Steelers-Colts NFL Week 12: What You Need To Know

PITTSBURGH, PA — This is the Monday Night Football game the executives at ESPN likely have been dreading for weeks: a matchup only fans in Pittsburgh and Indianapolis could care about as the dreadful 3-7 Steelers take on the only slightly less dreadful 4-6-1 Colts.

Sure, neither team technically has been eliminated from the NFL playoff race. But the odds of either of them doing so are about as good as you finding a box of gold bullion in the attack underneath a tennis racket and several of your grandmother's old photo albums.

After watching the disheartening 37-30 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals last week, the questions for Steelers fans watching Monday's game are these: Can rookie quarterback Kenny Pickett go a third consecutive game without throwing an interception? Can the Steelers' suddenly improved run game continue to do so without the presence of backup running back Jaylen Warren, who often seems better than starter Najee Harris? Will Diontae Johnson, supposedly the team's number one wide receiver, finally catch his first touchdown pass of the season? Will the Steelers' less-than-stellar secondary get torched yet again?

The answers to those questions could be ugly.

Here's what you need to know about the game:

• Where: Lucas Oil Stadium
• When: Monday, 8:15 p.m.
• Forecast: Domed stadium.
• Favored: Colts by 2.5, according to oddsshark.com.
• Series history: Steelers lead the series 26-6.
• Last meeting: Dec. 27, 2020, Steelers won 28-24.
• Series streak: Steelers have won the past seven meetings.
• TV: ESPN with Joe Buck, Troy Aikman and Lisa Salters.
• Radio: WDVE-FM with Bill Hillgrove, Craig Wolfley and Max Starks.