Sometimes the numbers speak for themselves. No interpretation necessary.
The numbers painted an ugly picture for the Steelers on Dec. 16 inside Lucas Oil Stadium, starting with 30-13, which happened to be the final score, their third straight loss, and it was what dropped their record to 7-7. In addition to 30-13, there were other numbers that told the story about that score – first downs (19-13), total yards (372-216), rushing yards (170-74), penalties (8-101; 2-10), turnover ratio (minus-3), time of possession (33:20-26:40).
Week 15 of this 2023 NFL regular season began with 5 AFC teams owning 7-6 records, and since none of those teams were leading their respective divisions, all of them were eye-balling the three Wild Card berths available as the way to qualify for the playoffs. But to have watched the particulars of the Steelers’ defeat in Indianapolis
