Post-Gazette insiders Gerry Dulac and Ray Fittipaldo react to the Steelers' NFL Week 4 loss against the Indianapolis Colts at Lucas Oil Stadium. Does Colts coach Shane Steichen have Steelers coach Mike Tomlin's number after gashing his defense in each of the last two meetings? Why did OC Arthur Smith's offense get off to such a slow start? What should we make of Justin Fields' day at QB, which was good statistically but included multiple costly fumbles? Ditto George Pickens, who had a seismic fumble down near the goal line? What impact did James Daniels' injury have on an offensive line already missing Isaac Seumalo and Troy Fautanu? And why did Najee Harris have such a bad day running the ball while Cordarrelle Patterson was finding holes? Our duo tackles those questions and more.

Post-Gazette sports writers Adam Bittner and Christopher Carter react live after the Steelers' NFL Week 4 matchup with the Indianapolis Colts at Lucas Oil Stadium. Did QB Justin Fields continue to put pressure on coach Mike Tomlin to start over the injured Russell Wilson? How did TJ. Watt, Cam Heyward, Minkah Fitzpatrick and the Steelers defense handle second-year Colts QB Anthony Richardson? Was Najee Harris able to keep his momentum from Week 3 going? And what about receivers behind George Pickens including Scotty Miller and Calvin Austin III?

On his daily First 10 podcast, Post-Gazette sports columnist Jason Mackey talks about why Derek Shelton remains the Pittsburgh Pirates' manager, what should happen in a few days once the MLB regular season concludes and why Bob Nutting continues to own the franchise. He also takes a look at how the Penguins' top-six will look this season and who has earned depth-forward spots moving forward. Jason also breaks down just how far Pitt football has raised its floor (and ceiling) heading into its bye week. For more sports, visit post-gazette.com.

On the Friday episode of the North Shore Drive podcast, host Christopher Carter and Steelers insider Brian Batko look ahead to the Week 4 matchup on the road with the Indianapolis Colts. Will the Steelers' No. 1-ranked defense continue its dominant ways against turnover-prone QB Anthony Richardson and RB Jonathan Taylor? Also, how will the Steelers' run game look with both Najee Harris and Jaylen Warren banged up coming out of their Week 3 victory over the L.A. Chargers? Plus, Chris and Brian give their top Week 4 picks around the NFL, as well as break down their x-factors and final score predictions for Steelers-Colts. For more sports, visit post-gazette.com.

Post-Gazette sports editor and fantasy football analyst Chris Dell breaks down his favorite players to start and sit at every position ahead of Week 4 using his top 150 rankings cheat sheet and positional tiers, as well as his top offensive matchups to target. Host Dalton Brown runs through the guys that Chris is higher and lower on vs. the FantasyPros Expert Consensus Rankings (ECR) and looks at top trade targets, sleepers and stashes heading into the weekend, including some Steelers-specific fantasy talk. Chris is the founder of Bet­tingPred­a­tors.com and the for­mer fan­tasy foot­ball and sports bet­ting lead an­a­lyst for ESPN 97.5. He re­cently won first place out of 235 an­a­lysts in the Fan­ta­syPros’ 2023 Fan­tasy Foot­ball NFL Draft Ac­cu­racy rank­ings com­pe­ti­tion. He's also currently ranked first out of 200+ analysts for the FantasyPros 2024 in-season accuracy rankings. For more fantasy football content, including Chris' top 150 weekly rankings and his '30 in 30' strategy series, visit post-gazette.com/sports/fantasy-football.

Post-Gazette sports columnist Jason Mackey, sitting in for colleague Paul Zeise, joins host Adam Bittner to react to a report from ESPN's Dan Graziano about the Steelers' interest in pursuing a trade for a No. 2 wide receiver behind George Pickens before the NFL trade deadline. What should the level of urgency for GM Omar Khan be after he missed out on dealing for the San Francisco 49ers' Brandon Aiyuk in the preseason? How adequate are the team's existing options: Van Jefferson, Scotty Miller and Calvin Austin III after solid showings in NFL Week 3 against the Los Angeles Chargers? And are the Tennessee Titans' DeAndre Hopkins and the Jacksonville Jaguars' Christian Kirk viable targets, as Graziano reports? Our duo tackles those questions and a couple of others on Steelers. Will the offensive line's growth be linear? And what are reasonable expectations for this team in the AFC North race with the Ravens, Browns and Bengals all struggling? Later, they focus on the Pirates' Rowdy Tellez dilemma and Penn State's primetime matchup with Illinois this week.

On their weekly Penn State football podcast, host Adam Bittner welcomes Post-Gazette/Daily Collegian Nittany Lions insider Joel Haas preview this week's Big Ten opener and primetime matchup with Illinois at Beaver Stadium. What does coach James Franklin mean in calling for "White Out energy," and was the Fighting Illini's Bret Bielema providing bulletin board material with his comments about it? And ow important is this game for OC Andy Kotelnicki and Drew Allar in silencing their loud critics who remain despite a record-setting win against Kent State? What is receiver Omari Evans' upside after another explosive effort against the Golden Flashes? Can fellow WRs Liam Clifford and Julian Fleming build on their best efforts of the season against a quality opponent? And how good can the tight end room be with Tyler Warren, Luke Reynolds and Khalil Dinkins?

Our duo tackles those questions and analyzes the impact veteran Illinois quarterback Luke Altmyer could have on the contest. Will the Lions defense contain him like it did WVU's Garrett Greene? Or could he be a challenge in the mold of Bowling Green's Connor Bazelak?

On the Wednesday episode of the North Shore Drive podcast, presented by Edgar Snyder & Associates, host Christopher Carter welcomes Post-Gazette Steelers insider Ray Fittipaldo to react to coach Mike Tomlin's handling of his QB situation ahead of an NFL Week 4 matchup with the Indianapolis Colts. Is he savvy to keep Russell Wilson in the QB1 spot as he continues his recovery from a calf injury? Or has Justin Fields earned more respect amid the team's 3-0 start?

Later, our duo analyzes the offensive line and defense. Has Broderick Jones turned the corner after dominating the Los Angeles Chargers' Joey Bosa this past week? What is Mason McCormick's role after seeing his first action Sunday? What's the injury outlook for Isaac Seumalo? How much have Dan Moore Jr. and James Daniels impressed in the early going? When will the defense start generating turnovers? And how will injuries to Alex Highsmith and Cory Trice Jr. affect that unit?