Big takeaways from the Steelers impressive win over the Colts

Major takeaways from the Steelers impressive win over the Colts.

Key points

• The win improves the Steelers' record to 3-2 heading into next week's road showdown with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
• Roman Wilson and Ben Skowronek both obtained hurt and after the game, Wilson was seen with his wrist heavily wrapped.
• The best thing that could happen to Jaylen Warren was for Rico Dowdle to sprain his toe.
• With so plenty of key players missing from the secondary, the pass rush needed to step up.
• We don't talk regarding it enough but the Steelers return teams, in particular the kickoff return team has been awful this season.

It seems that the Pittsburgh Steelers cannot string together two good games in a row, but Sunday's 34-22 win over the Indianapolis Colts was one of the best versions of this team, especially on offense. The win improves the Steelers' record to 3-2 heading into next week's road showdown with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Here are the major takeaways from the win.

With so plenty of key players missing from the secondary, the pass rush needed to step up. And they didn't. The Steelers overpriced trio of T.J. Watt, Alex Highsmith and Nick Herbig failed to register so much as a quarterback hit, much less a sack. Wide receiver injuries piling up.

Roman Wilson and Ben Skowronek both obtained hurt and after the game, Wilson was seen with his wrist heavily wrapped. You add in Michael Pittman Jr. Who went on IR this week and it leaves just four viable receivers and all eyes on rookie Germie Bernard who had a major game on Sunday. Jaylen Warren is still the focus of the offense.

Notably, the best thing that could happen to Jaylen Warren was for Rico Dowdle to sprain his toe. It has allowed him over the last three weeks to show he can be a feature back in this offense. Warren finished with 188 yards of offense and two touchdowns, including an 80-yard touchdown reception and a 50-yard touchdown run. Special teams continue to struggle.

We don't talk regarding it enough but the Steelers return teams, in particular the kickoff return team has been awful this season. Seeing how poorly this group has performed makes us all miss Danny Smith. SMS Facebook Twitter Email.

Taken together, the developments around big takeaways from the Steelers impressive win over the Colts point to a situation that is still moving, and the coming days should bring more clarity.