Let’s take a look back at the Colts’ Week 9 performance vs. the Steelers with our quick takeaways from what took place.

Following a 27-20 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Indianapolis Colts are now 7-2 on the season.

With the dust having somewhat settled on Sunday’s game, let’s take a look back at the Colts’ performance with a few quick takeaways.

– Losing the turnover battle is always tough to overcome — losing the turnover battle by a 6-1 deficit is near impossible. The Steelers also turned those takeaways into 24 points.

– It was tough sledding on the ground for the Colts, who averaged just 2.9 yards per rush as an offense and produced 55 total rushing yards. A lack of success in the run game often leads to an offense having to dig itself out of long down and distance situations, which isn’t an easy task against an aggressive Steelers’ defense.

– Also, trailing by multiple scores and becoming pass-heavy is not often going to be a recipe for success, but again, that can be even more difficult against this Pittsburgh defense.

– The spark for the offense came from Alec Pierce and Michael Pittman. The two combined for 15 receptions and 230 yards. Pittman continues to put together a very good season.

– The Colts ended up totaling 368 yards, but the red zone stats tell us about this game. While Indianapolis was successful inside the 20-yard line, producing two touchdowns, they had only two visits the entire game, with drives stalling out beforehand.

– When the offense gives the ball away six times, that puts the defense in some highly difficult situations. Sticking with the red zone, Pittsburgh was inside the Indianapolis 20-yard line six times.

– Even when the Colts’ defense has given up points or yards this season, they’ve come away with the crucial interception. However, the fumble recovery came just a bit too late in this one.

– It wasn’t a huge day statistically for Aaron Rodgers, who totaled 203 passing yards at a modest 5.8 yards per attempt, but he was quite efficient against the Colts’ defense.

– In addition to that, with Rodgers leaning on the quick game, the Colts generated only four quarterback hits.

– Coming into this game, the Colts’ offensive line was surrendering just over one sack per game. The Steelers, however, brought down Jones five times.

(Please note that this article will be updated.)