Maybe the Steelers were inspired by the presence of their 2005 Super Bowl-winning team.

Maybe they were inspired by defensive captain Cam Heyward challenging their fight.

Or maybe it was a Saturday night speech by Jalen Ramsey in which he commanded the room and implored his teammates to play with an edge.

Whatever the case, the defense that had been missing since the team returned from Ireland showed up Sunday in the oddest of places — against the NFL’s highest-scoring team and No. 1 offense.

The Steelers shut down the Indianapolis Colts for 50 minutes, taking away league rushing leader Jonathan Taylor and making quarterback Daniel Jones look like his old New York Giants self in a 27-20 victory at Acrisure Stadium that ended their two-game losing streak.

“It's a big-time win,” coach M

See Full Page