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PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers battled the Indianapolis Colts on a rainy afternoon, as two 2-2 squads battled for momentum in the early part of the regular season. Despite the bad weather, the two teams played surprisingly clean football through the opening half.
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With those sloppy conditions, injuries were on the minds of both the Colts and the Steelers. Lower-body injuries are where the mind immediately goes, but the first ailment the Steelers faced in Week 5 was a scary one that had nothing to do with the playing conditions at Acrisure Stadium.
During the second quarter of the contest, star edge rusher T.J. Watt went one-on-one with Colts offensive lineman Jalen Travis when the Indianapolis tackle shot his hands up to block him, Travis’s hands hit Watt up high, and it appeared that his fingers may have gone through Watt’s facemask and poked him in the eye.
ESPN’s Brooke Pryor shared a clip of the play via her X account.
ouch. TJ Watt still in the medical tent after this eye poke. pic.twitter.com/QXowRWRTcg
– Brooke Pryor (@bepryor) October 11, 2026
Steelers Relying on Depth
The Steelers have one of the deepest outside linebacker rooms in the NFL, and that comes in handy when your leader and top player goes down. Should Watt miss time, Alex Highsmith and Nick Herbig would assume the majority of the snaps on the edge.
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This story was originally published October 11, 2026 at 11:15 AM.