The Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 26-19 in overtime Sunday, as the Steelers earned their first road victory of the season. Quarterback Aaron Rodgers rallied his team from a 13-point fourth-quarter deficit.
Rodgers had two touchdown passes in the game, and passed Hall of Famer Peyton Manning for third all-time on the NFL’s career passing touchdown list with 539. Rodgers was 33 of 49 for the day. He was sacked five times in the first three quarters and had an interception in the first quarter.
In the ten minute overtime, Rodgers engineered a 12-play drive that covered almost seven minutes and ended with a six-yard touchdown pass to Germie Bernard.
Kicker Chris Boswell hit four field goals, including a 58-yard field goal to tie the game at 16-16 with just over five minutes remaining in the game. Boswell hit a 20-yard field goal with :17 seconds remaining in regulation to give the Steelers a 19-16 lead, but the Bucs drove into position to hit a 53-yard field goal to force overtime in the final seconds.
The Steelers improved to 4-2 overall and head to Paris, France this weekend to face the New Orleans Saints Sunday morning.
The game in Paris, is the first-ever NFL game to be played there. The NFL announced Sunday that the game remains scheduled as planned despite civil unrest in the French capital.
Steelers coach Mike McCarthy was not part of any adjustments the Steelers made at halftime. He spent the entire 12-minute intermission in a blue injury tent on the field after someone stepped on his foot at the end of the second quarter.