The Pittsburgh Steelers and the Indianapolis Colts will clash in a special Thanksgiving Day 2016 Thursday Night Football tonight. This is a huge game for both teams and has big postseason implications for both as well as for their respective divisions. The game has a scheduled start time of 8.30 p.m. ET and takes place from Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana. The game can be watched on TV on the NBC network or online through live stream via the link below.
The Steelers are tied at the top of the AFC North and come into today's game with an even 5-5 record. They are level with the Baltimore Ravens at the top of the division, and know a win today would put the pressure back on the Ravens to get a result this week to keep up with them.
The Colts meanwhile are in second place in the AFC South, also with an even 5-5 record. The Houston Texans are out front in that division, with a 6-4 record, meaning Indianapolis need to win today to maintain the pressure on the Texans.
These two teams are evenly matched on paper. They have the same record so far this season, and almost the same stats for their offense in total yards per game, passing yards, and rush yards per game.
For total yards, the Steelers are recording an average of 364.4 yards, compared to the Colts' 356.6 yards.
In passing yards, the Steelers edge things with 268.2 yards compared to the Colts' 260.8 yards per game.
Where as in rush yards per game, the Steelers are posting 96.2 yards compared to the Colt's 95.8 yards.
Both quarterbacks have recorded an impressive number of touchdowns to this point in the season. Ben Roethlisberger has completed 228 passes of 353 attempts for 20 touchdowns and 2,524 yards. Antonio Brown has been his favorite target man, and Brown has received 77 passes for 907 yards and 7 touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Andrew Luck has completed 236 of 375 passes for 19 touchdowns and 2,827 yards.
Today's big NFL Thanksgiving 2016 Thursday Night Football game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Indianapolis Colts has a scheduled start time of 8.30 p.m. ET and can be watched on TV on the NBC network or online through live stream by clicking here.
