PITTSBURGH (Interstat) — Aaron Rodgers threw three touchdown passes and the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Indianapolis Colts 34-22 on Sunday at Acrisure Stadium.

Rodgers completed 22 of 31 passes for 235 yards and three touchdowns, and he ran for 6 yards. Daniel Jones was 24 of 44 for 267 yards and ran for 4 yards for Indianapolis. Jaylen Warren led Pittsburgh with 15 carries for 101 yards and a touchdown, and he caught six passes for 87 yards and another score. Pat Freiermuth caught five passes for 44 yards and two touchdowns and ran once for 1 yard. A crowd of 66,503 watched the Steelers improve to 3-2 and the Colts fall to 2-3.

The Colts opened the scoring with 8:57 left in the first quarter when Spencer Shrader made a 57-yard field goal. Pittsburgh answered 12 seconds later when Rodgers hit Warren for an 80-yard touchdown. Shrader added a 56-yard field goal with 6:55 left in the first quarter, trimming Pittsburgh’s lead to 7-6.

In the second quarter, Rodgers found Freiermuth for a 1-yard touchdown with 13:17 remaining, and Chris Boswell added the extra point. Indianapolis responded with Tyler Warren’s 1-yard touchdown run with 7:43 left, and Shrader’s extra point made it 14-13. Boswell closed the half with a 48-yard field goal with 21 seconds remaining, giving Pittsburgh a 17-13 lead at halftime.

Shrader made a 22-yard field goal with 10:23 left in the third quarter to make it 17-16. Warren then broke free for a 50-yard touchdown run with 7:06 remaining, and Boswell’s extra point pushed Pittsburgh ahead 24-16. Shrader connected from 40 yards with 2:13 left in the quarter, pulling Indianapolis within 24-19.

The Colts cut the lead to 24-22 on Shrader’s 28-yard field goal with 11:42 left in the fourth quarter. Rodgers then found Freiermuth for a 17-yard touchdown with 6:35 remaining, and Boswell’s extra point made it 31-22. Boswell capped the scoring with a 54-yard field goal with 3:43 left.

Pittsburgh’s defense had several high-tackle performances. Linebacker Payton Wilson recorded 10 tackles. Cornerback Jalen Ramsey had nine. Linebacker Patrick Queen and safety Jaquan Brisker each made seven. Cornerback Daylen Everette added six. Asante Samuel Jr., Yahya Black and Jack Sawyer each had four. Keeanu Benton, Cameron Heyward, Sebastian Joseph-Day and Gabriel Rubio each finished with three, and Heyward recorded a sack. Alex Highsmith and Brandin Echols each had two. Cole Holcomb, Carson Bruener, Doneiko Slaughter, Robert Spears-Jennings and Riley Nowakowski each had one.

Indianapolis was led by A.J. Haulcy and Akeem Davis-Gaither, who each had seven tackles. DeForest Buckner had six tackles and a sack. Justin Walley also had six tackles. Grover Stewart and Austin Ajiake each had five. Deion Burks added one tackle.

Pittsburgh’s other offensive contributors included Germie Bernard, who caught six passes for 80 yards and ran once for 4 yards. DK Metcalf had three receptions for 12 yards and one run for 11 yards. Darnell Washington caught two passes for 12 yards. Lew Nichols ran once for 6 yards. Kaden Wetjen returned five kickoffs for 110 yards and one punt for no gain. Cameron Johnston punted three times for 156 yards.

For Indianapolis, Tyler Warren caught seven passes for 83 yards and a touchdown and ran once for 1 yard. Jonathan Taylor rushed 15 times for 45 yards and caught three passes for 37 yards. Seth McGowan had five carries for 16 yards, one reception for 3 yards and three kickoff returns for 84 yards. Josh Downs caught three passes for 47 yards. Keenan Allen had five receptions for 45 yards. Laquon Treadwell caught two passes for 34 yards. Mo Alie-Cox had two catches for 14 yards. Drew Ogletree caught one pass for 4 yards. Rigoberto Sanchez punted once for 52 yards.

Spencer Shrader made all five of his field-goal attempts for Indianapolis. Chris Boswell made both of his field-goal tries for Pittsburgh. Rodgers entered after a 299-yard, three-touchdown passing performance in Pittsburgh’s previous game against Cleveland. The Steelers had alternated wins and losses over their first four games, while Indianapolis had won two of its previous three games before falling at Pittsburgh. The Colts are scheduled to host Tennessee next. The Steelers are set to visit Tampa Bay.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Pittsburgh 38, Indianapolis 29. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Pittsburgh with a 72.6 percent probability to win. Indianapolis had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of +2.5. The total score of 56 went under the over/under line of 43.5.