The Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Atlanta Falcons 18-10 on Sep 8, 2024 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
Final · Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Top performers
- Justin Fields threw for 156 yards, 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions for the Steelers.
- Najee Harris ran for 70 yards on 20 carries.
- Kirk Cousins threw for 155 yards, 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions for the Falcons.
- Bijan Robinson ran for 68 yards on 18 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 | 20 | 70 | 0 | 20 |
| Justin Fields | 14 | 57 | 0 | 12 |
| Cordarrelle Patterson | 4 | 13 | 0 | 5 |
| Jaylen Warren | 2 | 7 | 0 | 8 |
| George Pickens | 1 | -10 | 0 | -10 |
| Team | 41 | 137 | 0 | 20 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Pickens | 6 | 7 | 85 | 0 | 40 |
| Pat Freiermuth | 4 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 10 |
| Jaylen Warren | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 9 |
| Najee Harris | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Calvin Austin III | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Darnell Washington | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Van Jefferson | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 16 | 20 | 147 | 0 | 40 |
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 | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Highsmith | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cameron Heyward | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T.J. Watt | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeShon Elliott | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Beanie Bishop Jr. | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Damontae Kazee | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Payton Wilson | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joey Porter Jr. | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donte Jackson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Patrick Queen | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keeanu Benton | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Herbig | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 45 | 29 | 1.0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
Kicking
What the columns mean: LNG
Atlanta Falcons 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bijan Robinson | 18 | 68 | 0 | 13 |
| Tyler Allgeier | 3 | 21 | 0 | 13 |
| Kirk Cousins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 22 | 89 | 0 | 13 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bijan Robinson | 5 | 5 | 43 | 0 | 14 |
| Kyle Pitts Sr. | 3 | 3 | 26 | 1 | 12 |
| Darnell Mooney | 1 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| Drake London | 2 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 8 |
| Charlie Woerner | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Team | 12 | 16 | 103 | 1 | 15 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaden Elliss | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Hughes | 7 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Judon | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jessie Bates III | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Landman | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A.J. Terrell Jr. | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arnold Ebiketie | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grady Jarrett | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Simmons | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kentavius Street | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Onyemata | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dee Alford | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Harrison | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin King | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeAngelo Malone | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clark Phillips III | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JD Bertrand | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 63 | 40 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Kicking
What the columns mean: LNG
Before and after
- Steelers · 2024 season · Previous Aug 24, 2024: PIT 17, DET 24 · Next Sep 15, 2024: PIT 13, DEN 6
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