Colts overwhelmed in 45-10 loss to Steelers

PITTSBURGH -- The had another tough time against and the Edwin Diaz Jersey .Roethlisberger threw for 364 yards and four touchdowns in the ' 45-10 dismantling of the decimated on Sunday night."We got beat thoroughly in all three phases," coach Chuck Pagano said. "We don't have a lot of time to sit and dwell on this. It stings, but we've got to move on."Roethlisberger has 886 yards pa sing and 10 touchdowns in his last two starts against Indianapolis. The three-time quarterback threw for a franchise-record 522 yards and tied his own club mark with six touchdowns when the teams met in Pittsburgh last season. caught eight pa ses for 118 yards and two touchdowns on Sunday. He also scored on a 71-yard punt return for the (7-5), who remain in the thick of a crowded AFC playoff picture. hauled in four pa ses for 114 yards and a score, and added 134 yards rushing as Pittsburgh shook off a slow start to dominate the (6-6 Mike Marjama Jersey ) during the final three quarters. threw for 169 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions before leaving in the fourth quarter because of neck and shoulder pain. He was non-committal about starting next Sunday at Jacksonville for the , who remain tied with Houston for the lead in the AFC South."I don't know about that yet," Ha selbeck said. "I would hope that I could. I did get X-rays and I'm in a little bit of pain, but I don't know anything else other than that."The came in smarting following a sloppy lo s in Seattle last weekend that dropped them out of the AFC's top wild-card spot, while the had been surging under the seemingly agele s Ha selbeck. The 40-year-old began the night unbeaten while subbing for by avoiding mistakes and playing with the energy of someone at the onset of his career instead of fighting off the twilight.Whatever magic Ha selbeck po se sed disappeared quickly in a stadium where he has never won. He threw a pair of interceptions in the opening 11 minutes, matching his season total. The first one came on the game's third play after the recovered a fumble on the opening kickoff. He lobbed a pa s at the goal line that linebacker snatched out of the air for his first career interception.Ha selbeck's second - after another turnover - J.P. Crawford Jersey came later in the quarter on a tipped ball that ended up in the hands of cornerback , seeing his first extended playing time since the acquired him from Philadelphia in August.It led to a 51-yard field goal from that gave the a 6-3 lead. Ha selbeck later found for a 9-yard score that put Indianapolis in front.Roethlisberger took over from there as the finished the first half with a flourish.He completed six straight pa ses on an 80-yard drive that ended with a 7-yard dart to Brown that pushed the ahead for good after the team's NFL-leading Jay Buhner Jersey seventh 2-point conversion.Roethlisberger was even better running the 2-minute drill on Pittsburgh's next po se sion, going 60 yards in eight plays, the last a 5-yard to s to just inside the pylon that put Pittsburgh up by 11 at the break."They gave us opportunities," Ha selbeck said. "There's really no excuse. We were in it. We had chances and we didn't capitalize offensively."The went three-and-out to start the second half and Roethlisberger picked up where he left off when he found Bryant with a rainbow down the right sideline. Bryant chased it down and simply ran away from a pair of Indianapolis defensive backs on his way to a 68-yard play that put Taylor Guilbeau Jersey the up 18.Indianapolis' last best shot to get back in it came later in the quarter, but Ha selbeck was chased to the sideline and threw an incomplete pa s on fourth down at the Pittsburgh 14.Roethlisberger provided the exclamation point with a 48-yard pa s to Brown, three plays before the wide receiver hauled in his second touchdown catch."We tried to mix it up and nothing really seemed to work," Pagano said.Copyright 2015 by The A sociated Pre s