Official-site Week 5 coverage frames containing Indianapolis's ground game as Pittsburgh's top defensive priority, alongside the week's injury report.

Pittsburgh made back-to-back roster moves, promoting CB Terell Smith to the 53-man roster and adding Sean Murphy-Bunting off Tampa Bay's practice squad.

Quarterback Aaron Rodgers commented on leadership shown by veteran defenders and emerging offensive players heading into Week 5.

A Steelers.com column lays out the return from Dallas for CB Joey Porter Jr. (a conditional 2027 sixth-round pick plus a 2028 second-round pick) and notes RB Jaylen Warren's emergence after Najee Harris's 1,277-yard run of 68 straight games for the franchise; released LB Elandon Roberts remains unsigned league-wide.

Pittsburgh (2-2) hosts Indianapolis (2-2, fresh off a 30-13 win over Washington in London) after Thursday's 27-24 loss to Cleveland.

Porter played 24 of 52 Dallas defensive snaps in his debut and allowed no catches; his father, Joey Porter Sr., attended in Cowboys gear as Dallas won 34-30 to move to 2-2.

Pittsburgh signed CB Sean Murphy-Bunting off Tampa Bay's practice squad and placed DT Derrick Harmon on IR after the loss to Cleveland. Coach Mike Tomlin -- via the staff's public remarks -- pointed to third-down conversions (4-of-13) and tackling as the fixes needed before hosting Indianapolis.

A local column notes Pittsburgh has the NFL's largest defensive cap investment yet has been gashed in back-to-back division games, with edge rushers Nick Herbig and Alex Highsmith managing little pressure.

Porter remains sidelined by a back injury that first surfaced in camp, and extension talks have reportedly stalled; CB Jalen Ramsey (wrist) and RB Rico Dowdle (toe) also missed time.

Pittsburgh moved on from the 2023 first-round pick, who was inactive all season amid a back issue and contract impasse, for a 2027 sixth and 2028 second-round pick.

Pittsburgh's locker room reacted to Thursday's loss, in which Cleveland hit a last-second, game-winning field goal.

Pittsburgh's roughly $171.8 million defense -- the NFL's most expensive -- has allowed 54 points and 724 yards over back-to-back AFC North losses, days after trading Joey Porter Jr. to Dallas.

Pittsburgh moves on from the 2023 second-round pick, who had been inactive all season amid a back injury and contract standoff, in exchange for a 2027 sixth-round pick and a conditional 2028 second-rounder.

The team's official notes column credits improved protection to all five linemen rather than personnel changes, and details rookie WR Roman Wilson's reduced snap share after a costly interception.