2023 · Week 1
San Francisco 49ers at Pittsburgh Steelers
Sep 10, 2023 · Heinz Field · outdoors
Recap
It wasn't close — San Francisco 49ers beat Pittsburgh Steelers 30–7. ScoutIndex had favored 49ers (64%) going in. 49ers improve to 1-0; Steelers fall to 0-1. Christian McCaffrey was the story of the game with 152 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD; 3 catches for 17 yards. 49ers out-gained the opponent 408–273 in total yards. Steelers turned it over 2 times to 49ers's 0.
Team stats
| SF | PIT | |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | First downs | 12 |
| 408 | Total yards | 273 |
| 220 | Passing yards | 232 |
| 188 | Rushing yards | 41 |
| 19/29 | Comp / Att | 31/46 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 3 | Sacks taken | 5 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(9:34) 13-B.Purdy pass short middle to 11-B.Aiyuk for 8 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q14-J.Moody extra point is GOOD, Center-46-T.Pepper, Holder-18-M.Wishnowsky.
- Q1(4:41) 4-J.Moody 41 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-T.Pepper, Holder-18-M.Wishnowsky.
- Q2(13:36) (Shotgun) 13-B.Purdy pass deep right to 11-B.Aiyuk for 19 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q24-J.Moody extra point is GOOD, Center-46-T.Pepper, Holder-18-M.Wishnowsky.
- Q2(8:26) 4-J.Moody 32 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-T.Pepper, Holder-18-M.Wishnowsky.
- Q2(:13) (Shotgun) 8-K.Pickett pass short left to 88-P.Freiermuth for 3 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q29-C.Boswell extra point is GOOD, Center-46-C.Kuntz, Holder-6-P.Harvin.
- Q3(14:15) 23-C.McCaffrey left tackle for 65 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q34-J.Moody extra point is GOOD, Center-46-T.Pepper, Holder-18-M.Wishnowsky.
- Q4(5:34) 4-J.Moody 40 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-T.Pepper, Holder-18-M.Wishnowsky.
Box score
SF
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brock Purdy | 19/29 | 220 | 2 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brock Purdy | 3 | 20 | 0 |
| Christian McCaffrey | 22 | 152 | 1 |
| Deebo Samuel Sr. | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Elijah Mitchell | 5 | 10 | 0 |
| Sam Darnold | 2 | -2 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian McCaffrey | 3 | 5 | 17 | 0 |
| Brandon Aiyuk | 8 | 8 | 129 | 2 |
| Deebo Samuel Sr. | 5 | 7 | 55 | 0 |
| George Kittle | 3 | 6 | 19 | 0 |
| Elijah Mitchell | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jauan Jennings | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
PIT
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenny Pickett | 31/46 | 232 | 1 | 2 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenny Pickett | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Najee Harris | 6 | 31 | 0 |
| Jaylen Warren | 3 | 6 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Robinson | 5 | 8 | 64 | 0 |
| Diontae Johnson | 3 | 6 | 48 | 0 |
| Calvin Austin III | 6 | 6 | 37 | 0 |
| George Pickens | 5 | 7 | 36 | 0 |
| Najee Harris | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Connor Heyward | 2 | 4 | 19 | 0 |
| Jaylen Warren | 5 | 6 | 12 | 0 |
| Anthony McFarland | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
| Pat Freiermuth | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 |