With their playoff hopes slowly vanishing, the Pittsburgh Steelers allowed Gardner Minshew II, Trey Sermon, Tyler Goodson and D.J. Montgomery beat them. Minshew is a backup. Goodson had three career carries before Saturday and Montgomery had three career catches that came back in 2021. Sermon was a draft bust with the San Francisco 49ers.
Those are the second- and third-stringers who might have ended the Steelers' best chance to stay in the playoff race. There can be no excuses for the Steelers. The Colts overcame their adversity in a 30-13 win that is a big one in the AFC wild-card race.