The Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 30-27 in their Monday Night Football game. The Steelers defense forced four Tampa Bay turnovers as the team improved to 1-1-1. The Steelers led by 20 points at halftime, but the offense was shutout in the second half. Tampa Bay made it a close game with two fourth quarter touchdowns, before the Steelers were able to run out the clock. Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger was 30-for-38 and 353 yards, three touchdowns and an interception. James Conner rushed 15 times for 61 yards. Juju Smith-Schuster led the team in receiving with nine catches and 115 yards. Tight End Vance McDonald had four catches for 112 yards, including a 75-yard touchdown.
The Steelers picked off three Ryan Fitzpatrick passes.
The Steelers were heavily penalized again. 13-times for 155 yards.
The Steelers host Baltimore Sunday night.
–Cleveland has announced Baker Mayfield will be their new starting quarterback.
–Josh Rosen takes over as quarterback in Arizona. Both were number one draft picks in the spring.
–San Francisco has lost quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo for the season with an ACL injury in his left knee.
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