# Week 5, 2026: Indianapolis Colts at Pittsburgh Steelers Oct 11, 2026 · not played yet · 2 calls on record Who do pundits pick in Colts vs Steelers? Of 2 pundits with a call on record, all 2 take the Colts. 1 named a score; the median has the Colts by 3. Every call is graded once the game is final. Page: https://missedtakes.co/nfl/games/2026-week-5-colts-at-steelers Picks: - [John Breech](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/john-breech) took the Colts, Colts 22–Steelers 19; said Oct 6, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/adff8191-46ce-4758-bbee-d01fc48361d3 - Brent Sobleski took the Colts; said Oct 5, 2026; not settled yet ## How they come in The Colts are 2-2 and have won 2 straight; the Steelers are 2-2. On win totals, 6 pundits put the Colts at 6.8 wins on average, and 14 pundits put the Steelers at 8.9 wins on average. Venue: Acrisure Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - Indianapolis Colts: 2-2, won 2 straight (102 scored, 104 allowed) - Last games: W 30-13 at Commanders; W 19-17 vs Texans; L 30-33 at Chiefs - Unit ranks this season: offense 19th, defense 26th of 32 - Last season: 8-9 - Win-total calls: 6 pundits, average 6.8, 5 to 9 wins - The side most pundits took won 3 of 4 Colts games - Pittsburgh Steelers: 2-2 (77 scored, 87 allowed) - Last games: L 24-27 at Browns; W 30-27 vs Bengals; L 3-20 at Patriots - Unit ranks this season: offense 23rd, defense 11th of 32 - Last season: 10-7 - Win-total calls: 14 pundits, average 8.9, 6 to 11 wins - The side most pundits took won 2 of 4 Steelers games ## Players to watch Each club's starting quarterback, leading rusher, receiver and tight end, and its sack and tackle leaders, with their 2026 regular season so far, with the latest call on each from a pundit ranked on the leaderboard whose record beats the naive pick, made since the 2026 schedule came out ("No." is that rank). Leaderboard: https://missedtakes.co/nfl/leaderboard - [Daniel Jones](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/daniel-jones) (Starting QB, QB): 754 passing yards · 3 TD, 4 INT · 63.6% completions · 4 games; 22nd in the NFL in passing yards - No. 10 Rich Hribar, Sep 8, 2026: Daniel Jones to finish top 24 at his position, by fantasy points (not settled yet) - No. 19 Rich Eisen, Aug 6, 2026: Daniel Jones to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet) - [Jonathan Taylor](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/jonathan-taylor) (RB1, RB): 353 rushing yards on 86 carries · 6 TD · 10 catches for 69 · 4 games; 5th in the NFL in rushing yards - No. 10 Rich Hribar, Sep 17, 2026: Jonathan Taylor to finish top 12 at his position, by fantasy points (not settled yet) - No. 19 Rich Eisen, Aug 25, 2026: Jonathan Taylor to record 2,000 rushing yards (not settled yet) - [Josh Downs](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/josh-downs) (WR1, WR): 17 catches for 202 yards · 0 TD · 4 games; 43rd in the NFL in receiving yards - No. 6 Pat Fitzmaurice, Aug 31, 2026: Josh Downs to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet) - No. 7 Derek Brown, Sep 1, 2026: Josh Downs to fall short of his draft cost (round nine) (not settled yet) - [Tyler Warren](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/tyler-warren) (TE1, TE): 23 catches for 130 yards · 2 TD · 4 games; 88th in the NFL in receiving yards - No. 7 Derek Brown, Sep 1, 2026: Tyler Warren to finish top 5 at his position, by fantasy points (not settled yet) - No. 25 Nathan Jahnke, Aug 5, 2026: Tyler Warren to finish top 7 at his position, by fantasy points (not settled yet) - [DeForest Buckner](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/deforest-buckner) (Sack leader, DT): 3 sacks · 5 solo tackles · 4 games; 9th in the NFL in sacks - [Akeem Davis-Gaither](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/akeem-davis-gaither) (Tackle leader, LB): 20 solo tackles · 4 games; 9th in the NFL in solo tackles - No. 29 Jordan Dajani, Aug 25, 2026: Akeem Davis-Gaither to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet) - [Aaron Rodgers](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/aaron-rodgers) (Starting QB, QB): 999 passing yards · 7 TD, 4 INT · 57.5% completions · 4 games; 13th in the NFL in passing yards - No. 2 Bryan DeArdo, Aug 28, 2026: Aaron Rodgers to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet) - No. 10 Rich Hribar, Sep 16, 2026: Aaron Rodgers to finish top 24 at his position, by fantasy points (not settled yet) - [Jaylen Warren](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/jaylen-warren) (RB1, RB): 309 rushing yards on 55 carries · 0 TD · 13 catches for 143 · 4 games; 9th in the NFL in rushing yards - No. 6 Pat Fitzmaurice, Sep 4, 2026: Jaylen Warren to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet) - No. 10 Rich Hribar, Aug 4, 2026: Jaylen Warren to fall short of his draft cost (outside of the RB1 range in ADP) (not settled yet) - [DK Metcalf](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/dk-metcalf) (WR1, WR): 16 catches for 213 yards · 1 TD · 4 games; 36th in the NFL in receiving yards - No. 2 Bryan DeArdo, Aug 5, 2026: DK Metcalf to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet) - No. 7 Derek Brown, Sep 12, 2026: DK Metcalf to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet) - [Pat Freiermuth](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/pat-freiermuth) (TE1, TE): 14 catches for 125 yards · 2 TD · 4 games; 92nd in the NFL in receiving yards - No. 26 Andrew Erickson, Sep 16, 2026: Pat Freiermuth to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet) - [T.J. Watt](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/t-j-watt) (Sack leader, LB): 4.5 sacks · 10 solo tackles · 1 interception · 4 games; 3rd in the NFL in sacks - Payton Wilson (Tackle leader, LB): 1 sack · 16 solo tackles · 4 games; 34th in the NFL in solo tackles --- The room is counted in pundits, each one's latest call standing. Accuracy is out of 100; the naive pick is the home team. The week: https://missedtakes.co/nfl/games/2026-week-5 Method: https://missedtakes.co/methodology