Atlanta Falcons vs Pittsburgh Steelers: player stats (Sep 13, 2026)

Week 1Final

T.J. Watt's late pick-6 pushes sluggish Steelers past injury-laden Falcons 20-13

At Acrisure Stadium

Score by quarter
Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
ATL	7	0	3	3	13
PIT	3	10	0	7	20

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ATL

Game leaders

PIT

Passing yards
Atlanta Falcons: Cooper Rush143 YDS12/22, 1 TD, 2 INT
Pittsburgh Steelers: Aaron Rodgers221 YDS24/40, 1 TD, 0 INT
Rushing yards
Atlanta Falcons: Bijan Robinson83 YDS21 CAR, 0 TD
Pittsburgh Steelers: Jaylen Warren46 YDS10 CAR, 0 TD
Receiving yards
Atlanta Falcons: Bijan Robinson90 YDS8 REC, 1 TD
Pittsburgh Steelers: Michael Pittman Jr.58 YDS3 REC, 0 TD
Tackles
Atlanta Falcons: Sydney Brown7 TCK4 SOLO, 0 SCK
Pittsburgh Steelers: Payton Wilson13 TCK4 SOLO, 0 SCK

The Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Atlanta Falcons 20-13 in Week 1 on September 13, 2026 at Acrisure Stadium. Aaron Rodgers threw for 221 yards for the Pittsburgh Steelers; Cooper Rush threw for 143 for the Atlanta Falcons.

Scoring plays

Q1

Pittsburgh Steelers, Field goal · 8:30C.Boswell 43 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-C.Kuntz, Holder-C.Johnston.ATL 0, PIT 3
Atlanta Falcons, Touchdown · 1:13(Shotgun) C.Rush pass short right to Bi.Robinson for 23 yards, TOUCHDOWN. N.Folk extra point is GOOD, Center-L.McCullough, Holder-J.Bailey.ATL 7, PIT 3

Q2

Pittsburgh Steelers, Field goal · 12:28C.Boswell 28 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-C.Kuntz, Holder-C.Johnston.ATL 7, PIT 6
Pittsburgh Steelers, Touchdown · 10:39(Shotgun) A.Rodgers pass short middle to P.Freiermuth for 6 yards, TOUCHDOWN. C.Boswell extra point is GOOD, Center-C.Kuntz, Holder-C.Johnston.ATL 7, PIT 13

Q3

Atlanta Falcons, Field goal · 1:50N.Folk 51 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-L.McCullough, Holder-J.Bailey.ATL 10, PIT 13

Q4

Pittsburgh Steelers, Touchdown · 14:05(Shotgun) C.Rush pass short right intended for Bi.Robinson INTERCEPTED by T.Watt at ATL 35. T.Watt for 35 yards, TOUCHDOWN. C.Boswell extra point is GOOD, Center-C.Kuntz, Holder-C.Johnston.ATL 10, PIT 20
Atlanta Falcons, Field goal · 10:35N.Folk 43 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-L.McCullough, Holder-J.Bailey.ATL 13, PIT 20

Team stats

Team stats: Atlanta Falcons and Pittsburgh Steelers
ATL	Stat	PIT
2-1217%	3rd down efficiency	3-13(better)23%
0-0	4th down efficiency	0-10%
14312/22 C/ATT	Passing yards	221(better)24/41 C/ATT
120(better)31 CAR	Rushing yards	5821 CAR
4	Sacks taken	2(better)
2	Turnovers	1(better)

Box score

Atlanta Falcons: Passing

Cooper RushQB	12/22	143	1	2	4	51.9

Pittsburgh Steelers: Passing

Aaron RodgersQB	24/40	221	1	0	2	83.4
Cameron JohnstonP	0/1	0	0	0	0	39.6

Atlanta Falcons: Rushing

Bijan RobinsonRB	21	83	4.0	20
Brian Robinson Jr.RB	9	31	3.4	14
Drake LondonWR	1	6	6.0	6

Pittsburgh Steelers: Rushing

Aaron RodgersQB	3	-3	-1.0	-1
Jaylen WarrenRB	10	46	4.6	17
Rico DowdleRB	8	15	1.9	6

Atlanta Falcons: Receiving

Bijan RobinsonRB	8	10	90	1	24
Drake LondonWR	2	5	29	0	21
Jahan DotsonWR	1	4	19	0	19
Olamide ZaccheausWR	1	1	5	0	5
Kyle Pitts Sr.TE	0	1	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Steelers: Receiving

Jaylen WarrenRB	5	6	27	0	18
Rico DowdleRB	2	5	6	0	4
Pat FreiermuthTE	5	5	46	1	19
DK MetcalfWR	4	10	40	0	14
Michael Pittman Jr.WR	3	3	58	0	28
Roman WilsonWR	3	6	26	0	20
Darnell WashingtonTE	2	2	18	0	15

Atlanta Falcons: Defense

Sydney BrownS	7	4	0	0	0
Divine DeabloLB	7	3	0	1	0
Jessie Bates IIIS	6	3	0	0	0
A.J. Terrell Jr.CB	5	2	0	0	1
Xavier WattsS	4	2	0	0	0
Kendal DanielsLB	4	1	0	0	0
LaCale LondonDE	3	1	0	0	0
Mike HughesCB	3	3	0	0	2
Gervon Dexter Sr.DT	3	1	0	0	0
Brandon DorlusDT	3	3	0	0	0
Za'Darius SmithDE	3	3	2	3	0
Jared IveyLB	2	0	0	0	0
Mike Ford Jr.CB	2	2	0	0	0
DeMarcco HellamsS	1	1	0	0	0
Josh WoodsLB	1	1	0	0	0
Chris BlairWR	1	0	0	0	0
Nick MuseTE	1	0	0	0	0
Matthew BergeronG	1	1	0	0	0
Cameron ThomasDE	1	0	0	0	0
C.J. HendersonCB	1	1	0	0	1
Bralen TriceLB	1	1	0	0	0
Samson EbukamDE	1	0	0	0	0
Harold Perkins Jr.LB	1	1	0	0	0
Avieon TerrellCB	1	1	0	0	0
Maason SmithDT	0	0	0	0	1

Pittsburgh Steelers: Defense

Payton WilsonLB	13	4	0	2	0	0
Patrick QueenLB	8	2	0	0	0	0
Jaquan BriskerS	6	4	0	0	1	1
Jamel DeanCB	5	3	0	0	0	0
Jack SawyerLB	4	1	0	0	0	0
Jalen RamseyCB	4	3	0	0	0	1
T.J. WattLB	4	4	2	3	1	1
Cameron HeywardDT	3	2	0	0	0	3
Alex HighsmithLB	3	2	2	2	0	0
Derrick HarmonDT	3	1	0	0	0	0
Robert Spears-JenningsS	3	1	0	0	0	0
Keeanu BentonDT	3	2	0	0	0	0
Rayshawn JenkinsS	2	1	0	0	0	0
Nick HerbigLB	2	1	0	0	0	0
Carson BruenerLB	2	1	0	0	0	0
Riley NowakowskiFB	2	1	0	0	0	0
Sebastian Joseph-DayDT	2	1	0	0	0	0
Daylen EveretteCB	1	1	0	0	0	0
Asante Samuel Jr.CB	1	1	0	0	0	0
Cole HolcombLB	1	0	0	0	0	0

Atlanta Falcons: Kicking

Nick FolkPK	2/4	51	1

Pittsburgh Steelers: Kicking

Chris BoswellPK	2/3	43	2

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