PITTSBURGH — Aaron Rodgers passed for 292 yards and three touchdowns to outduel Joe Burrow as the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Cincinnati Bengals 30-27 on Sunday.
Jaylen Warren had 176 total yards for Pittsburgh, which matched the high-powered Bengals score-for-score as Cincinnati watched a chance for its first 3-0 start since 2015 disappear.
The ball fell into Higgins’ abdominal area as the wide receiver boxed out Steelers defensive back Asante Samuel Jr. for position just across the goal line. Rodgers completed 19 of 34 passes, including a 47-yard catch-and-run to massive tight end Darnell Washington that helped set up Chris Boswell’s go-ahead, 33-yard field goal with 2:18 remaining. Burrow passed for 292 yards and three scores, including an incredible 28-yard heave to Tee Higgins late in the first half. Cincinnati’s Ke’Shawn Williams muffed a punt deep in Bengals territory midway through the fourth to set up the second of Boswell’s three field goals that tied the game at 27.
Pittsburgh’s defense, playing without cornerback Joey Porter Jr. for a third straight game, spent much of the afternoon letting Burrow do whatever he wanted before Harmon crashed into Burrow and Joseph-Day, a sixth-round draft pick, fell on it to give first-year coach Mike McCarthy a needed boost. See ’s full NFL coverage here
