National Football League
BOXSCORE
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Pittsburgh 16,
Dallas 3
When: 8:00 PM ET, Thursday, August 5, 2021
Where: Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium, Canton, Ohio
Temperature: 83°
Head Official: Shawn Smith
Attendance: 20113
Where: Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium, Canton, Ohio
Temperature: 83°
Head Official: Shawn Smith
Attendance: 20113
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
| Dallas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Pittsburgh | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 16 |
SCORING
Scoring Summary
| 1st Quarter - 6:57 | ||
| Dallas | FG |
Pittsburgh 0 - Dallas 3 Hunter Niswander 29 yd. field goal |
| 3rd Quarter - 10:48 | ||
| Pittsburgh | TD |
Pittsburgh 6 - Dallas 3 Kalen Ballage 4 yd. run (kick failed) |
| 3rd Quarter - 5:15 | ||
| Pittsburgh | FG |
Pittsburgh 9 - Dallas 3 Samuel Sloman 48 yd. field goal |
| 4th Quarter - 8:44 | ||
| Pittsburgh | TD |
Pittsburgh 16 - Dallas 3 Tyler Simmons 5 yd. pass from Joshua Dobbs (Samuel Sloman kick) |
TEAMS
Team Stats
| Dallas | Pittsburgh | |
| 1st Downs | 19 | 15 |
| Rushing | 4 | 6 |
| Passing | 13 | 9 |
| Penalty | 2 | 0 |
| 3rd Down Conversions | 7-17 | 5-13 |
| 4th Down Conversions | 1-3 | 1-2 |
| Punts-Average | 3-50.3 | 4-45.8 |
| Return Yards | 98 | 53 |
| Punts-Returns | 2-1 | 1-36 |
| Kickoffs-Returns | 4-97 | 0-0 |
| Int - Returns | 0-0 | 1-17 |
| Penalties-Yards | 4-30 | 3-43 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 4-2 | 3-1 |
| Time of Possession | 30:12 | 29:48 |
| Total Net Yards | 347 | 250 |
| Total Plays | 68 | 59 |
| Average Gain | 5.1 | 4.2 |
| Net Yards Rushing | 109 | 76 |
| Rushes | 21 | 30 |
| Average/Rush | 5.2 | 2.5 |
| Net Yards Passing | 238 | 174 |
| Comp-Att | 24-43 | 18-28 |
| Yards/Pass | 5.1 | 6.0 |
| Sacked-Yards Lost | 4-25 | 1-1 |
| Had Intercepted | 1 | 0 |
| Touchdowns | 0 | 2 |
| Rushing | 0 | 1 |
| Passing | 0 | 1 |
| Other | 0 | 0 |
| Extra Points | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Field Goals | 1-3 | 1-2 |
| Red Zone Efficiency | 0-2-0% | 2-3-67% |
| Goal To Go Efficiency | 0-1-0% | 2-2-100% |
| Safeties | 0 | 0 |
PLAYER STATS
Dallas Cowboys
(0-1)
| Passing | ||||
| COMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | |
| G. Gilbert | 9/13 | 104 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Dinucci | 7/17 | 89 | 0 | 1 |
| C. Rush | 8/13 | 70 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Steelers
(1-0)
| Passing | ||||
| COMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | |
| M. Rudolph | 6/9 | 84 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Haskins Jr. | 8/13 | 54 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Dobbs | 4/6 | 37 | 1 | 0 |
| Rushing | |||||
| ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| R. Dowdle | 8 | 43 | 5.4 | 0 | 25 |
| B. Dinucci | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 | 27 |
| B. Knox | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 |
| J. Hardy | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 12 |
| T. Pollard | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 6 |
| S. Olonilua | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushing | |||||
| ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| N. Harris | 7 | 22 | 3.1 | 0 | 6 |
| J. Samuels | 11 | 20 | 1.8 | 0 | 5 |
| K. Ballage | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 1 | 5 |
| A. McFarland Jr. | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | 9 |
| D. Haskins Jr. | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 5 |
| R. McCloud | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| M. Rudolph | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | ||||||
| TAR | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| M. Turner | 5 | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 0 | 20 |
| A. Parker | 3 | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 0 | 36 |
| C. Wilson | 4 | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | 21 |
| S. McKeon | 4 | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| B. Eagles | 2 | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | 25 |
| S. Olonilua | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 |
| R. Dowdle | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 12 |
| D. Schultz | 2 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
| B. Smith | 4 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 |
| R. Davis | 3 | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 7 |
| J. Hardy | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 6 |
| N. Brown | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| S. Fehoko | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| J. Dixon | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 |
| B. Knox | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| O. Mitchell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| N. Eubanks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Sprinkle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | ||||||
| TAR | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| C. Claypool | 4 | 3 | 62 | 20.7 | 0 | 45 |
| A. Johnson | 3 | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 10 |
| T. Edmunds | 2 | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 17 |
| D. Johnson | 2 | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 12 |
| K. Rader | 2 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
| R. McCloud | 3 | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 9 |
| A. McFarland Jr. | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| J. Samuels | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| T. Simmons | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 1 | 5 |
| R. Bussey | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| N. Harris | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| I. McKoy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Baugh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Sexton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Washington | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Z. Gentry | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Interceptions | |||
| NO. | YDS | TD | |
| No interceptions | |||
| Interceptions | |||
| NO. | YDS | TD | |
| D. Stiner | 1 | 17 | 0 |
| Sacks | ||
| NO. | YDS | |
| No sacks | ||
| Sacks | ||
| NO. | YDS | |
| A. Anderson | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| A. Highsmith | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| Q. Roche | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| C. Marsh Sr. | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| Tackles | ||
| Tk | Ast | |
| L. Gifford | 4 | 0 |
| N. Wright | 4 | 1 |
| M. Parsons | 3 | 0 |
| D. Burton | 3 | 0 |
| J. Cox | 3 | 1 |
| R. Robinson | 3 | 1 |
| J. Kearse | 2 | 0 |
| K. Brown | 2 | 1 |
| I. Mukuamu | 2 | 1 |
| J. Smith | 1 | 0 |
| K. Neal | 1 | 0 |
| J. Hamilton | 1 | 0 |
| R. Carter | 1 | 0 |
| S. Parker | 1 | 0 |
| T. Coyle | 1 | 0 |
| O. Odighizuwa | 1 | 0 |
| M. Canady | 1 | 1 |
| A. Hines III | 1 | 1 |
| Q. Bohanna | 1 | 2 |
| A. Faoliu | 1 | 2 |
| Tackles | ||
| Tk | Ast | |
| M. Killebrew | 6 | 0 |
| J. Pierre | 4 | 0 |
| R. Spillane | 3 | 1 |
| J. Layne | 3 | 1 |
| M. Allen | 2 | 0 |
| L. Wade | 2 | 0 |
| A. Maulet | 2 | 0 |
| U. Gilbert III | 2 | 1 |
| A. Highsmith | 2 | 1 |
| I. Loudermilk | 2 | 1 |
| C. Marsh Sr. | 2 | 2 |
| T. Norwood | 1 | 0 |
| J. Jones | 1 | 0 |
| C. Wormley | 1 | 0 |
| A. Brooks Jr. | 1 | 0 |
| C. Davis | 1 | 0 |
| T. Carter | 1 | 0 |
| Q. Roche | 1 | 0 |
| T. Scales | 1 | 0 |
| A. Anderson | 1 | 0 |
| B. Johnson | 1 | 0 |
| S. Brown | 1 | 0 |
| I. Buggs | 1 | 1 |
| D. Stiner | 1 | 1 |
| H. Mondeaux | 0 | 1 |
| C. Sutton | 0 | 1 |
| S. Denmark | 0 | 1 |
| Tackles For Loss | |
| NO. | |
| K. Brown | 2.0 |
| M. Canady | 1.0 |
| O. Odighizuwa | 1.0 |
| Tackles For Loss | |
| NO. | |
| A. Highsmith | 2.0 |
| J. Jones | 1.0 |
| I. Buggs | 1.0 |
| Q. Roche | 1.0 |
| Fumbles | |
| NO. | |
| G. Gilbert | 1 |
| M. Turner | 1 |
| B. Dinucci | 1 |
| R. Davis | 1 |
| Fumbles | |
| NO. | |
| M. Rudolph | 1 |
| A. Johnson | 1 |
| J. Dobbs | 1 |