Aaron Rodgers, Pittsburgh come alive as Steelers sneak out a win against Bengals

PITTSBURGH — Ironically, the winning play from Sunday's shootout between the Steelers and Bengals came from the defense. With 44 seconds remaining, Derrick Harmon strip-sacked Joe Burrow to seal Pittsburgh's 30-27 win.

The win moved the Steelers to 2-1 and gave the Bengals their first loss of the season.

The Steelers, who scored just one offensive touchdown in their first two games, scored touchdowns on each of their first two series. Both scores were touchdown passes from Aaron Rodgers, one to Roman Wilson (38 yards) and the other to Ben Skowronek (23 yards). Pittsburgh's offensive success was a byproduct of spreading out Cincinnati's defense. It not only let Rodgers dissect one-on-one coverage, but also led to big gains for Jaylen Warren, whose 35-yard run set up a field goal on Pittsburgh's third drive.

Cincinnati countered with a perfect first half from Burrow, who completed his first 14 passes of the game. Burrow capped off the Bengals' first series with a short touchdown run to Ja'Marr Chase. The Bengals settled for a field goal on their second drive after a penalty wiped out a third-down conversion from Burrow to Tee Higgins.

The Bengals then capitalized after Jordan Battle picked off Rodgers…

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