2021 · Week 1
Pittsburgh Steelers at Buffalo Bills
Sep 12, 2021 · Ralph Wilson Stadium · outdoors · a_turf
Recap
Pittsburgh Steelers defeated Buffalo Bills 23–16. It was an upset by ScoutIndex's numbers — Steelers had just a 30% chance going in. Steelers improve to 1-0; Bills fall to 0-1. Ben Roethlisberger paced the offense with 188 passing yards and 1 TD; 5 rushing yards. Bills out-gained the opponent 387–263 in total yards.
Team stats
| PIT | BUF | |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | First downs | 21 |
| 263 | Total yards | 387 |
| 188 | Passing yards | 270 |
| 75 | Rushing yards | 117 |
| 18/32 | Comp / Att | 30/51 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 2 | Sacks taken | 3 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(13:34) 2-T.Bass 37 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-69-R.Ferguson, Holder-3-M.Haack.
- Q2(:27) (Shotgun) 17-J.Allen pass short left to 13-G.Davis for 3 yards, TOUCHDOWN [90-T.Watt].
- Q22-T.Bass extra point is GOOD, Center-69-R.Ferguson, Holder-3-M.Haack.
- Q3(10:26) 9-C.Boswell 24 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-C.Kuntz, Holder-6-P.Harvin.
- Q3(1:50) 9-C.Boswell 20 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-C.Kuntz, Holder-6-P.Harvin.
- Q4(11:24) (Shotgun) 7-B.Roethlisberger pass short left to 18-D.Johnson for 5 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q49-C.Boswell extra point is GOOD, Center-46-C.Kuntz, Holder-6-P.Harvin.
- Q4(9:51) 3-M.Haack punt is BLOCKED by 28-M.Killebrew, Center-69-R.Ferguson, RECOVERED by PIT-54-U.Gilbert at BUF 9. 54-U.Gilbert for 9 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q49-C.Boswell extra point is GOOD, Center-46-C.Kuntz, Holder-6-P.Harvin.
- Q4(5:26) 2-T.Bass 25 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-69-R.Ferguson, Holder-3-M.Haack.
- Q4(2:47) 9-C.Boswell 45 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-C.Kuntz, Holder-6-P.Harvin.
- Q4(:49) 2-T.Bass 42 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-69-R.Ferguson, Holder-3-M.Haack.
Box score
PIT
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Roethlisberger | 18/32 | 188 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Roethlisberger | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| Chase Claypool | 1 | 25 | 0 |
| Najee Harris | 16 | 45 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JuJu Smith-Schuster | 4 | 8 | 52 | 0 |
| Chase Claypool | 3 | 5 | 45 | 0 |
| Najee Harris | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Diontae Johnson | 5 | 10 | 36 | 1 |
| Pat Freiermuth | 1 | 1 | 24 | 0 |
| Eric Ebron | 1 | 2 | 19 | 0 |
| James Washington | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Zach Gentry | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
BUF
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Allen | 30/51 | 270 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Allen | 9 | 44 | 0 |
| Devin Singletary | 11 | 72 | 0 |
| Matt Breida | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Isaiah McKenzie | 1 | -3 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devin Singletary | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
| Stefon Diggs | 9 | 13 | 69 | 0 |
| Cole Beasley | 8 | 13 | 60 | 0 |
| Emmanuel Sanders | 4 | 8 | 52 | 0 |
| Dawson Knox | 4 | 4 | 41 | 0 |
| Gabe Davis | 2 | 5 | 40 | 1 |