2016 · Week 1
Pittsburgh Steelers at Washington Commanders
Sep 12, 2016 · Jack Kent Cooke Stadium · outdoors · grass
Recap
Pittsburgh Steelers routed Washington Commanders 38–16. The result matched ScoutIndex's lean toward Steelers (53%). Steelers improve to 1-0; Commanders fall to 0-1. Ben Roethlisberger led the way with 300 passing yards and 3 TDs.
Team stats
| PIT | WAS | |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | First downs | 17 |
| 447 | Total yards | 384 |
| 300 | Passing yards | 329 |
| 147 | Rushing yards | 55 |
| 27/37 | Comp / Att | 30/43 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 1 | Sacks taken | 0 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
PIT
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Roethlisberger | 27/37 | 300 | 3 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Roethlisberger | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| DeAngelo Williams | 26 | 143 | 2 |
| Fitzgerald Toussaint | 3 | 6 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeAngelo Williams | 6 | 9 | 28 | 0 |
| Antonio Brown | 8 | 11 | 126 | 2 |
| Eli Rogers | 6 | 7 | 59 | 1 |
| Sammie Coates | 2 | 3 | 56 | 0 |
| Jesse James | 5 | 7 | 31 | 0 |
WAS
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Cousins | 30/43 | 329 | 0 | 2 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Cousins | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Matt Jones | 7 | 24 | 0 |
| Chris Thompson | 4 | 23 | 1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeSean Jackson | 6 | 10 | 102 | 0 |
| Jordan Reed | 7 | 11 | 64 | 0 |
| Jamison Crowder | 6 | 10 | 58 | 0 |
| Pierre Garcon | 6 | 6 | 51 | 0 |
| Matt Jones | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Chris Thompson | 2 | 2 | 16 | 0 |
| Vernon Davis | 1 | 1 | 20 | 0 |
| Josh Doctson | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Ryan Grant | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |