The Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Buffalo Bills 23-16 on Sep 12, 2021 at Highmark Stadium (Old).
Final · Highmark Stadium (Old)
Top performers
- Ben Roethlisberger threw for 188 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions for the Steelers.
- Najee Harris ran for 45 yards on 16 carries.
- Josh Allen threw for 270 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions for the Bills.
- Devin Singletary ran for 72 yards on 11 carries.
Pittsburgh Steelers box score
Rushing
| CAR: Times the player ran with the ball. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Najee Harris | 16 | 45 | 0 | 18 |
| Chase Claypool | 1 | 25 | 0 | 25 |
| Ben Roethlisberger | 4 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| Team | 21 | 75 | 0 | 25 |
Receiving
| REC: Passes caught. | TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JuJu Smith-Schuster | 4 | 8 | 52 | 0 | 24 |
| Chase Claypool | 3 | 5 | 45 | 0 | 22 |
| Diontae Johnson | 5 | 10 | 36 | 1 | 14 |
| Pat Freiermuth | 1 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 24 |
| Eric Ebron | 1 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 19 |
| Najee Harris | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Team | 15 | 29 | 180 | 1 | 24 |
Defense
| TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together. | SOLO: Tackles made without help. | SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught. | FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minkah Fitzpatrick | 10 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devin Bush | 10 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| James Pierre | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Joe Schobert | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Haden | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tyson Alualu | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Sutton | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Cameron Heyward | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Alex Highsmith | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T.J. Watt | 3 | 3 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Melvin Ingram | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 60 | 39 | 3.0 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
Kicking
What the columns mean: LNG
Buffalo Bills box score
Rushing
| CAR: Times the player ran with the ball. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devin Singletary | 11 | 72 | 0 | 25 |
| Josh Allen | 9 | 44 | 0 | 11 |
| Matt Breida | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| Team | 24 | 120 | 0 | 25 |
Receiving
| REC: Passes caught. | TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stefon Diggs | 9 | 13 | 69 | 0 | 13 |
| Cole Beasley | 8 | 13 | 60 | 0 | 12 |
| Emmanuel Sanders | 4 | 8 | 52 | 0 | 16 |
| Dawson Knox | 4 | 4 | 41 | 0 | 13 |
| Gabe Davis | 2 | 5 | 40 | 1 | 37 |
| Devin Singletary | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 5 |
| Team | 30 | 48 | 270 | 1 | 37 |
Defense
| TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together. | SOLO: Tackles made without help. | SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught. | FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taron Johnson | 7 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jordan Poyer | 6 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Micah Hyde | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tremaine Edmunds | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Levi Wallace | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tre'Davious White | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Oliver | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Rousseau | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Addison | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jerry Hughes | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Siran Neal | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 38 | 33 | 2.0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
Kicking
What the columns mean: LNG
Before and after
- Steelers · 2021 season · Previous Aug 27, 2021: PIT 9, CAR 34 · Next Sep 19, 2021: LV 26, PIT 17
- Bills · 2021 season · Previous Aug 28, 2021: GB 0, BUF 19 · Next Sep 19, 2021: BUF 35, MIA 0