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Oct 13, 2026 11:46 AM
Kicker Spencer Shrader was responsible for 73% of the Indianapolis Colts' points in their loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday.
Indianapolis Colts K Spencer Shrader reacted to the team's 34-22 road loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 5. (Video via Jake Arthur/ColtsRoundtable)More Videos
The Indianapolis Colts (2-3) dropped another matchup to the Pittsburgh Steelers (3-2) on Sunday, 34-22, extending their road losing streak in Pittsburgh to six tries and 18 years.
The offense was one-dimensional and rarely able to move the ball into the red zone, and the defense lacked a pass rush and struggled to execute tackles. Special teams, though, as usual, was lights out, featuring a dominant kicking performance and a career-long kickoff return.
The "Crunching Numbers" series is a weekly segment that highlights milestones and achievements by the Colts and their individual players after each game. The following achievements by the Colts were provided postgame by Colts Communications, unless otherwise listed.
STAT LEADERS
- Passing: QB Daniel Jones (267 yards)
- Rushing: RB Jonathan Taylor (45 yards)
- Receiving: TE Tyler Warren (83 yards)
- Tackles: LB Akeem Davis-Gaither (7)
- Sacks: DT DeForest Buckner (1.0)
- Takeaways: N/A
- Kicking: K Spencer Shrader (5-of-5 FG [100%], 1-of-1 XP [100%])
- Punting: P Rigoberto Sanchez (1 punt, 52.0 avg., 52.0 net avg.)
- Returns: WR Anthony Gould (2 kickoffs, 40.5 avg.)
OFFENSE
Tight end Tyler Warren had 7 catches (9 targets) for 83 yards (11.9 avg.), and 1 carry for 1 yard and 1 TD.
- He tied Ken Dilger (8) for the second-most total touchdowns by a Colts tight end in their first two seasons.
- Warren joined Ozzie Newsome as the second tight end in NFL history to have two rushing touchdowns in their first two seasons.
- It was Warren's fourth consecutive game with at least five receptions, which is the longest such streak of his career and currently tied for the longest among all NFL tight ends this season.
Wide receiver Keenan Allen had 5 catches (9 targets) for 45 yards (9.0 avg.).
- He passed Reggie Wayne (1,070) for the 11th-most receptions in NFL history.
DEFENSE
- Steelers running back Jaylen Warren is the first player with a rushing touchdown of 50-plus yards and a receiving touchdown of 80-plus yards in the same game since Herschel Walker did it for the Dallas Cowboys in Week 15 of 1986. (Steelers Communications)
Linebacker Akeem Davis-Gaither had 7 tackles (1 for loss).
- This was his fifth consecutive game with seven-plus tackles, which is tied for the longest streak in the NFL this season.
Edge defender Laiatu Latu had 2 pass breakups.
- He is the first Colts defensive lineman to have two-plus passes defensed in a single game since DeForest Buckner in Week 9 of 2023.
SPECIAL TEAMS
Kicker Spencer Shrader converted 5-of-5 field goal attempts (100%) and 1-of-1 extra point attempts (100%), for 16 points.
- His five field goals tied his personal and the franchise's single-game record.
- His 57-yard field goal in the first quarter tied Chris Boswell for the second-longest field goal at Acrisure Stadium.
- Shrader tied Adam Vinatieri for the second-most consecutive 50-yard field goals made (7) in franchise history, dating back to last season.
- Shrader also tied Dean Biasucci (1988) and Mike Vanderjagt (1998) for the fourth-most 50-plus-yard field goals made in a single season (6) in franchise history.
- Shrader became just the second player in NFL history to make 34-plus field goals in his first 14 career games, joining Harrison Butker, who recorded 39 field goals during that span.
Wide receiver Anthony Gould returned two kickoffs for 81 yards (40.5 avg.)
- He had a career-long 54-yard return in the first quarter.
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