Pittsburgh Steelers FS Minkah Fitzpatrick was on the wrong end of an unnecessary roughness call that led to a critical Indianapolis Colts touchdown to give them a two-score lead. A call so questionable even CBS Sports rules expert Gene Steratore thought it was blatantly missed.
Backup Colts QB Joe Flacco, replacing the injured Anthony Richardson, fired deep down the left sideline to rookie WR A.D. Mitchell late in the third quarter. Fitzpatrick came flying over from his deep-half landmark to contest the play. Mitchell essentially gave up and slowed down as Fitzpatrick finished the play, making hard shoulder-to-shoulder contact into Mitchell.