2026 · Week 6
Pittsburgh Steelers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Oct 18, 2026 · Raymond James Stadium · outdoors
Recap
Pittsburgh Steelers defeated Tampa Bay Buccaneers 26–19, in overtime. The result matched ScoutIndex's lean toward Steelers (53%). Steelers improve to 4-2; Buccaneers fall to 1-5. Aaron Rodgers paced the offense with 253 passing yards and 2 TDs.
Team stats
| PIT | TB | |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | First downs | 16 |
| 342 | Total yards | 266 |
| 253 | Passing yards | 164 |
| 89 | Rushing yards | 102 |
| 33/49 | Comp / Att | 22/43 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 5 | Sacks taken | 5 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(7:55) 4-C.McLaughlin 43 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-86-E.Deckers, Holder-9-R.Dixon.
- Q2(14:55) (Shotgun) 10-J.Daniels pass short left to 2-E.Egbuka for 2 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q24-C.McLaughlin extra point is GOOD, Center-86-E.Deckers, Holder-9-R.Dixon.
- Q2(7:15) 9-C.Boswell 48 yard field goal is No Good, Wide Left, Center-46-C.Kuntz, Holder-19-C.Johnston.
- Q2(4:12) 4-C.McLaughlin 47 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-86-E.Deckers, Holder-9-R.Dixon.
- Q2(:03) 9-C.Boswell 52 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-C.Kuntz, Holder-19-C.Johnston.
- Q3(5:05) 4-C.McLaughlin 33 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-86-E.Deckers, Holder-9-R.Dixon.
- Q4(13:53) (Shotgun) 8-A.Rodgers pass short left to 80-D.Washington for 5 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q49-C.Boswell extra point is GOOD, Center-46-C.Kuntz, Holder-19-C.Johnston.
- Q4(8:11) 9-C.Boswell 39 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-C.Kuntz, Holder-19-C.Johnston.
- Q4(2:00) 9-C.Boswell 58 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-C.Kuntz, Holder-19-C.Johnston.
- Q4(1:23) 9-C.Boswell 20 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-C.Kuntz, Holder-19-C.Johnston.
- Q4(:13) 4-C.McLaughlin 53 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-86-E.Deckers, Holder-9-R.Dixon.
- Q5(3:20) (Shotgun) 8-A.Rodgers pass short right to 17-G.Bernard for 6 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q59-C.Boswell extra point is GOOD, Center-46-C.Kuntz, Holder-19-C.Johnston.
Box score
PIT
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Rodgers | 33/49 | 253 | 2 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Rodgers | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| Jaylen Warren | 14 | 50 | 0 |
| Rico Dowdle | 7 | 40 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DK Metcalf | 11 | 15 | 93 | 0 |
| Germie Bernard | 11 | 12 | 87 | 1 |
| Jaylen Warren | 2 | 4 | 28 | 0 |
| Rico Dowdle | 3 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
| Darnell Washington | 4 | 6 | 25 | 1 |
| Pat Freiermuth | 2 | 3 | 11 | 0 |
TB
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalon Daniels | 22/43 | 164 | 1 | 2 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jalon Daniels | 4 | 39 | 0 |
| Bucky Irving | 19 | 46 | 0 |
| Kenny Gainwell | 2 | 17 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalon Daniels | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 |
| Emeka Egbuka | 7 | 16 | 48 | 1 |
| Bucky Irving | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Ted Hurst III | 3 | 6 | 40 | 0 |
| Chris Godwin Jr. | 4 | 8 | 37 | 0 |
| Bauer Sharp | 1 | 1 | 21 | 0 |
| Kenny Gainwell | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Tez Johnson | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| Cade Otton | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 |