The Indianapolis Colts are at home to take on the Pittsburgh Steelers for their week four matchup Sunday at 1:00 PM EST.

This week, the struggling Colts offense will go up against an elite Steelers defense. To call this an uphill battle would be an insult to anyone who has ever had to fight uphill. I won’t say the task is impossible because this is the NFL, anything is possible. But at the same time, the Colts are missing several starters on defense, including Kenny Moore and Kwity Paye. On offense, the Colts will be without center Ryan Kelly and start a 22-year-old rookie in Tanor Bortolini in his place. Kelly’s absence has the opportunity to completely change how the Colts offense will have to operate, as neither Bortolini nor Anthony Richardson are likely to be ready to call offensive line adjustments in advance. Against most teams this would only be an issue, but against this Steelers line with Cam Heyward and TJ Watt this could be an absolute disaster.

It could be. Or we could all be surprised by a great team performance that keeps Indy competitive through all four quarters. However, keep it in mind would be a surprise. Nothing we’ve seen so far should make us believe this team is ready for that kind of performance. So you know, keep that in mind in the comments below. We can hope for a win, but I’m telling you not to expect it this week. This isn’t the week to expect Anthony Richardson to “bounce back” from the worst two games of his career so far. Today it could be very, very ugly. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.

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