2026 Week 1 · Regular season

Atlanta Falcons vs. Pittsburgh Steelers: 2026 Week 1

Name: Falcons vs. Steelers highlights | Week 1
Uploaded: 2026-09-13
Description: Atlanta Falcons vs. Pittsburgh Steelers official game highlights from NFL.com

Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the Atlanta Falcons, 13–20. Review the final score, quarter-by-quarter scoring, team and player stats, key drives and highlights.

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Falcons vs. Steelers Game Details

Date, kickoff time, TV and streaming listing, venue and current game status.

Away team

Atlanta Falcons

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Week 1 Final ATL at PIT

Home team

Pittsburgh Steelers

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Date: Sunday, September 13, 2026
Kickoff: 1:00 PM ET1:00 PM ET
TV / Stream: FOX
Venue: Acrisure StadiumPittsburgh, PA

Postgame video

Falcons vs. Steelers 2026 Game Highlights

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Completed game

Falcons vs. Steelers Final Score and Game Result

Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the Atlanta Falcons, 13–20.

Winner

Pittsburgh Steelers

13–20

ATL record

Atlanta Falcons

0-1

PIT record

Pittsburgh Steelers

1-0

Quarter-by-quarter result

Falcons vs. Steelers Box Score by Quarter: 2026 Week 1

See how the scoring developed in every quarter before the 13–20 final.

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
ATL Atlanta Falcons	7	0	3	3	13
PIT Pittsburgh Steelers	3	10	0	7	20

Top performers

Falcons vs. Steelers Player Stat Leaders

Compare the leading passers, rushers, receivers and defenders from the completed game.

Passing Yards

ATL

Cooper Rush

12/22, 143 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INT

PIT

Aaron Rodgers

24/40, 221 YDS, 1 TD

Rushing Yards

ATL

Bijan Robinson

21 CAR, 83 YDS

PIT

Jaylen Warren

10 CAR, 46 YDS

Receiving Yards

ATL

Bijan Robinson

8 REC, 90 YDS, 1 TD

PIT

Michael Pittman Jr.

3 REC, 58 YDS

Sacks

ATL

Za'Darius Smith

PIT

T.J. Watt

Tackles

ATL

Divine Deablo

PIT

Payton Wilson

Game statistics

Falcons vs. Steelers Team Stats Comparison

Compare total offense, third downs, turnovers, red-zone performance, penalties and possession.

ATLStatisticPIT

161st Downs15

2-123rd down efficiency3-13

0-04th down efficiency0-2

238Total Yards264

118Passing206

120Rushing58

2Turnovers1

9-96Penalties7-52

0-0Red Zone (Made-Att)1-2

31:07Possession28:53

Every scoring play

Falcons vs. Steelers Scoring Summary and Touchdown Timeline

Follow each touchdown and field goal in chronological order, with the score after every play.

Q18:30

PIT
Chris Boswell 43 Yd Field Goal
0–3
Q11:13

ATL
Bijan Robinson 23 Yd pass from Cooper Rush (Nick Folk Kick)
7–3
Q212:28

PIT
Chris Boswell 28 Yd Field Goal
7–6
Q210:39

PIT
Pat Freiermuth 6 Yd pass from Aaron Rodgers (Chris Boswell Kick)
7–13
Q31:50

ATL
Nick Folk 51 Yd Field Goal
10–13
Q414:05

PIT
T.J. Watt 35 Yd Interception Return (Chris Boswell Kick)
10–20
Q410:35

ATL
Nick Folk 43 Yd Field Goal
13–20

Individual statistics

Falcons vs. Steelers Player Box Score and Individual Stats

Open each category for passing, rushing, receiving, defensive and kicking statistics.

Passing Stats

Atlanta Falcons Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
Cooper Rush	12/22	143	6.5	1	2	4-25	5.0	51.9

Pittsburgh Steelers Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
Aaron Rodgers	24/40	221	5.5	1	0	2-15	42.5	83.4
Cameron Johnston	0/1	0	0.0	0	0	0-0	--	39.6

Rushing Stats

Atlanta Falcons Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Bijan Robinson	21	83	4.0	20
Brian Robinson Jr.	9	31	3.4	14
Drake London	1	6	6.0	6

Pittsburgh Steelers Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Jaylen Warren	10	46	4.6	17
Rico Dowdle	8	15	1.9	6
Aaron Rodgers	3	-3	-1.0	-1

Receiving Stats

Atlanta Falcons Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
Bijan Robinson	8	90	11.3	1	24	10
Drake London	2	29	14.5	0	21	5
Jahan Dotson	1	19	19.0	0	19	4
Olamide Zaccheaus	1	5	5.0	0	5	1
Kyle Pitts Sr.	0	0	0.0	0	0	1

Pittsburgh Steelers Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
Michael Pittman Jr.	3	58	19.3	0	28	3
Pat Freiermuth	5	46	9.2	1	19	5
DK Metcalf	4	40	10.0	0	14	10
Jaylen Warren	5	27	5.4	0	18	6
Roman Wilson	3	26	8.7	0	20	6
Darnell Washington	2	18	9.0	0	15	2
Rico Dowdle	2	6	3.0	0	4	5

Defensive Stats

Atlanta Falcons Defensive

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS
Sydney Brown	7	4	0	0	0	0
Divine Deablo	7	3	0	1	0	0
Jessie Bates III	6	3	0	0	0	0
A.J. Terrell Jr.	5	2	0	0	1	0
Xavier Watts	4	2	0	0	0	0
Kendal Daniels	4	1	0	0	0	0
Za'Darius Smith	3	3	2	3	0	2
Mike Hughes	3	3	0	0	2	0
Brandon Dorlus	3	3	0	0	0	0
LaCale London	3	1	0	0	0	0
Gervon Dexter Sr.	3	1	0	0	0	0
Mike Ford Jr.	2	2	0	0	0	1
Jared Ivey	2	0	0	0	0	0
Josh Woods	1	1	0	0	0	0
C.J. Henderson	1	1	0	0	1	0
Bralen Trice	1	1	0	0	0	0
DeMarcco Hellams	1	1	0	0	0	0
Matthew Bergeron	1	1	0	0	0	0
Harold Perkins Jr.	1	1	0	0	0	0
Avieon Terrell	1	1	0	0	0	0
Samson Ebukam	1	0	0	0	0	2
Nick Muse	1	0	0	0	0	0
Cameron Thomas	1	0	0	0	0	1
Chris Blair	1	0	0	0	0	0
Maason Smith	0	0	0	0	1	0

Pittsburgh Steelers Defensive

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
Payton Wilson	13	4	0	2	0	0	0
Patrick Queen	8	2	0	0	0	0	0
Jaquan Brisker	6	4	0	0	1	0	0
Jamel Dean	5	3	0	0	0	0	0
T.J. Watt	4	4	2	3	1	2	1
Jalen Ramsey	4	3	0	0	1	0	0
Jack Sawyer	4	1	0	0	0	0	0
Alex Highsmith	3	2	2	2	0	2	0
Cameron Heyward	3	2	0	0	3	0	0
Keeanu Benton	3	2	0	0	0	0	0
Derrick Harmon	3	1	0	0	0	0	0
Robert Spears-Jennings	3	1	0	0	0	0	0
Rayshawn Jenkins	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Sebastian Joseph-Day	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Nick Herbig	2	1	0	0	0	1	0
Carson Bruener	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Riley Nowakowski	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Asante Samuel Jr.	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Daylen Everette	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Cole Holcomb	1	0	0	0	0	0	0

Kicking Stats

Atlanta Falcons Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Nick Folk	2/4	50.0	51	1/1	7

Pittsburgh Steelers Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Chris Boswell	2/3	66.7	43	2/2	8

Game flow

Falcons vs. Steelers Win Probability and Momentum

The chart tracks the home team's estimated win probability from kickoff through the final play.

ATL 0%Home win probabilityPIT 100%

KickoffFinal

Possession by possession

Falcons vs. Steelers Drive Summary

Review each possession's result, plays, yards, elapsed time and field position.

Show all 26 drives

Team	Result	Plays	Yards	Time	Start	End
PIT	Punt3 plays, 4 yards, 1:09	3	4	1:09	PIT 38	PIT 42
ATL	Punt3 plays, -1 yard, 1:47	3	-1	1:47	ATL 17	ATL 16
PIT	Field Goal8 plays, 43 yards, 3:34	8	43	3:34	PIT 32	ATL 25
ATL	Punt7 plays, 17 yards, 3:48	7	17	3:48	ATL 23	ATL 40
PIT	Fumble4 plays, 12 yards, 2:01	4	12	2:01	PIT 13	PIT 27
ATL	Touchdown3 plays, 25 yards, 1:28	3	25	1:28	PIT 25	PIT 0
PIT	Field Goal8 plays, 61 yards, 3:45	8	61	3:45	PIT 29	ATL 10
ATL	Interception1 play, 0 yards, 0:22	1	0	0:22	ATL 24	ATL 24
PIT	Touchdown4 plays, 31 yards, 1:27	4	31	1:27	ATL 31	ATL 0
ATL	Punt5 plays, 12 yards, 3:02	5	12	3:02	ATL 35	ATL 47
PIT	Punt3 plays, -10 yards, 1:38	3	-10	1:38	PIT 14	PIT 4
ATL	Missed FG6 plays, 9 yards, 3:26	6	9	3:26	PIT 45	PIT 36
PIT	Downs7 plays, 12 yards, 1:33	7	12	1:33	PIT 44	ATL 44
ATL	Punt3 plays, -3 yards, 0:32	3	-3	0:32	ATL 44	ATL 41
PIT	End of Half3 plays, 12 yards, 0:28	3	12	0:28	PIT 20	PIT 39
ATL	Missed FG9 plays, 30 yards, 4:06	9	30	4:06	ATL 43	PIT 27
PIT	Punt3 plays, 4 yards, 1:35	3	4	1:35	PIT 35	PIT 39
ATL	Punt6 plays, 46 yards, 2:36	6	46	2:36	ATL 10	PIT 44
PIT	Downs5 plays, 35 yards, 2:02	5	35	2:02	PIT 20	ATL 45
ATL	Field Goal5 plays, 23 yards, 2:51	5	23	2:51	ATL 45	PIT 32
PIT	Punt3 plays, 7 yards, 1:48	3	7	1:48	PIT 32	PIT 39
ATL	Interception Touchdown3 plays, 20 yards, 0:57	3	20	0:57	ATL 24	ATL 44
ATL	Field Goal6 plays, 42 yards, 3:30	6	42	3:30	ATL 34	PIT 24
PIT	Missed FG6 plays, 22 yards, 3:37	6	22	3:37	PIT 40	ATL 38
ATL	Punt4 plays, 11 yards, 2:42	4	11	2:42	ATL 46	PIT 43
PIT	End of Game10 plays, 46 yards, 4:16	10	46	4:16	PIT 8	ATL 45

Official game information

Falcons vs. Steelers Attendance, Playing Surface and Officials

Additional game-day information reported with the completed box score.

Attendance66,089

Reported crowd at Acrisure Stadium.

Playing surfaceGrass

Surface listed for Acrisure Stadium.

Game officials

Greg Yette — Back Judge
David Meslow — Side Judge
Patrick Turner — Down Judge
Bryan Neale — Umpire
Kevin Codey — Line Judge
Brad Rogers — Referee
Joe Blubaugh — Field Judge

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Kickoff time

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The scheduled kickoff is 1:00 PM ET on Sunday, September 13, 2026.

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Stadium

Where Is Falcons vs. Steelers Being Played?

Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh, PA.

Why this game matters

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When is Atlanta Falcons vs. Pittsburgh Steelers?

The game is scheduled for Sunday, September 13, 2026 at 1:00 PM ET.

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