The Steelers entered the game against the No. 1 offense in the NFL, the Indianapolis Colts, with a re-worked back end.

But that new look worked. And now it appears the Steelers can stop shuffling their safeties, a process that has seen five different starting combinations in eight games.

Because of injuries and illness, the Steelers acquired Kyle Dugger from the New England Patriots last Thursday. He was so late to the process that Mike Tomlin wanted to 1.) keep eyes on him for conditioning purposes, and 2.) keep the wandering Jalen Ramsey home at free safety all game to guide the newcomer.

Necessity was the mother of this invention, because Dugger played a whopping 77 of 78 snaps at strong safety. Only Ramsey, Joey Porter, Jr., and Patrick Queen with all 78 snaps, played more on defens

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