	10	6	---	---	15	31
Jeremy Brakke	8	15	---	---	7	30
Dixon Gifford	11	13	---	---	6	30
Dwayne Shannon	16	13	---	---	---	29
Kurt Ingram	12	16	---	---	---	28
Anthony McMahon	---	---	13	8	3	24
Perry Covey	---	---	6	14	3	23
Jimmie Mahaffey	10	12	---	---	---	22
Jimmy Gaylor	3	11	---	---	7	21
Damon Sampson	---	---	9	10	1	20
Dusty Reynolds	---	---	5	9	---	14
Navorro Bowman	---	---	6	3	1	10
Kenneth Wright	0	0	---	---	9	9
David Buehler	0	0	---	---	8	8
Edward Godfrey	0	0	---	---	4	4
Jason Rioux	0	0	---	---	3	3
Sean Brower	---	---	0	0	1	1
Artie Rivers	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	34	4.3
Middle	6	10	1.7
Right	16	64	4.0
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	18	3.0
Middle	14	90	6.4
Right	6	12	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rico Howe	31	26	3	1	0	2	2	1	0

Indianapolis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mark Sanchez	30	15	1	1	1	6	6	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	20	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	15	141	7.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	6	92	13.1
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	14	14.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	42	4.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	6	69	5.3
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	21	3.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Herb Matich	8	7	64	1	28
WR Kirk Cole	7	6	42	0	23
WR Britt Wheeler	6	5	51	1	19
WR George Gray	3	2	38	1	29
TE Antonio Fecht	3	3	26	0	11
WR Danny Cranford	3	2	27	0	19
TE Graham Sellers	1	1	5	0	8

Indianapolis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jerome Cowsette	7	6	0	61	0	17
WR Jimmie Mahaffey	7	2	0	37	1	12
WR Donnie Bentsen	4	1	1	8	0	16
WR Leo Mahe	4	1	0	14	0	21
TE Jerome Dove	3	1	0	9	0	21
WR Carl Abney	2	1	0	5	0	9
TE Patrick Logan	2	2	0	8	0	6
FB Jeremy Brakke	1	1	0	4	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Herb Matich	4	34	8.50	3.85
Rico Howe	1	3	3.00	0.33
Gus Eleazer	1	1	1.00	1.67

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Mark Sanchez	1	5	5.00	5.75

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rico Howe	2	0	0	0.00	8.16

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mark Sanchez	2	2	23	11.50	4.87

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR George Gray	1	0	0	0.00	12.67
WR Danny Cranford	1	0	0	0.00	9.00

Indianapolis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jerome Cowsette	1	1	9	9.00	8.71
WR Leo Mahe	1	1	14	14.00	3.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Herb Matich	3	0
Rico Howe	1	0

Indianapolis	Rushes	Conversions
Dixon Gifford	2	1
Mark Sanchez	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rico Howe	7	6	4

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mark Sanchez	6	2	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Britt Wheeler	3	2	1
WR Kirk Cole	2	2	1
WR George Gray	1	1	1
WR Danny Cranford	1	1	1

Indianapolis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Donnie Bentsen	3	1	1
WR Jerome Cowsette	2	1	1
WR Leo Mahe	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 51,100 (68,800 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,700 (24,000)
End Zone 13,400 (17,200)
Mezzanine 7,400 (9,900)
Sideline Seats 10,200 (15,300)
Luxury Boxes 1,400 (2,400)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	51,100 (68,800 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,700 (24,000)
End Zone	13,400 (17,200)
Mezzanine	7,400 (9,900)
Sideline Seats	10,200 (15,300)
Luxury Boxes	1,400 (2,400)