Category: 2022 Week 12 Steelers vs. Colts

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The NFL came down hard on Pittsburgh Steelers this week after a large number of the team celebrated an interception by cornerback James Pierre during last week’s game. As a group, the team was fined $132,484 for the celebration.

After Pierre’s first-quarter interception of Indianapolis Colts quarterback Matt Ryan, Pierre and a dozen teammates ran to the end zone to celebrate, The celebration, one that started in training camp, involved one player throwing the football up like a target and the rest of the players simulating shooting it out of the sky.

Here is how the fines broke down:

LB T.J. Watt $13,261

S Minkah Fitzpatrick $13,261

LB Myles Jack $13,261

LB Marcus Allen $13,261

CB Cameron Sutton $13,261

CB Levi Wallace $13,261

S Terrell Edmunds $13,261

S Tre Norwood $4,715

CB James Pierre $4,989

S Damontae Kazee $6,597

CB Arthur Maulet $8,528

LB Malik Reed $8,333

LB Alex Highsmith $6,495

The disparity in fines relates to the NFL’s policy about how much can be fined. The larger figure is the standard amount for a veteran player on a first-time offense bu the smaller amounts are based on a percentage of the player’s salary, hence they are lower.

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In the wake of the Pittsburgh Steelers win over the Indianapolis Colts, social media was abuzz with hot takes about what this game meant. Here are the three big overreactions we came across after last night’s game.

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On Tuesday, Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin addressed the media and offered a very limited injury update from Monday’s win over the Indianapolis Colts.

According to Tomlin, they are still in the process of evaluating the abdominal injury running back Najee Harris suffered on Monday night. With Harris out of the lineup, backup Benny Snell played well.

Tomlin also noted that multiple players had bumps and bruises associated with play that the team would keep an eye on. This includes linebacker T.J. Watt, defensive tackle Larry Ogujobi, safety Minkah Fitzpatrick and linebacker Myles Jacks.

The Steelers now must turn around on a short week, come back to Pittsburgh and then turn around and fly to Atlanta this week and take on the Falcons.

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There was a huge swing in momentum Monday night between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Indianapolis Colts. After the Steelers controlled the game for much of the first half, their kickoff team gave up an 89-yard return by Dallis Flowers that the Colts turned into points.

That was a key part of the second-half collapse, according to head coach Mike Tomlin. While Tomlin was pleased with the play of many players in what turned out to be a 24-17 win, he noted after the game and again Tuesday that the coverage was not good.

“We were missing Miles Boykin and Robert Spillane, but boy, it’s not acceptable,” Tomlin said.

Thankfully the Steelers were able to weather the storm after that momentum shift and regroup in the fourth quarter. As Tomlin noted, multiple key special teamers were out with injuries, and another key player, running back Benny Snell, was forced into the starting lineup.

Tomlin also noted that the Atlanta Falcons have a very good return game, and Pittsburgh faces off with them next week.

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On Monday night, the Pittsburgh Steelers got a much-needed win over the Indianapolis Colts. Let’s take a look at the studs and the duds from the game.

The Pittsburgh Steelers came out fast, stalled out and finished strong on their way to a 24-17 win over the Indianapolis Colts. There is a lot to unpack from this one but here are our quick takeaways from the win.