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Pittsburgh Steelers at Indianapolis Colts - Week 3
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

NE
BUF		 31
 34
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SF
CIN		 13
 8
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MIA
CLE		 16
 17
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DEN
TEN		 14
 17
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DET
MIN		 26
 23
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NYG
PHI		 29
 16
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HOU
NO		 33
 40
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JAC
CAR		 10
 16
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NYJ
OAK		 24
 34
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BAL
STL		 37
 7
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KC
SD		 17
 20
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ARI
SEA		 10
 13
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GB
CHI		 27
 17
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ATL
TB		 13
 16
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PIT
IND		 23
 20
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WAS
DAL		 16
 18
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Steelers 27, Colts 13

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Pittsburgh Steelers
Rank  Player Projections
QB 14 Ben Roethlisberger Pass: 250, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 6 Rashard Mendenhall Rush: 100, 1 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 63 Isaac Redman Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 4 Mike Wallace Rec: 7-100, 1 TD
WR 37 Hines Ward Rec: 5-60, 1 TD
WR 54 Emmanuel Sanders Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
TE 26 Heath Miller Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 12 Shaun Suisham FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3
DEF 1 Defense / ST  
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Indianapolis Colts
Rank  Player Projections
QB 29 Kerry Collins Pass: 200, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 24 Joseph Addai Rush: 50, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 64 Delone Carter Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 28 Reggie Wayne Rec: 4-60, 0 TD
WR 52 Austin Collie Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 72 Pierre Garcon Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
 TE 13 Dallas Clark Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
K 22 Adam Vinatieri FG: 2/2 XP: 1/1
DEF 26 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Steelers Club has won 7 of past 9 on road... QB Ben Roethlisberger (146) needs 4 TD passes to join HOFer TERRY BRADSHAW (212) as 2nd QB in Steelers history with 150 TD... RB Rashard Mendenhall posted 1st rush TD of season last week & Steelers are 14-4 (.778) when Mendenhall rushes for TD. RB Isaac Redman recorded 20-yard TD run last game, 1st career TD... WR Hines Ward had 8 catches for 112 yards in last game vs. Ind. Ward (11,802) needs 33 rec. yards to surpass HOFer DON MAYNARD (11,834) for 20th in NFL history. Dating back to 12/19/10, WR Mike Wallace aims for 6th consecutive game with 100+ rec. yards (102, 104, 105, 107, 126). Tied career-high with 8 rec. last week... TE Heath Miller (290) needs 10 catches to become 1st Pit. TE with 300 career... Pit. posted 28th shutout since 1960 last week, 2nd-most in NFL during span (Chi., 30)... Defense registered 5 sacks last week... LB James Harrison has 50.5 career sacks, 5th-most by Steeler since '82 (JASON GILDON, 77)...

Colts Have 13-4 (.765) record at home under head coach JIM CALDWELL... In 4 career starts vs. Steelers, QB Kerry Collins has 3-1 record & has completed 87 of 138 passes (63 pct.) for 958 yards with 5 TDs vs. 1 INT & 92.6 passer rating... RB Joseph Addai totaled 101 yards last week (64 rushing, 37 receiving)... WR Reggie Wayne (798) needs 2 receptions to reach 800 career. Wayne (10,920) needs 80 receiving yards to reach 11,000 career. In last meeting vs. Steelers, Wayne had 6 catches for 114 yards (19 avg.) with TD... TE Dallas Clark posted 1st TD catch of season last week. Incl. postseason, Clark aims for 3rd straight game with TD vs. Pit... Incl. postseason, DE Dwight Freeney has 4.5 sacks in 4 career games against Steelers. Freeney registered 95th career sack & 42nd FF last week.


Results and Schedule
Pittsburgh Steelers
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2011-09-11 BAL A L 7-35 -28
2 2011-09-18 SEA H W 24-0 +24
3 2011-09-25 IND A W 23-20 +3
4 2011-10-02 HOU A    
5 2011-10-09 TEN H    
6 2011-10-16 JAC H    
7 2011-10-23 ARI A    
8 2011-10-30 NE H    
9 2011-11-06 BAL H    
10 2011-11-13 CIN A    
11   Bye      
12 2011-11-27 KC A    
13 2011-12-04 CIN H    
14 2011-12-08 CLE H    
15 2011-12-19 SF A    
16 2011-12-24 STL H    
17 2012-01-01 CLE A    
   
Indianapolis Colts
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2011-09-11 HOU A L 7-34 -27
2 2011-09-18 CLE H L 19-27 -8
3 2011-09-25 PIT H L 20-23 -3
4 2011-10-03 TB A    
5 2011-10-09 KC H    
6 2011-10-16 CIN A    
7 2011-10-23 NO A    
8 2011-10-30 TEN A    
9 2011-11-06 ATL H    
10 2011-11-13 JAC H    
11   Bye      
12 2011-11-27 CAR H    
13 2011-12-04 NE A    
14 2011-12-11 BAL A    
15 2011-12-18 TEN H    
16 2011-12-22 HOU H    
17 2012-01-01 JAC A    

Injury Report
Pittsburgh Steelers
Out  DE Brett Keisel (Knee)
Probable  RB Jonathan Dwyer (Shoulder)
 OC Maurkice Pouncey (Hamstring)
IR  RB Baron Batch (Knee)
 OT Willie Colon (Triceps)
 QB Byron Leftwich (Broken Arm)
   
Indianapolis Colts
Out  QB Peyton Manning (Neck)
 OLB Ernie Sims (Knee)
Questionable  MLB Gary Brackett (Shoulder)
 SS Melvin Bullitt (Shoulder)
 TE Dallas Clark (Foot)
 OG Ryan Diem (Ankle)
 TE Brody Eldridge (Knee)
 DT Eric Foster (Hamstring)
 DE Dwight Freeney (Abdomen)
 DE Robert Mathis (Chest)
 DT Fili Moala (Ankle)
 TE Jacob Tamme (Concussion)
 WR Blair White (Back)

Offense Stats Comparison
  PIT
 Offense 		 IND
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 15.5 13.0 23.5 PIT
Rushing yards 95.0 86.5 107.0 PIT
Rushing yards per attempt 3.73 4.12 4.12 IND
Completion % 62.5% 50.7% 61.7% PIT
Passing yards 271.5 174.0 246.7 PIT
Passing yards per completion 12.07 9.94 11.55 PIT
Passing yards per attempt 7.54 5.04 7.12 PIT
Interceptions 1.5 0.5 0.9 IND
Fumbles lost 2.0 1.5 0.8 IND
Sacks allowed 3.0 2.5 2.5 IND
3rd down conversions 45.8% 21.7% 38.6% PIT
4th down conversions 0.0% 0.0% 50.0% -
Time of possession 33:07 24:21 30:02 PIT
  Defense Stats Comparison
  PIT
 Defense 		 IND
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 17.5 30.5 23.5 PIT
Rushing yards 100.5 136.5 107.0 PIT
Rushing yards per attempt 4.57 3.64 4.12 IND
Completion % 63.8% 69.6% 61.7% PIT
Passing yards 174.0 207.0 246.7 PIT
Passing yards per completion 9.41 10.62 11.55 PIT
Passing yards per attempt 6.00 7.39 7.12 PIT
INT return 0.0 1.0 0.9 IND
Fumble recoveries 0.0 1.0 0.8 IND
Sacks 3.0 1.0 2.5 PIT
3rd down conversions 32.1% 48.1% 38.6% PIT
4th down conversions 33.3% 100.0% 50.0% PIT
Time of possession 26:49 35:39 30:02 PIT

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   PIT   IND  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 8.9 0.0 11.0 PIT
Yards per kick return 31.5 22.5 25.4 PIT
Yards allowed per punt return 0.0 28.6 11.0 PIT
Yards allowed per kick return 25.3 42.0 25.4 PIT
  Misc Stats Comparison
   PIT   IND  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 5.0 5.0 6.4 -
Penalty yards 50.5 40.5 54.0 IND

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 2 of the 2011 season with no adjustment. Once more weeks are played, these stats will tabulate the last 6 weeks results and deduct the best and worst value from the data set.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Indianapolis Colts
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2002 7 2002-10-21 IND PIT 10-28 PIT
2005 12 2005-11-28 PIT IND 7-26 IND
2005 DP 2006-01-15 PIT IND 21-18 PIT
2008 10 2008-11-09 IND PIT 24-20 IND

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2010 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database. DP = Divisional Playoff