Indianapolis Colts quarterback Matt Hasselbeck (#8). (Photo : Getty Images)
Rising team Indianapolis Colts (6-5) will visit hard-luck squad Pittsburgh Steelers (6-5) at the Heinz Field on December 6 for a Sunday night Week 13 game in the 2015 NFL season.
The Colts are on a roll right now, winning three straight games to hold on to the AFC South lead. Their last game was a 25-12 thrashing of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at the Lucas Oil Stadium last Sunday, as reported by USA Today.
Second-string quarterback Matt Hasselbeck is ably filling in for injured starter Andrew Luck, passing 26-of-42 for 315 yards, two touchdowns, no interceptions, and three sacks for a QBR of 73.4 and rating of 100.8.
Meanwhile, the Steelers lost their starting quarterback, Ben Roethlisberger, for the third time this season with two minutes remaining in their 39-30 loss to the Seattle Seahawks at the CenturyLink Field last Sunday for a concussion protocol, as per Fansided.
Roethlisberger was superb against Seattle, pulling off the best passing performance against the Seahawks with 456 yards on 36-of-55 throws, but the team fell short because of his late injury.
With Big Ben questionable in their next home game, the streaking Colts are favored to extend their winning run to four matches.
Prediction: Colts win, 21-17.
Indianapolis Colts starting lineup
Offense: Hasselbeck (QB), Gore (RB), Doyle (FB), Hilton (WR1), Johnson (WR2), Fleener (TE), Castonzo (LT), Mewhort (LG), Holmes (C), Thornton (RG), Reitz (RT)
Defense: Langford (DE), Parry (NT), Winn (DT), Mathis (OLB), Jackson (ILB), Irving (ILB), Walden (OLB), Toler (CB1), Davis (CB2), Geathers (SS), Lowery (FS)
Pittsburgh Steelers starting lineup
Offense: Jones (QB), Williams (RB), Johnson (FB), Brown (WR1), Bryant (WR2), Spaeth (TE), Villanueva (LT), Foster (LG), Wallace (C), DeCastro (RG), Gilbert (RT)
Defense: Heyward (DE), McLendon (NT), Tuitt (DE), Moats (OLB), Shazier (ILB), Timmons (ILB), Harrison (OLB), Blake (CB1), Gay (CB2), Allen (SS), Mitchell (FS)
