Trailing 42-34, Indianapolis Colts‘ quarterback Andrew Luck fell straight onto his butt to give the Pittsburgh Steelers a safety and a two possession lead in one of the more surprising NFL results of the day
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The Indianapolis Colts have really bounced back after an 0-2 star, winning five consecutive games to improve to 5-2.
They entered Heinz Field in Pittsburgh looking to take down the Steelers to make it six straight.
The Steelers had other plans. After Andrew Luck and the Colts took an early 3-0 lead, the Steelers scored the next 21 points. They pushed their lead to 35-10 in the second quarter.
The Colts began to rally and had the lead down to 35-20 at the half.
Trailing just 42-20, the Colts cut the lead to 42-34 and got the ball back at their own five-yard line. On the next play, Andrew Luck fell down right on his butt in the end zone. He tried to throw a pass but was called for intentional grounding, giving the Steelers a safety and a 44-34 lead.
You can watch Andrew Luck fall down and give the Steelers a two-score lead below:
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