Many members of the national media had been singing the praises of the Pittsburgh Steelers, particularly of their star-studded defense, which allowed just 26 points in the first three weeks of the season and was simply dominating in the second half of games.
There was the outstanding second half in the season-opening win against the Atlanta Falcons, the Steelers pitching a shutout and allowing just 55 total yards, and then an even more dominant display in Week 3 against the Los Angeles Chargers, holding them to -5 yards of total offense to put the game away.
But on Sunday in Indianapolis in Week 4 against the Colts, the Steelers didn’t have an answer for backup quarterback Joe Flacco, who played the majority of the game after a first-quarter injury to Anthony Richardson.