The Steelers defense had one of their best performances of the season in the win over the Indianapolis Colts with six sacks and five takeaways, and one of the key components was linebacker Alex Highsmith.

That is why Highsmith was named the AFC Defensive Player of the Week for Week 9.

Highsmith was responsible for two sacks of Colts quarterback Daniel Jones, one of them a strip sack that rookie Derrick Harmon recovered. He finished the game with four tackles, three of them solo stops, two sacks for a loss of 17 yards, three tackles for a loss, a forced fumble and a pass defensed.

The defense also held the NFL's best running back, Jonathan Taylor, to just 45 yards on 14 carries.

"We came out and we did what we know we can do this week," said linebacker Alex Highsmith. "We came out and w

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