Cincinnati Bengals vs. Pittsburgh Steelers Live Score & Stats – September 27, 2026 Gametracker

PITTSBURGH (AP) Aaron Rodgers passed for 292 yards and three touchdowns to beat Joe Burrow as the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Cincinnati Bengals 30-27 on Sunday.

Pittsburgh (2-1) bounced back from a miserable performance last week at New England to blunt some of Cincinnati’s early momentum.

Rodgers completed 19 of 34 passes, including a 47-yard catch-and-run to huge tight end Darnell Washington that helped set up Chris Boswell’s go-ahead 33-yard field goal with 2:18 left.

Cincinnati (2-1) had a chance late. The Bengals reached Pittsburgh territory, but Burrow fumbled after being sacked by defensive tackle Derrick Harmon. Pittsburgh rookie defensive lineman Sebastian Joseph-Day fell on the ball near midfield and the Steelers escaped.

Jaylen Warren had 176 total yards (127 rushing, 49 receiving) for Pittsburgh, matching the Bengals’ mighty scoring as Cincinnati saw a chance at its first 3-0 start since 2015 disappear.

Burrow passed for 292 yards and three scores, including an incredible 28-yard heave to Tee Higgins late in the first half. The ball fell into Higgins’ abdominal area as the wide receiver flanked Steelers defensive back Asante Samuel Jr. to position himself just across the goal line.

Yet the Bengals’ opportunity to establish themselves as the AFC North leaders disappeared with a few self-inflicted wounds. A punter roughing penalty in the third quarter extended a Pittsburgh drive that ended with a Rodgers touchdown pass to DK Metcalf.

Cincinnati’s Ke’Shawn Williams botched a punt deep in Bengals territory midway through the fourth to set up the second of three Boswell field goals that tied the game at 27.

Cincinnati backed Pittsburgh deep into its territory late in the fourth, but the Steelers responded even after an 80-plus yard run by Warren was wiped out by a holding penalty on Metcalf.

Rodgers, playing behind a new offensive line that included rookie first-round pick Max Iheanachor at right tackle, still guided the Steelers 77 yards to set up Boswell.

Pittsburgh’s defense, playing without cornerback Joey Porter Jr. for a third straight game, spent much of the afternoon letting Burrow do what he wanted before Harmon crashed into Burrow and Joseph-Day, a sixth-round pick, fell on him to give first-year coach Mike McCarthy a needed boost.

Bengals: LB Demetrius Knight left in the first quarter… WR Colbie Young (knee) left in the first half with a knee injury.

Steelers: CB Brandin Eichols was evaluated for a concussion after colliding with Williams on a botched punt return in the second half.

Bengals: At Jacksonville next Sunday.

Steelers: Visit Cleveland Thursday night.

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