PITTSBURGH -- Terry Bradshaw finally returned to Pittsburgh, and Tommy Maddox celebrated by playing just like him.

Maddox threw two touchdown passes to Hines Ward to lead the Steelers to a 28-10 victory over the Indianapolis Colts on Monday night, looking as sharp and steady as a 10-year veteran rather than a quarterback who has barely played in the NFL since 1992.

Jerome Bettis scored on two short touchdown runs in the first half before leaving with a sprained left knee as the Steelers, helped by their special teams for a change rather than hurt by them, opened a 21-0 lead.

The Steelers (3-3), only now beginning to resemble the team that went 13-3 a year ago and was favored going into this season to win the AFC, beat the Colts (4-2) for the ninth straight time despite losing two key regulars -- Bettis and center Jeff Hartings (left knee).

The extent of their injuries wasn't immediately known.

Bradshaw, the Hall of Fame quarterback who became estranged from the Steelers over the years, made a triumphant return to thunderous cheers during a halftime ceremony. Maddox, who lives only a mile from Bradshaw in Dallas, did a more than adequate imitation of his neighbor by leading Pittsburgh to touchdowns on its first three possessions.