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Steelers beat Colts

Sports · Heat 1.1 / 10 · 9 shows · 1h 49m airtime

The Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Indianapolis Colts 34-22 on October 12, 2026, behind Aaron Rodgers' three touchdown passes and Jalen Warren's 188 total yards. Rodgers went 22 of 31 for 235 yards and was sacked once, and his 581st career touchdown pass moved him past Peyton Manning for third all-time. He is also the first Steelers quarterback with three touchdown passes in three straight weeks since Terry Bradshaw. The Steelers changed their right guard and right tackle after the first two games, and Warren has averaged about 160 yards a game since Brock and Max took over that side in Week 3, with his EPA over the last three weeks ahead of Bijan Robinson, Jahmyr Gibbs and Derrick Henry.

How 9 podcasts covered it

  1. The Herd with Colin Cowherd, 2026-10-09 (25:17 to 26:34)
    Forecasts rain and a Steelers lean
    A pregame pick segment: heavy rain in Pittsburgh, extra rest for the Steelers against a Colts team back from London, poor Colts secondary grades and Michael Pittman expected out. A forecast and a lean, not a result.
  2. Pardon My Take, 2026-10-12 (1:22:10 to 1:28:14)
    Notes Rodgers passing Manning for third all-time
    Recaps the Steelers' 34-22 win over the Colts: Rodgers' three touchdowns, Warren's 188 yards and two long scores, and Washington's blocking. Frames Rodgers as possibly back while doubting Pittsburgh is an AFC threat, and blames Indianapolis' red-zone field goals.
    New angle: Rodgers' 581st career touchdown pass moved him past Peyton Manning for third all-time.
  3. Nightcap, 2026-10-12 (44:57 to 48:10)
    Recaps Rodgers' 580th score and Warren's big day
    Recaps the 34-22 win over Indianapolis: Rodgers' three touchdowns and his 580th career score passing Manning, Warren's 80-yard catch and 50-yard run, and a Steelers front that bottled up Jonathan Taylor. Stays inside the numbers already on the record.
  4. Nightcap, 2026-10-12 (48:10 to 49:31)
    Recaps the Colts' stalled run game
    Recaps the Colts' 2-3 start through the passing game: Daniel Jones threw 44 times because the run game stalled, and the receiver room is thin after the Pittman trade and Alec Pierce's foot injury. Stays inside the Week 6 result already on the record.
  5. The Dan Patrick Show, 2026-10-12 (33:33 to 34:53)
    Plays the radio call of Warren's touchdown
    Plays the Steelers' radio call of Jaylen Warren's 50-yard touchdown run as the Play of the Day and repeats the Herschel Walker 1986 comparison, staying inside the ground already covered on the Steelers' win.
  6. Nightcap, 2026-10-12 (5:35 to 36:02)
    Retells the win over Indianapolis
    Drive-by-drive retelling of the 34-22 win over Indianapolis: Warren's 80-yard score, Rodgers' touchdown to Freiermuth, the red-zone stops. It stays inside the game result already on the record, adding only color on the pass defense and tackling.
  7. The Pat McAfee Show, 2026-10-12 (21:40 to 34:34)
    Adds the Steelers' line shuffle behind the surge
    Recaps the Steelers' offensive surge behind Rodgers and Warren, then adds the mechanism: Pittsburgh swapped its right guard and right tackle after two bad games, and has averaged 29 points and 350-plus yards in the three since.
    New angle: The Steelers changed their right guard and right tackle after the first two games.
  8. The Dan Le Batard Show, 2026-10-12 (29:56 to 35:26)
    Credits Warren for the offense taking off
    Turns to the Steelers' win over the Colts and argues the offense took off by making Jaylen Warren the focal point. Adds an efficiency figure for Warren's last three weeks and Rodgers' postgame line about feeding him the ball.
    New angle: Warren's EPA over the last three weeks is better than Bijan Robinson's, Jahmyr Gibbs' and Derrick Henry's.
  9. The Herd with Colin Cowherd, 2026-10-12 (24:32 to 27:08)
    Credits the new coordinator for a functional offense
    Recaps the Steelers' easy win over the Colts and credits the new coordinator for a functional offense, with Warren's two long scores as the evidence. Stays inside the week's coverage, adding only Colin's read that Pittsburgh reaches about 6-2 before the schedule toughens.
  10. The Pat McAfee Show, 2026-10-13 (16:44 to 26:56)
    Interviews Freiermuth on his bigger role
    Freiermuth interview after the Colts win: his bigger role, McCarthy's detail-heavy schedule and thick Pittsburgh accent, and Rodgers' no-veteran-days practice habit. Reaction and color around the win, with no new development in the game itself.
  11. The Pat McAfee Show, 2026-10-13 (30:44 to 33:28)
    Credits the Week 3 line change
    Freiermuth, on the show, credits the Week 3 insertion of Brock and Max on the right side with Warren's production, saying Warren has gone off for about 160 yards a game since. Adds a first-hand account of the line change already on the record.
    New angle: Jalen Warren has averaged about 160 yards a game since Brock and Max took over the right side in Week 3.
  12. Nightcap, 2026-10-14 (6:40 to 9:03)
    Recaps the win and puts Rodgers' stat line on record
    Recaps the 34-22 win and praises Rodgers and Warren, but puts Rodgers' full stat line on the record for the first time: 22 of 31 for 235 yards and three touchdowns, sacked once.
    New angle: Rodgers was 22 of 31 for 235 yards and three touchdowns, sacked once.
  13. The Pat McAfee Show, 2026-10-14 (22:40 to 28:07)
    Recaps the win and Rodgers' mobility
    JJ Watt, who called the game, walks through how Pittsburgh bottled up Jonathan Taylor and why Jalen Warren should get 20-plus touches a game. Recaps the win and Rodgers' improved mobility, staying inside the week's coverage.
  14. First Take, 2026-10-15 (14:36 to 23:36)
    Revisits McCoy's Rodgers take and Pittsburgh's ceiling
    Revisits Gerald McCoy's August take that anything short of a Super Bowl is a failure for Rodgers, then argues the Steelers' ceiling. Stephen A. Smith calls Rodgers no longer elite and Pittsburgh no contender; the segment stays inside the Rodgers-Warren numbers already on the record.
  15. The Rich Eisen Show, 2026-10-15 (3:20 to 15:04)
    Interviews Warren on his undrafted route
    Long interview with Jalen Warren on his route from Snow College and Utah State to undrafted free agency and the Steelers' lead job. The football substance is the Herschel Walker stat and the AFC Offensive Player of the Week award, both already on the record.
  16. First Things First, 2026-10-16 (2:11:57 to 2:14:51)
    Adds Rodgers' first-since-Bradshaw streak
    Runs through Rodgers' three-week touchdown streak and the Steelers' jump in explosive plays, crediting Jalen Warren's balance. Adds a first-since-Bradshaw note and Warren's rushing lines against Indy, Cleveland and Cincinnati.
    New angle: Rodgers is the first Steelers quarterback with three touchdown passes in three straight weeks since Terry Bradshaw.
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