The Steelers put one of their best defensive performances of the season in their 27-20 win over the Colts on Sunday at Acrisure Stadium. The raw box score statistics weren’t as impressive as the execution of their plan in dictating how the Colts offense would have to move the ball down the field if it wanted to succeed.

That Colts came into Week 9 of the 2025 NFL season on a historic pace of efficiency and production. Not only was it the highest-scoring offense in the NFL, but the Colts gained the most yards, most yards per play, and had the most red zone trips in the NFL with 38 in eight games — a rate of almost five red zone possessions per game.

The Steelers limited the Colts to just two red zone possessions Sunday, the fewest times any defense had allowed the Colts to get inside thei

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