The Indianapolis Colts (5-2) are set to hit the road to take on the Pittsburgh Steelers (3-4) at Heinz Field in what is expected to be a gritty battle in Week 9.
While the Colts opened the week as slight underdogs, they will be entering the weekend as 1.5-point favorites in the road matchup. The expectation is that this game will be a tough battle and one that might not feature a whole lot of offense.
Here’s how some of the experts around the league view the outcome of this Week 9 matchup:
| Expert | Pick | Score (if applicable) |
| Nate Davis (USA TODAY) | Steelers | 23-20 |
| Mike Jones (USA TODAY) | Colts | 24-20 |
| Jarrett Bell (USA TODAY) | Steelers | 20-16 |
| Mike Clay (ESPN) | Steelers | N/A |
| Vinnie Iyer (Sporting News) | Colts | 27-23 |
| Pete Prisco (CBS Sports) | Steelers | 24-17 |
| Jared Dubin (CBS Sports) | Colts | N/A |
| Todd Haislop (Sporting News) | Steelers | 23-21 |
| NumberFire | Colts | N/A |
| Pro Football Focus | Colts | N/A |
| Bleacher Report | Colts | 23-20 |
This is a tough matchup to guage. The Colts have seemingly played to their opponents’ level every week—whether than be playing up against good teams or playing down against bad teams.
The Steelers have struggled against winning teams this season. The teams they have beaten this season have a combined record of 3-20, but that doesn’t mean they will go down lightly.
Every game for the Colts has been decided by one score this season and given the strength of the Steelers defense, it is likely on the docket for Sunday.
This should be a close matchup throughout and truly could be viewed as a 50-50 call in terms of the predicting the winner.
