Colts fall on late field goal, 26-24 - 13 WTHR Indianapolis

The Indianapolis Colts rallied from a round of early mistakes to lead the Steelers on the road Sunday night, but a late field goal handed them their first loss of the exhibition season, 26-24.

Andrew Luck shook off a pair of early interceptions to put together three second-quarter scoring drives, giving the Indianapolis Colts a halftime lead before the Steelers rallied.

The top overall pick completed 16 of 25 passes for 175 yards and added a 1-yard touchdown run for the Colts (1-1), who held their own against a perennial Super Bowl contender.  

Veteran receiver Reggie Wayne assessed the rookie quarterback's game. "He's going to have some tough times," Wayne said, "but being able to stay focused and bouncing back - he did a great job of that tonight.

Ben Roethlisberger passed for 81 yards with a touchdown and an interception for the Steelers (1-1), who took an early 14-0 lead when Ike Taylor picked off Luck's pass and took it 50 yards for a score.  

The pick hardly rattled Luck, who led the Colts to scores on three of their next four drives. By the time he left, Indianapolis held a 17-14 at halftime.  

But Rookie Danny Hrapmann kicked four second-half field goals for the Steelers, including the 22-yard game-winner with 23 seconds remaining.

After the game, coach Chuck Pagano addressed injuries to receiver Austin Collie and DE Corey Redding. 

Collie, who has a long history of concussions, took a blow to the head. "It's preseason so we're going to err on the side of caution with all those guys and kept (Collie) out and he'll be evaluated further in the coming days," Pagano said.

Redding "has a knee issue and they don't know what it is right now, and a little bit of an ankle," Pagano said.  Redding will have an MRI Monday morning. 

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