National Football League
BOXSCORE
| PLAY-BY-PLAY
| RECAP
Pittsburgh 26,
Cleveland 22
When: 8:15 PM ET, Monday, September 18, 2023
Where: Acrisure Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Temperature: 62°
Head Official: Ron Torbert
Attendance: 67576
Where: Acrisure Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Temperature: 62°
Head Official: Ron Torbert
Attendance: 67576
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
| Cleveland | 3 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| Pittsburgh | 7 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 26 |
SCORING
Scoring Summary
| 1st Quarter - 14:51 | ||
| Pittsburgh | TD |
Pittsburgh 7 - Cleveland 0 Alex Highsmith 30 yd. interception return (Chris Boswell kick) |
| 1st Quarter - 8:46 | ||
| Cleveland | FG |
Pittsburgh 7 - Cleveland 3 Dustin Hopkins 43 yd. field goal |
| 2nd Quarter - 14:02 | ||
| Cleveland | TD |
Pittsburgh 7 - Cleveland 11 Jerome Ford 3 yd. pass from Deshaun Watson (Jerome Ford run) |
| 2nd Quarter - 9:11 | ||
| Pittsburgh | FG |
Pittsburgh 10 - Cleveland 11 Chris Boswell 52 yd. field goal |
| 2nd Quarter - 6:05 | ||
| Pittsburgh | TD |
Pittsburgh 16 - Cleveland 11 George Pickens 71 yd. pass from Kenny Pickett (run failed) |
| 2nd Quarter - 0:22 | ||
| Cleveland | FG |
Pittsburgh 16 - Cleveland 14 Dustin Hopkins 55 yd. field goal |
| 3rd Quarter - 11:47 | ||
| Pittsburgh | FG |
Pittsburgh 19 - Cleveland 14 Chris Boswell 50 yd. field goal |
| 3rd Quarter - 10:01 | ||
| Cleveland | TD |
Pittsburgh 19 - Cleveland 22 Pierre Strong Jr. 1 yd. run (Deshaun Watson run) |
| 4th Quarter - 6:58 | ||
| Pittsburgh | TD |
Pittsburgh 26 - Cleveland 22 T.J. Watt 16 yd. fumble recovery (Chris Boswell kick) |
TEAMS
Team Stats
| Cleveland | Pittsburgh | |
| 1st Downs | 20 | 9 |
| Rushing | 7 | 3 |
| Passing | 12 | 6 |
| Penalty | 1 | 0 |
| 3rd Down Conversions | 5-16 | 4-14 |
| 4th Down Conversions | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Punts-Average | 5-47.6 | 7-45.7 |
| Return Yards | 0 | 44 |
| Punts-Returns | 0-0 | 1-14 |
| Kickoffs-Returns | 0-0 | 1-0 |
| Int - Returns | 1-0 | 1-30 |
| Penalties-Yards | 8-81 | 5-31 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 4-3 | 1-1 |
| Time of Possession | 35:28 | 24:32 |
| Total Net Yards | 408 | 255 |
| Total Plays | 81 | 53 |
| Average Gain | 5.0 | 4.8 |
| Net Yards Rushing | 198 | 55 |
| Rushes | 35 | 21 |
| Average/Rush | 5.7 | 2.6 |
| Net Yards Passing | 210 | 200 |
| Comp-Att | 22-40 | 15-30 |
| Yards/Pass | 4.6 | 6.2 |
| Sacked-Yards Lost | 6-25 | 2-22 |
| Had Intercepted | 1 | 1 |
| Touchdowns | 2 | 3 |
| Rushing | 1 | 0 |
| Passing | 1 | 1 |
| Other | 0 | 2 |
| Extra Points | 2-2 | 2-3 |
| Field Goals | 2-3 | 2-2 |
| Red Zone Efficiency | 2-3-67% | 0-0-0% |
| Goal To Go Efficiency | 2-2-100% | 0-0-0% |
| Safeties | 0 | 0 |
PLAYER STATS
Cleveland Browns
(1-1)
| Passing | ||||
| COMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | |
| D. Watson | 22/40 | 235 | 1 | 1 |
Pittsburgh Steelers
(1-1)
| Passing | ||||
| COMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | |
| K. Pickett | 15/30 | 222 | 1 | 1 |
| Rushing | |||||
| ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| J. Ford | 16 | 106 | 6.6 | 0 | 69 |
| N. Chubb | 10 | 64 | 6.4 | 0 | 20 |
| D. Watson | 6 | 22 | 3.7 | 0 | 12 |
| E. Moore | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| P. Strong Jr. | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 |
| Rushing | |||||
| ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| N. Harris | 10 | 43 | 4.3 | 0 | 21 |
| J. Warren | 6 | 20 | 3.3 | 0 | 8 |
| C. Austin III | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | -2 |
| K. Pickett | 4 | -6 | -1.5 | 0 | -1 |
| Receiving | ||||||
| TAR | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| A. Cooper | 10 | 7 | 90 | 12.9 | 0 | 23 |
| D. Njoku | 4 | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 0 | 29 |
| E. Moore | 9 | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 0 | 16 |
| D. Bell | 3 | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 | 14 |
| J. Ford | 4 | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 1 | 14 |
| D. Peoples-Jones | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| J. Akins | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| H. Bryant | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| P. Strong Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Goodwin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | ||||||
| TAR | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| G. Pickens | 10 | 4 | 127 | 31.8 | 1 | 71 |
| J. Warren | 6 | 4 | 66 | 16.5 | 0 | 30 |
| A. Robinson II | 3 | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 7 |
| C. Austin III | 4 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
| M. Boykin | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| P. Freiermuth | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| N. Harris | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| G. Olszewski | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Interceptions | |||
| NO. | YDS | TD | |
| G. Delpit | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Interceptions | |||
| NO. | YDS | TD | |
| A. Highsmith | 1 | 30 | 1 |
| Sacks | ||
| NO. | YDS | |
| S. Takitaki | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| S. Harris | 0.5 | 5.5 |
| M. Hurst II | 0.5 | 5.5 |
| Sacks | ||
| NO. | YDS | |
| T. Watt | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| L. Ogunjobi | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| A. Highsmith | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| M. Golden | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| D. Leal | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| E. Riley | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| Tackles | ||
| Tk | Ast | |
| D. Ward | 5 | 0 |
| J. Owusu-Koramoah | 4 | 0 |
| G. Delpit | 4 | 2 |
| G. Newsome II | 3 | 0 |
| A. Walker Jr. | 3 | 1 |
| J. Thornhill | 3 | 1 |
| S. Takitaki | 2 | 0 |
| M. Garrett | 1 | 0 |
| Z. Smith | 1 | 0 |
| M. Ford | 1 | 0 |
| C. Mitchell | 1 | 0 |
| O. Okoronkwo | 1 | 2 |
| S. Harris | 1 | 3 |
| J. Elliott | 0 | 1 |
| A. Wright | 0 | 1 |
| M. Hurst II | 0 | 3 |
| Tackles | ||
| Tk | Ast | |
| K. Alexander | 8 | 1 |
| D. Kazee | 6 | 0 |
| L. Wallace | 5 | 0 |
| M. Fitzpatrick | 5 | 1 |
| A. Highsmith | 5 | 2 |
| K. Neal | 4 | 2 |
| L. Ogunjobi | 3 | 1 |
| C. Holcomb | 3 | 5 |
| P. Peterson | 2 | 0 |
| E. Roberts | 2 | 0 |
| A. Watts | 2 | 0 |
| D. Leal | 2 | 1 |
| N. Herbig | 2 | 1 |
| T. Watt | 2 | 2 |
| C. Sullivan | 2 | 2 |
| E. Riley | 1 | 0 |
| M. Golden | 1 | 1 |
| M. Adams | 1 | 2 |
| K. Benton | 0 | 2 |
| Tackles For Loss | |
| NO. | |
| J. Owusu-Koramoah | 2.0 |
| Z. Smith | 1.0 |
| S. Takitaki | 1.0 |
| O. Okoronkwo | 1.0 |
| Tackles For Loss | |
| NO. | |
| T. Watt | 2.0 |
| C. Holcomb | 1.0 |
| M. Golden | 1.0 |
| L. Ogunjobi | 1.0 |
| D. Leal | 1.0 |
| E. Riley | 1.0 |
| K. Alexander | 1.0 |
| A. Highsmith | 1.0 |
| Fumbles | |
| NO. | |
| G. Olszewski | 1 |