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10/18 16:37 CDT Rodgers throws 2 late TD passes as Steelers storm back to beat
Buccaneers 26-19 in OT
Rodgers throws 2 late TD passes as Steelers storm back to beat Buccaneers 26-19
in OT
By FRED GOODALL
Associated Press
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) --- Aaron Rodgers threw for 253 yards and two touchdowns to
rally the Pittsburgh Steelers from a 13-point, fourth-quarter deficit to a
26-19 overtime victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday.
Rodgers shrugged off a slow start to lead four fourth-quarter scoring drives,
then finished off a 12-play, 70-yard march with a 7-yard TD throw to Germie
Bernard to give the Steelers (4-2) the lead for good with 3:15 remaining in OT.
Rookie Jalon Daniels drove the Bucs (1-5) to midfield on the ensuing
possession, but Tampa Bay could only get as close as the Steelers 48 before
Jalen Ramsey sacked the undrafted free agent on fourth down for an 11-yard loss
to end the game.
Rodgers finished 33 of 49 passing. He was sacked five times in the first three
quarters and also tossed a first-quarter interception that led to the first of
four field goals by Tampa Bay's Chase McLaughlin.
Chris Boswell also kicked four field goals for Pittsburgh, including a
20-yarder set up by former Buccaneer Jamel Dean's interception to give the
Steelers a short-lived 19-16 lead with 1:21 left in regulation.
Daniels, who tossed a pair of fourth-quarter interceptions to help Pittsburgh
get back in the game, promptly led the Bucs into field goal range with
completions of 22 and 13 yards to fellow rookie Ted Hurst. McLaughlin, 14 of 14
this season, calmly booted a 53-yarder to force the extra period.
Daniels, making his third career start filling in for the injured Baker
Mayfield, completed 22 of 43 passes for 164 yards and one touchdown. Daylen
Everette's interception led to a field goal that enabled Pittsburgh to erase a
16-13 deficit, and Dean's pick and 40-yard return to the Bucs 2 set up another
field goal.
Playing without injured receivers Michael Pittman Jr. and Roman Wilson, Rodgers
struggled to consistently move the ball for three quarters against a Bucs
defense that has played better the past two games.
The 42-year-old, four-time NFL MVP's string of three consecutive games with
three TD passes not only ended but the Steelers didn't come anywhere close to
getting the ball into the end zone until his 5-yard TD throw to Washington
early in the fourth quarter.
Injuries Steelers: CB Brandin Echols (hamstring) limped off the field late in the first half and didn't return. Buccaneers: Rookie LB Josiah Trotter (knee) played after being added to the injury report late in the week.
Up Next Steelers: Travel to Paris to face the New Orleans Saints in the first NFL regular-season game in France. Buccaneers: Play at NFC South-rival Carolina next Sunday. ___ See AP's full NFL coverage here
Injuries Steelers: CB Brandin Echols (hamstring) limped off the field late in the first half and didn't return. Buccaneers: Rookie LB Josiah Trotter (knee) played after being added to the injury report late in the week.
Up Next Steelers: Travel to Paris to face the New Orleans Saints in the first NFL regular-season game in France. Buccaneers: Play at NFC South-rival Carolina next Sunday. ___ See AP's full NFL coverage here
