• FIELD GOAL. Chase McLaughlin from 42. Time expires. Final: Buccaneers, 17-14
• Another knee. Fourth-and-12 at the 24 with three seconds left. Kicker's on.
• Buccaneers take the knee. Clock running.
• Wright gets 3 to the 19. Another timeout. Last one. 1:08.
• Garrett Greene with a 13-yard catch to the 22. Clock shows 1:12 remaining. Man, we're in trouble now. LOL
• Wright for 2 yards, then for none. They're at the 35. Timeout Tomlin.
• INTERCEPTION. Woodside throws it right to Antonio Grier. I mean, right to him. He's lucky Grier didn't run it back the whole way, but he did get to the Pittsburgh 36 ... then fumbled ... out of bounds. Brutal football.
• Hull for another three.
• Evan Hull bursts forth for a dozen to the Tampa Bay 38.
• Stuffed for a 1-yard loss at midfield. Bunch of guys converged. Turnover on downs.
• Fourth-and-1 at the Pittsburgh 49. They're going for it. Hilarious.
• The Buccaneers begin at their 42.
• JJ Galbreath takes a pass off his facemask. Egads. This isn't good football. Turnover on downs.
• Woodside to Taylor for 7 yards. It'll be fourth-and-8. Going for it.
• Woodside scrambles out of bounds for a no-gain. Officially a sack.
• Robert Woods on the field for this drive. Uh, ouch.
• Nichols plugs away for 1.
• Right away, Woodside hits Roc Taylor for 20 yards to the Tampa Bay 44.
• FUMBLE. Quindell Johnson recovers the ball jarred loose by D'Shawn Jamison after a catch by Tanner Taula, who'll be handling the express aisle at GetGo in a few days. The Steelers take over at their 36.
• The Steelers are down to very, very few NFL-rostered players on the field for this Tampa drive. Sawyer and Mark Robinson, by my count.
• Sauls misses from 42 yards. Game remains tied.
• END OF THIRD QUARTER. Tied, 14-14
• Logan Woodside is now in at quarterback.
• TOUCHDOWN: Trey Sermon rushes in from one yard out on third-and-goal. Johnson did all the work to get down there. Tied, 14-14
• Johnson's feeling it, folks.
• Tez Johnson with the play of the night for the Steelers. Yikes, that was bad.
• I don't how Thompson is still alive.
• Offense stalls out after picking up one first down. Doug Nester's illegal hands to the face penalty was a drive killer before it could really get started.
• Johnson takes the opening kick of the second half to the 35-yard line.
• Paid attendance: 64,224
• Halftime. Buccaneers, 14-7
• This defensive series is a great example for the drop off from starters to backups. Miles Killebrew should have had a pick.
• Malik Harrison is really, really good at one thing. And that was it. He's a truck when running downhill.
• Lance McCutcheon is NOT making this roster.
• Miller is making this roster, guys.
• THERE'S the cutback on wide zone.
• Run defense is doing great tonight. 10 carries for only 14 yards for the Buccaneers.
• Logan Lee was long snapping on the punt just now. There's your emergency long snapper.
• END OF FIRST QUARTER
• That pass to Roman was undoubtedly a Shanahan play-action High Cross concept. Need to see what route Scotty Miller was running to know which one exactly, but the deep route is designed to clear for the high crosser Roman was running. May have been Burner. Executed to perfection.
• Skylar Thompson is now in at quarterback. Starting offensive line is still in there.
• Derrick Harmon gets his first sack as a Steeler (though it doesn't count). He gets to Kyle Trask for a loss of 11 yards on third down. Great rep.
• TOUCHDOWN: Rudolph scrambles left and hits Brandon Johnson for a 2-yard touchdown. Ben Sauls kicks the extra point. Buccaneers, 14-7
• Max Hurleman drops a sure touchdown on first-and-goal. Yikes.
• Life. Rudolph hits Wilson for 42 yards. Better throw, probably could have been a touchdown.
• TOUCHDOWN: Bridgewater hits Emeka Egbuka for a 5-yard touchdown pass. Great catch by Egbuka with Brandin Echols tight in coverage. Didn't get his head around quickly enough, though. Buccaneers, 14-0
• Christian Kuntz is leaving the field accompanied by trainers. He made the tackle on the punt return and was very slow to get up. Was holding his chest in a lot of discomfort leaving the field.
• Nick Herbig sustained a hamstring injury and will not return to the game.
• Three and out by the offense. Two runs produced two yards, then Rudolph scrambled and gained seven yards on third-and-8. They have to figure out how to run the ball.
• TOUCHDOWN: Teddy Bridgewater hits Bucky Irving on a 15-yard touchdown pass. Payton Wilson in coverage. Buccaneers, 7-0
• Buccaneers settled for a field goal, but D'Shawn Jamison roughs the kicker and the Buccaneers get a new set of downs at the 12-yard line.
• Daryl Porter lays a huge hit on Jalen McMillan. Buccaneers get the first down down to the Steelers' 28-yard line. No idea how McMillan held onto that. McMillan jumped up for the pass, Porter hit his legs, then McMillan came crashing down on the back of his head. Looked terrible.
• INTERCEPTION: Mason Rudolph's second pass of the game is picked off by Zyon McCollum. Intended for Roman Wilson up the seam. Ball didn't have enough air under it. McCollum runs it back to the Pittsburgh 48.
• Great tackles by Juan Thornhill and Cole Holcomb force third-and-16. Nick Herbig creates pressure on third down, forcing a three and out.
• KICKOFF: Chris Boswell kicks off to the 1-yard line, and we're underway. Returned to the 25.
• Buccaneers win the coin toss and elect to receive.
• Defensive starters getting the introductions today.
• Yahya Black in uniform. So is Chris Boswell. Ben Skowronek and Calvin Austin III are not.
THE ASYLUM
Final: Buccaneers 17, Steelers 14
• Who: Steelers (1-0) vs. Buccaneers (1-0)
• What: NFL preseason, Week 2
• When: 7:05 p.m.
• Where: Acrisure Stadium
• Weather: 87°, partly cloudy, 1% rain, 5-mph wind
• TV: KDKA-TV (local only)
• Radio: Steelers Audio Network
• Streaming: NFL+, Steelers Nation Radio
• Satellite: SiriusXM 225/826
• Boxscore: NFL.com
• Media notes: Steelers | Buccaneers
► FOLLOW ALONG
• FIELD GOAL. Chase McLaughlin from 42. Time expires. Final: Buccaneers, 17-14
• Another knee. Fourth-and-12 at the 24 with three seconds left. Kicker's on.
• Buccaneers take the knee. Clock running.
• Wright gets 3 to the 19. Another timeout. Last one. 1:08.
• Garrett Greene with a 13-yard catch to the 22. Clock shows 1:12 remaining. Man, we're in trouble now. LOL
• Wright for 2 yards, then for none. They're at the 35. Timeout Tomlin.
• INTERCEPTION. Woodside throws it right to Antonio Grier. I mean, right to him. He's lucky Grier didn't run it back the whole way, but he did get to the Pittsburgh 36 ... then fumbled ... out of bounds. Brutal football.
• Hull for another three.
• Evan Hull bursts forth for a dozen to the Tampa Bay 38.
• Stuffed for a 1-yard loss at midfield. Bunch of guys converged. Turnover on downs.
• Fourth-and-1 at the Pittsburgh 49. They're going for it. Hilarious.
• The Buccaneers begin at their 42.
• JJ Galbreath takes a pass off his facemask. Egads. This isn't good football. Turnover on downs.
• Woodside to Taylor for 7 yards. It'll be fourth-and-8. Going for it.
• Woodside scrambles out of bounds for a no-gain. Officially a sack.
• Robert Woods on the field for this drive. Uh, ouch.
• Nichols plugs away for 1.
• Right away, Woodside hits Roc Taylor for 20 yards to the Tampa Bay 44.
• FUMBLE. Quindell Johnson recovers the ball jarred loose by D'Shawn Jamison after a catch by Tanner Taula, who'll be handling the express aisle at GetGo in a few days. The Steelers take over at their 36.
• The Steelers are down to very, very few NFL-rostered players on the field for this Tampa drive. Sawyer and Mark Robinson, by my count.
• Sauls misses from 42 yards. Game remains tied.
• END OF THIRD QUARTER. Tied, 14-14
• Logan Woodside is now in at quarterback.
• TOUCHDOWN: Trey Sermon rushes in from one yard out on third-and-goal. Johnson did all the work to get down there. Tied, 14-14
• Johnson's feeling it, folks.
• Tez Johnson with the play of the night for the Steelers. Yikes, that was bad.
• I don't how Thompson is still alive.
• Offense stalls out after picking up one first down. Doug Nester's illegal hands to the face penalty was a drive killer before it could really get started.
• Johnson takes the opening kick of the second half to the 35-yard line.
• Paid attendance: 64,224
• Halftime. Buccaneers, 14-7
• This defensive series is a great example for the drop off from starters to backups. Miles Killebrew should have had a pick.
• Malik Harrison is really, really good at one thing. And that was it. He's a truck when running downhill.
• Lance McCutcheon is NOT making this roster.
• Miller is making this roster, guys.
• THERE'S the cutback on wide zone.
• Run defense is doing great tonight. 10 carries for only 14 yards for the Buccaneers.
• Logan Lee was long snapping on the punt just now. There's your emergency long snapper.
• END OF FIRST QUARTER
• That pass to Roman was undoubtedly a Shanahan play-action High Cross concept. Need to see what route Scotty Miller was running to know which one exactly, but the deep route is designed to clear for the high crosser Roman was running. May have been Burner. Executed to perfection.
• Skylar Thompson is now in at quarterback. Starting offensive line is still in there.
• Derrick Harmon gets his first sack as a Steeler (though it doesn't count). He gets to Kyle Trask for a loss of 11 yards on third down. Great rep.
• TOUCHDOWN: Rudolph scrambles left and hits Brandon Johnson for a 2-yard touchdown. Ben Sauls kicks the extra point. Buccaneers, 14-7
• Max Hurleman drops a sure touchdown on first-and-goal. Yikes.
• Life. Rudolph hits Wilson for 42 yards. Better throw, probably could have been a touchdown.
• TOUCHDOWN: Bridgewater hits Emeka Egbuka for a 5-yard touchdown pass. Great catch by Egbuka with Brandin Echols tight in coverage. Didn't get his head around quickly enough, though. Buccaneers, 14-0
• Christian Kuntz is leaving the field accompanied by trainers. He made the tackle on the punt return and was very slow to get up. Was holding his chest in a lot of discomfort leaving the field.
• Nick Herbig sustained a hamstring injury and will not return to the game.
• Three and out by the offense. Two runs produced two yards, then Rudolph scrambled and gained seven yards on third-and-8. They have to figure out how to run the ball.
• TOUCHDOWN: Teddy Bridgewater hits Bucky Irving on a 15-yard touchdown pass. Payton Wilson in coverage. Buccaneers, 7-0
• Buccaneers settled for a field goal, but D'Shawn Jamison roughs the kicker and the Buccaneers get a new set of downs at the 12-yard line.
• Daryl Porter lays a huge hit on Jalen McMillan. Buccaneers get the first down down to the Steelers' 28-yard line. No idea how McMillan held onto that. McMillan jumped up for the pass, Porter hit his legs, then McMillan came crashing down on the back of his head. Looked terrible.
• INTERCEPTION: Mason Rudolph's second pass of the game is picked off by Zyon McCollum. Intended for Roman Wilson up the seam. Ball didn't have enough air under it. McCollum runs it back to the Pittsburgh 48.
• Great tackles by Juan Thornhill and Cole Holcomb force third-and-16. Nick Herbig creates pressure on third down, forcing a three and out.
• KICKOFF: Chris Boswell kicks off to the 1-yard line, and we're underway. Returned to the 25.
• Buccaneers win the coin toss and elect to receive.
• Defensive starters getting the introductions today.
• Yahya Black in uniform. So is Chris Boswell. Ben Skowronek and Calvin Austin III are not.
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