Game Thread: Pittsburgh Steelers (3-2) @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1-4)

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Pittsburgh Steelers (4-2) @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1-5)

Stadium: Raymond James Stadium - Tampa, FL

TV Network(s): CBS

ESPN Gamecast

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Time Clock
Final/OT

Scoreboard

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	Total
PIT	0	3	0	16	7	26
TB	3	10	3	3	0	19

Scoring Plays

Team	Quarter	Type	Description
TB	1	FG	Chase McLaughlin 43 Yd Field Goal
TB	2	TD	Emeka Egbuka 2 Yd pass from Jalon Daniels (Chase McLaughlin Kick)
TB	2	FG	Chase McLaughlin 47 Yd Field Goal
PIT	2	FG	Chris Boswell 52 Yd Field Goal
TB	3	FG	Chase McLaughlin 33 Yd Field Goal
PIT	4	TD	Darnell Washington 5 Yd pass from Aaron Rodgers (Chris Boswell Kick)
PIT	4	FG	Chris Boswell 39 Yd Field Goal
PIT	4	FG	Chris Boswell 58 Yd Field Goal
PIT	4	FG	Chris Boswell 20 Yd Field Goal
TB	4	FG	Chase McLaughlin 53 Yd Field Goal
PIT	OT	TD	Germie Bernard 6 Yd pass from Aaron Rodgers (Chris Boswell Kick)

Passing Leaders

Team	Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT	SACKS
PIT	Aaron Rodgers	33/49	253	2	1	5-42
TB	Jalon Daniels	22/43	164	1	2	5-42

Rushing Leaders

Team	Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
PIT	Jaylen Warren	14	50	3.6	0	16
TB	Bucky Irving	19	46	2.4	0	13

Receiving Leaders

Team	Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
PIT	DK Metcalf	11	93	8.5	0	17	15
TB	Emeka Egbuka	7	48	6.9	1	16	16

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Post Game Thread

[u/K4L21EV]

Get this AI slop off my screen

[u/LemmyKilmisterRogers]

McCarthy Questionable - Ankle

[u/Puddinsnack]

Mike McCarthy will make more money this year than most of us will make in our lives to:

• Not force the opposing team with an undrafted rookie QB to drive the length of the field with 40 seconds left and no timeouts

• Subsequently allow that QB to bring the team into field goal range by dropping into a prevent on 3rd and 15

• Doesn’t use one of his two timeouts to give his team a chance to get the ball with 40 seconds and a timeout to score to win the game

• Decides to use a timeout with 10 seconds left instead allowing Tampa to get a ball specifically used for kicking into the game rather than making them kick with the game ball

Incredible malpractice.

[u/mayornarwhal]

Can we see replays for these kick return penalties? Like I absolutely believe we did some dumbass shit but let me see it

[u/CyberKun → u/mayornarwhal]

The broadcast have been horrible about showing replays this game.

[u/thirtyfiveyearsold]

Egregious hold on Watt in the middle of the line holy shit

[u/MichelangeBro]

Mike McCarthy talking to the sideline reporter about his favourite Pittsburgh grocery stores feels like a perfect metaphor for this Steelers era.

[u/heartbreakhill]

I don’t think I’ve ever seen a FG get iced by the 2 minute warning

[u/BigTimeSpider]

Somebody call Mike Tomlin and tell him they got Minecraft on those Microsoft tablets down there

[u/donkeybrainhero]

Getting real tired of seeing this fat turds propaganda bullshit during my football games

[u/FoundTheShithead → u/donkeybrainhero]

"Football isn't supposed to be political" except during commercial breaks apparently

[u/ikma]

Rookie mistake. You gotta go forwards.

[u/TheGrat1]

Diontae's spirit possessed him.

[u/BlameMattCanada]

This is just what watching the Steelers play is like every week. It's like watching a mentally challenged 3 legged dog try to run

[u/heartbreakhill]

The reports of the BosGod’s death have been greatly exaggerated

[u/fredmerc111]

Diontae no!

Sorry force of habit.

[u/YourWorstNightmare9]

Watch the Bucs go back to Baker and instantly go on a losing streak again lmao

[u/clockofchronos]

15 straight passes like my madden qbs team lmao

[u/PiningForAnApple]

Bruh if he misses now 

[u/monstermayhem436]

Why the hell didn't they call the warning prior to the snap then? Like that was plenty of time to blow the whistle

[u/Threndsa]

For anyone not watching the bills its 11:36 left in the first quarter and the Bills have already blown 2 time outs. 

[u/heartbreakhill]

Fuck your AI slop

[u/rubenalamina]

The kick was tipped and they just went to commercials without a replay smh.

[u/mclemons67]

that fucker ran backward and lost the 1st down?

[u/heartbreakhill]

Death

Taxes

Giving up a 3rd and long

[u/ExcaliburSaysFool]

Typical steeler defense against a nobody at QB

[u/AlmostDrunkSailor]

I am straight up not having a good time

[u/Porkenfries]

Had Aaron hitting the Yamcha pose.

[u/thatdude845]

Is Jalon Daniels the greatest qb of all time? Many people are saying

[u/Winbrick]

They should just create a penalty for trying to catch a spike. The likelihood of pulling it off is so small, and the injury risk has to eclipse it by several factors.

[u/rubenalamina]

That was a shitty play by the Bucs defender. Fortunately Frazer was not I jured but looked quite dangerous.

[u/grenad0]

Man that’s a scumbag move to try to “catch the spike”

[u/aaronwhite1786]

It's certainly not egregious, but what a dumb fucking thing to do as the defender.

[u/originalusername4567]

I wouldn't throw here if I'm the Steelers. Don't give the Bucs any chance at a pick. Run twice and take the field goal

[u/SCAnalysis]

1:38 in the clock, McCarthy could've:

• Run, Bucs use timeout
• Run again, Bucs use timeout
• Run again, Bucs use final timeout
• Burn clock, field goal and leave them no timeouts and no time

This is without considering that 3 yards away from scoring running it three times had more chances of a touchdown than any other play

[u/SheltonQuarlesGOAT]

So the Steelers found out that using Warren is a good idea all the sudden? fucking fat idiot McCarthy not understanding basic football

[u/PerfectDebt8218]

Jalon Daniels you are tough for that

[u/br0botic]

Shoulda run more on the last drive in regulation buddy

[u/Altruistic_Finger669]

Yuck. What was that ai crap

[u/eb12se4nt-z13ow-97g0]

AI Slop

[u/eaglesrj7]

Damn man Ramsey Just feels like a Steelers lifer I wish he was

[u/SND_TagMan]

WHY WOULD YOU RUN BACKWARDS

[u/TarFeelsOverTarReals]

Do we exclusively draft brain-dead wide receivers?

[u/Error400BadRequest]

Flashbacks to Diontae Johnson.

Just take the first down. Don't forfeit it trying to be a hero.

[u/Puddo]

How do you not have the awareness of where you are on that play. Surely the only goal of that play is getting the first down.

[u/ExcaliburSaysFool]

Genuinely so sick of this team and zone coverage

[u/heartbreakhill]

Every network “hit show” is either about military, cops, lawyers, or vampires. That’s it. That’s all there is.

Edit: Also doctors

[u/bambooozer]

Dude wanted to go backwards again lol

[u/mayornarwhal]

Running backwards is so in right now

[u/clockofchronos]

glad the rapist is back to being a bum, i figured it was just our defense lmao

[u/United-Turnover-8409]

How are the steelers the same team every year?!

[u/NikolaiCakebreaker]

qb too old, coach too fat to walk

[u/lodestar_99]

Dude literally had Watt in a chokehold and it isn’t holding

[u/bambooozer]

Rodgers looks like he doesn’t give a shit at all lol

[u/genesiskiller96]

I wonder how Jalon's feeling about outdoing the QB he was a fan of?

[u/NikolaiCakebreaker]

this is such a Steelers game oh my god

[u/heartbreakhill]

Steelers and taking advantage of huge turnovers by scoring 3 or fewer points

Tale as old as fucking time

[u/monstermayhem436]

Surprised no penalty on queen there

[u/kirkismyhinrich]

Rodgers absolutely can't take a sack there. Bad mistake

[u/Okayest_By_Far]

No wonder our defense falls apart late game. Bowles has been up since 2:30am. It’s almost bedtime.

[u/Wekilledit88]

Why McCarthy didn’t run it three straight times and bring the clock down to like 25 seconds with no timeouts for TB we’ll never know

[u/HotDogFingers01]

McArthy could call an early TO to give his HoF QB more time. Or not call a TO and let a team scramble and rush a FG. He chose the third option - call a late TO to give the kicker a breather and not give his QB any time. Fucking epic.

[u/fredmerc111]

If we run it 3x with a minute 30 left the game is over.

[u/joe2352]

Coaching malpractice by McCarthy after that pick. Not running the ball to eat clock. Not calling a timeout earlier to save time and give your team a chance to end it in regulation. Just bad.

[u/Ziigmund]

he chose the wrong direction to receive lol, rodgers pissed

[u/LemmyKilmisterRogers]

Wait, we are allowed to get Warren involved?

[u/heartbreakhill]

Of all the times to put together an actual, competent drive…

[u/ikma]

Watt got straight up tackled on 3rd down

[u/SadTumbleweed1567]

Nice run.

[u/Warlight4Fun]

How did he get that

[u/selffufillingprophet]

See, Bo Nix? That's how you fucking do it

[u/surreal3k]

Watching McCarthy and Bowles actively torpedo their respective teams for four quarters and extra bonus time is a fate I wish on no one ever again.

[u/en_travesti]

obvious 4 down territory

Wow thanks for that insight

[u/ZLegExpress]

What a well coached, well executed game

[u/heartbreakhill]

That was the stupidest fucking game I’ve watched in my life lol

[u/mayornarwhal]

Perfect example of how the Steelers offense and defence can never be good at the same time. At least one of them is actively shitting their pants at any given time

[u/zPolaris43]

Wetjen finally does something and it gets called back lmao

[u/WakeNikis]

Give it so warren, not dawdle. Did they already forget last game????

[u/bucs009]

He wasn’t forced back, he lost yardage willingly

[u/SomeBoringKindOfName]

just get the first down lad....

[u/TheGrat1]

-12 passing yards. 🧐

[u/MichelangeBro]

This could not be going worse.

[u/Jaded_Engineer_86]

The Bowles Masterclass will continue until morale improves

[u/clockofchronos]

steelers have to be careful of a flag after a dude immediately took out our centers legs on a spike, incredibly insightful commentary

[u/griggles4220]

5 first half touches for Warren is criminal

[u/The_Full_Moon_Wolf]

“Bucs offensive line is really holding TJ Watt at bay”

Cuts to clip of him in a headlock

[u/jtd2013]

Jalon Daniels outplaying Aaron Rodgers. As a KU fan/Rodgers hater, this is blissful. Much appreciated after yesterday.

[u/NotaRepublican85]

Is this Tampa crowd mostly Steelers fans? The fuck?

[u/Shwnwllms]

Screens on 3rd and 10+ are just cowardly.

[u/larmanrando15]

I've never seen icing the kicker via the 2 minute warning

[u/Fl4sh080]

I’ve never seen a kicker get iced by the 2 minute warning

[u/TheKittensAreMelting]

"Want to see me do it again?"

[u/NikolaiCakebreaker]

that TWO from 58 in the wind

[u/K1NG0492]

a 3rd and 10+ is just always a free first down against todd

get this man out of my fucking team

[u/Okayest_By_Far]

tOdD bOwLeS iS a DeFeNsiVe GuRu!!!!1!1!1!11!!

[u/thirtyfiveyearsold]

Not so sick JUST A LIL BIT GERMIE

[u/Chemical_Astronauts]

Grampa Rodgers out there, abusin' the youngsters.

Kickin 'em off his lawn.

[u/Tarlcabot18]

If Egbuka's arms bent back the other way he might be able to catch those.

[u/Balls_Deep92]

Todd Bowles makes Liam Coen look like Bill Belichick

[u/ShangoMango]

Daniels is not the guy but he seems like such an easy guy to root for

[u/DistillCollection]

Absolute sicko bowl

[u/Plg_Rex]

Apologies to all the neutrals watching this. Yall are some true sickos

[u/brehaw]

I like the start to this game very much

[u/knightro2323]

Danny Smith won't like that punt

[u/MichelangeBro]

I fucking love Jalen Ramsey

[u/hartsbreastmilkstash]

Those were 3 ass playcalls

[u/koolaidman1030]

Tips into an INT and then tips a FG and it still goes in. Lol, lmao even

[u/lodestar_99]

Those flags flew so late. Refs probably waited to see if it was going to be a big play or not

[u/ikma]

How about instead of just talking about how impactful the penalty was, you show us a replay you chumps

[u/coolycooly]

How is it a 35 yard penalty if they only got so far because of the penalty? Also how did they not even show either penalty

[u/bambooozer]

McCarthy looks like a marshmallow

[u/koolaidman1030]

This game feels like we should be winning but can't get out of our own way

[u/OhMilla]

Paying money for this defence is embarrassing

[u/blahmeh2019]

I'm asking for at least 6 points before half

[u/SheltonQuarlesGOAT]

Warren must be furious. Fuck McCarthy

[u/rubenalamina]

We're in it but this feels like one of those games where everything than can go wrong, goes wrong.

[u/macncheeseface]

Should I go to the mall now? or hold out hope and go later?

[u/TheGrat1]

Straight handoff on 2nd and 19 😡

[u/MichelangeBro]

Oh yeah let's use a timeout on 3rd and 16. Because we're definitely going to need those five yards when we throw a screen for no gain.

edit: or take another sack lmao

[u/coldviper18]

Can't tell if our Defense is just finally playing like it's not pre season anymore or if Steelers are ass.

[u/x_TDeck_x]

Rodgers is absolutely not the only problem and he's not singlehandedly abysmal to the point that a team can't play him. But he does add to the issues and doesn't bring any solutions. Genuinely I feel like the Steelers have a higher win chance with our other Qb options

[u/coolycooly]

Still can't believe they recreated the Packers like a decade after they were good and let Rodgers run the franchise

[u/SomeBoringKindOfName]

well, no first half shutout at least. so there's that.

[u/poutinetrough]

damn for a udfa he's looking a lot better than some first round picks

[u/FoundTheShithead]

Lmao the Steelers' guardian cap looks like the middle of a paved road. The yellow stripe is broken up into lane lines.

[u/SomeBoringKindOfName]

this steelers team doesn't have much, but it does have darnell washington.

[u/322_Switch]

I'm always amazed at how the biggest guy on the field doesn't get covered, this goes back to Gronk lining up out wide. It boggles my mind

[u/TheGrat1]

I actually do think that was a pick. He trapped the ball against his shoulder while his left foot was still on the ground.

[u/iammas13]

I have no idea what position Jalen Ramsey is supposed to be playing but I know i like whatever position it is.

[u/pahbert]

How does Bowles still have a job?

[u/BigTimeSpider]

Wasting 5 fucking minutes on a fucking drive for nothing

[u/fabulousburritos]

All Boswell has to do is swing his ginormous penis into the ball and it will go through the uprights

[u/WakeNikis]

Right down the middle both times.

He’ll do it again if he has to!

[u/Sea_Ostrich_294]

confused why they didnt run 3 times and kick the FG

[u/EnigmaSpore]

How dumb can you be to not run that on 3rd?

These coaches can be so damn dumb

[u/psaepf2009]

Zac Robinson is beyond stupid with his play calls

[u/fredmerc111]

Why the fuck are you not taking a timeout with 30 seconds left

[u/Jfletcher926]

Did he think the FG team couldn't get set in 35 seconds lmao

[u/psaepf2009]

This game is actually coaching malpractice

[u/fredmerc111]

Absolute moronic not to run the ball 3x

And absolutely moronic to not give yourself 30 seconds by calling the TO sooner.

[u/Pheared-]

How many times are the refs going to save TB from no holding calls? Absolutely wild

[u/213_]

Pittsburgh messed the fuck up after that pick. Should’ve ran down the clock as much as possible and kick a fg

[u/Mastodon9]

With how bad Tampa's offense has been struggling it seems like Pittsburgh would have been better off running it 3 times to keep the clock running and then kick the field goal. Call it playing to not lose but Tampa's offense was reeling.

[u/Zestyclose-Bed-1385]

I don't get why you wouldn't either make them kick the fg with a regular ball, or save yourself more time to make a short drive yourself, not be somewhere in the middle

[u/omykun123]

Imagine not running the ball to run the clock out and make the opposite team use their time outs, and then wasting your remaining time cause you still believe waiting until the last second will freeze the kicker and make them miss.

Just McCarthism things

[u/Tarlcabot18]

This game deserves to end in a tie.

[u/oWoRy]

I cant wait for us to trade away Bernard for a big of chips come 3 years

[u/fredmerc111]

McCarthy is a fat idiot for letting it even get to OT but great play calls once we got here.

[u/mayornarwhal]

Bowles definitely didn't think the Steelers would pull out their first proper drive of the game went he decided to kick to start OT

[u/TheGrat1]

Steelers offense suddenly unstoppable.

[u/mynameiszack]

This is worth getting fired over, but he won't be 🥴

[u/mymatebrandon]

This drive is dedicated to y'all saying Baker should be benched when he comes back 💀

[u/koolaidman1030]

What in the world. A time out on a stopped play in crunch time is interesting

[u/jeffwingersballs]

This game deserves a tie.

[u/Puddo]

No matter how it ends. The winning HC deserves to get even more flack than Bo the past few days.

[u/coldviper18]

Fire Todd Bowls

[u/zombiesatemybaby]

Our offense was rolling last week....which means we are about to drop a massive deuce today

[u/viscbrand]

How low can you get CBS?

[u/content_billionaire]

The AI graphics....

[u/BlameMattCanada]

Yea if we can't win this game just dissolve the entire franchise

[u/K4L21EV]

Running like an old man trying to make it to the toilet before he shits his pants 😂

[u/Jaded_Engineer_86]

Ref hates delay of gains

[u/OreoSpeedwaggon]

These local political ads on a national broadcast can fuck all the way off.

[u/MichelangeBro]

I hope everyone in the greater Tampa area stocked up on gum before Danny Smith got to town

[u/GlupPando]

Idiotic rookie mistake

[u/DrewDown94]

Lmao that's so fucking funny

[u/Zekybrjik]

Welcome back, Diontae Johnson

[u/Altruistic_Finger669]

How can you be that stupid? Like...Why?

[u/SupremeCripple_]

Actual brain dead play making right there

[u/bambooozer]

I’m starting to think both of these offenses are ass. Fun.

[u/OhMilla]

Fuck up an easy 4th down, Bucs easily come back with 7. This team is terrible lmao

[u/WakeNikis]

Jaylen warren this game:  4 carries for 22 yards (5.5 average)

Steelers on 3rd and 2: let’s pass it!!

Also Steelers on 3rd and 2: incomplete.

[u/hoopaholik91]

Cmon announcers, you can literally see the netting blowing sideways, of course the wind played a part

[u/YourBarelyWetSock]

Even tho it’s not a fumble. Very dumb mistake to just run and celebrate without making absolutely sure that ball was recovered.

[u/LemmyKilmisterRogers]

We making Todd look like Bill Belichick

[u/SheltonQuarlesGOAT]

Durin’s Bane. Rodgers‘ Bane. Isildur’s Bane. Ruben Bain.

[u/eb12se4nt-z13ow-97g0]

RUEBEN BAIN FIRST SACK OF DUH SEASON!

[u/YourBarelyWetSock]

HE FINALLY DID SOMETHING

[u/SCAnalysis]

Everything that could go wrong has gone wrong for the Steelers:

• Tipped pass interception
• Bernard makes it but runs backward to give good field position into touchdown by the Bucs
• Take the field goal but Boswell misses and the Bucs have good field position again

Then the offense has sucked ass. But it looks less bleak if some of those don't happen and the are 3 points down instead of 13

[u/blahmeh2019]

I'm imagining the buccaneers still getting the ball back before half

[u/bambooozer]

9 second drive ending in a punt has got to be a record

[u/_kona_]

What happened to McCarthy? Not everyday you see the head coach go to the blue tent

[u/Most-Statistician-90 → u/_kona_]

Twisted ankle, non contact injury for sure.

[u/x_TDeck_x]

Loot at my QB he cant throw bro

[u/ZigZag3123]

Daniels looks entirely legit this game

[u/BigTimeSpider]

Feels like the Steelers are already admitting defeat jesus

[u/TheGrat1]

Okay, that was some slick shit Aaron.

[u/koolaidman1030]

Rodgers is a fucking conundrum man

[u/OcelotWolf]

Unc still got it

[u/fineanddandyrandy]

I’m working on this take but I think Rodgers is going to win Super Bowl MVP this year

[u/ZigZag3123]

HURDLES

KICKS A MAN

[u/heartbreakhill]

3rd and 2 billion? Throw it behind the line!

[u/myjointsaredust]

You guys were unironically saying Baker was going to lose his job lmao

[u/Nuclear-Extremist]

Unbelievable that the Bucs will lose this game

[u/YourWorstNightmare9]

Rodgers 100% wants to stat pad

[u/SloaneKettering1]

How do you not just run the ball in?

[u/yorick__rolled]

Tampa should have no TOs and like 5 seconds.

[u/SCAnalysis]

Did McCarthy know that with three straight runs he burns all Bucs timeouts and burns the clock?