The Indianapolis Colts won 30-13 against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Lucas Oil Stadium on Saturday.
Despite a poor start to the game, the Colts (8-6) stepped on the gas after the Steelers (7-7)'s second touchdown with 14:11 left in the second quarter. The local favorite's sudden awakening also coincides with that of quarterback Gardner Minshew II.
• Also read: NFL: The Vikings fail against the Bengals
• Also read: NFL: Tickets for less than $0.50
The latter found his teammates twice for touchdowns before returning to the locker room. Trailing 13-0 early in the second quarter, the Colts took advantage of their opponents' generosity to take a one-point lead after 30 minutes of play.
When he returned to Minshew II, he finished his night with three touchdown passes, an efficiency of 18 of 28 on his passes for yardage gains. His Steelers colleague Mitch Trubisky completed 16 of his 23 attempts through the air, collecting 169 yards. However, once he reached the payment zone himself.
Diontae Johnson was the other author of a touchdown for Pittsburgh after a delivery from Trubisky.
The Steelers face the Cincinnati Bengals on December 23rd. The Colts will look to pick up their fifth win in six games against the Falcons on December 24th in Atlanta.