Pittsburgh Steelers vs Atlanta Falcons: player stats (Sep 8, 2024)

Week 1Final

At Mercedes-Benz Stadium

Score by quarter
Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
PIT	3	6	6	3	18
ATL	3	7	–	–	10

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PIT

Game leaders

ATL

Passing yards
Pittsburgh Steelers: Justin Fields156 YDS17/23, 0 TD, 0 INT
Atlanta Falcons: Kirk Cousins155 YDS16/26, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing yards
Pittsburgh Steelers: Najee Harris70 YDS20 CAR, 0 TD
Atlanta Falcons: Bijan Robinson68 YDS18 CAR, 0 TD
Receiving yards
Pittsburgh Steelers: George Pickens85 YDS6 REC, 0 TD
Atlanta Falcons: Ray-Ray McCloud III52 YDS4 REC, 0 TD
Tackles
Pittsburgh Steelers: Minkah Fitzpatrick7 TCK6 SOLO, 0 SCK
Atlanta Falcons: Kaden Elliss9 TCK4 SOLO, 0 SCK

The Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Atlanta Falcons 18-10 in Week 1 on September 8, 2024 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Justin Fields threw for 156 yards for the Pittsburgh Steelers; Kirk Cousins threw for 155 for the Atlanta Falcons.

Scoring plays

Q1

Atlanta Falcons, Field goal · 9:06Y.Koo 24 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-L.McCullough, Holder-B.Pinion.PIT 0, ATL 3
Pittsburgh Steelers, Field goal · 4:37C.Boswell 57 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-C.Kuntz, Holder-C.Johnston.PIT 3, ATL 3

Q2

Pittsburgh Steelers, Field goal · 12:54C.Boswell 51 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-C.Kuntz, Holder-C.Johnston.PIT 6, ATL 3
Atlanta Falcons, Touchdown · 0:32(Shotgun) K.Cousins pass short left to K.Pitts for 12 yards, TOUCHDOWN.Y.Koo extra point is GOOD, Center-L.McCullough, Holder-B.Pinion.PIT 6, ATL 10
Pittsburgh Steelers, Field goal · 0:00C.Boswell 44 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-C.Kuntz, Holder-C.Johnston.PIT 9, ATL 10

Q3

Pittsburgh Steelers, Field goal · 7:45C.Boswell 56 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-C.Kuntz, Holder-C.Johnston.PIT 12, ATL 10
Pittsburgh Steelers, Field goal · 0:25C.Boswell 40 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-C.Kuntz, Holder-C.Johnston.PIT 15, ATL 10

Q4

Pittsburgh Steelers, Field goal · 0:28C.Boswell 25 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-C.Kuntz, Holder-S.Miller.PIT 18, ATL 10

Team stats

Team stats: Pittsburgh Steelers and Atlanta Falcons
PIT	Stat	ATL
7-17(better)41%	3rd down efficiency	2-922%
0-10%	4th down efficiency	1-1(better)100%
156(better)17/23 C/ATT	Passing yards	15516/26 C/ATT
137(better)41 CAR	Rushing yards	8922 CAR
2	Sacks taken	2
0(better)	Turnovers	3

Box score

Pittsburgh Steelers: Passing

Justin FieldsQB	17/23	156	0	0	2	91.9

Atlanta Falcons: Passing

Kirk CousinsQB	16/26	155	1	2	2	59.0

Pittsburgh Steelers: Rushing

Justin FieldsQB	14	57	4.1	12
Najee HarrisRB	20	70	3.5	20
George PickensWR	1	-10	-10.0	-10
Jaylen WarrenRB	2	7	3.5	8
Cordarrelle PattersonRB	4	13	3.3	5

Atlanta Falcons: Rushing

Kirk CousinsQB	1	0	0.0	0
Bijan RobinsonRB	18	68	3.8	13
Tyler AllgeierRB	3	21	7.0	13

Pittsburgh Steelers: Receiving

Najee HarrisRB	1	2	9	9
George PickensWR	6	7	85	40
Jaylen WarrenRB	2	2	13	9
Pat FreiermuthTE	4	4	27	10
Darnell WashingtonTE	1	1	5	5
Calvin Austin IIIWR	1	2	7	7
Van JeffersonWR	1	2	1	1
MyCole PruittTE	1	2	9	9

Atlanta Falcons: Receiving

Bijan RobinsonRB	5	5	43	0	14
Ray-Ray McCloud IIIWR	4	7	52	0	20
Kyle Pitts Sr.TE	3	3	26	1	12
Drake LondonWR	2	3	15	0	8
Darnell MooneyWR	1	3	15	0	15
Charlie WoernerTE	1	2	4	0	4

Pittsburgh Steelers: Defense

Minkah FitzpatrickS	7	6	0	0	0	0
Alex HighsmithLB	6	1	0	0	0	1
Cameron HeywardDT	4	2	0	0	0	0
T.J. WattLB	4	2	1	2	0	0
DeShon ElliottS	4	1	0	0	1	2
Beanie Bishop Jr.CB	4	4	0	0	0	0
Payton WilsonLB	3	3	0	0	0	0
Joey Porter Jr.CB	3	2	0	0	0	0
Larry OgunjobiDT	3	1	0	0	0	0
Damontae KazeeS	3	3	0	0	0	0
Montravius AdamsDT	3	2	1	1	0	0
Patrick QueenLB	2	2	0	0	0	0
Keeanu BentonDT	2	1	0	0	0	0
Donte JacksonCB	2	1	0	0	1	2
Nick HerbigLB	1	1	0	0	0	0
DeMarvin LealDE	1	1	0	0	0	0
Scotty MillerWR	1	1	0	0	0	0
Tyler MatakevichLB	1	1	0	0	0	0

Atlanta Falcons: Defense

Kaden EllissLB	9	4	0	0	0
Mike HughesCB	7	7	0	3	0
Nate LandmanLB	6	4	0	0	0
Jessie Bates IIIS	6	6	0	0	0
Matthew JudonDE	6	2	1	0	0
Troy AndersenLB	6	5	0	0	0
A.J. Terrell Jr.CB	5	5	0	0	0
Arnold EbiketieLB	5	4	0	0	0
Lorenzo CarterLB	5	4	0	0	0
James Smith-WilliamsDE	5	2	0	2	0
Kentavius StreetDT	3	0	0	0	0
Grady JarrettDE	3	2	2	2	0
Justin SimmonsS	3	0	0	0	1
David OnyemataDT	2	1	0	0	0
Dee AlfordCB	2	1	0	0	0
Zach HarrisonDE	2	1	0	0	0
KhaDarel HodgeWR	1	1	0	0	0
JD BertrandLB	1	1	0	0	0
Eddie GoldmanDT	1	1	0	0	0
DeAngelo MaloneLB	1	1	0	0	0
Clark Phillips IIICB	1	1	0	0	0
Drew DalmanC	1	1	0	0	0
Ta'Quon GrahamDE	1	0	0	0	0
Kevin KingCB	1	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Steelers: Kicking

Chris BoswellPK	6/6	57	0

Atlanta Falcons: Kicking

Younghoe KooPK	1/1	24	1

Lines

Consensus close, 10 books

Spread: ATL −4; opened ATL −3.5; PIT covered
Total: 42.5; opened 42; Under

BetMGM closed ATL −4, total 42.5. 9 more books and every move are in Pro

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