The Seattle Seahawks outscored the Steelers 17-3 in the fourth quarter en route to a 31-17 win at Acrisure Stadium.
“Certainly a disappointing home opener,” said Coach Mike Tomlin. “There’s a lot of things that we can do better in all phases and in coaching and we will.”
The Steelers led 14-7 at the half, but the visitors were able to even the score early in the third quarter through a 10-play, 80-yard touchdown scoring drive and seized the lead for good with a 55-yard field goal by kicker Jason Myers with 12:46 left in the quarter.
On the ensuing kickoff, the ball got past rookie Kaleb Johnson and landed in the endzone. Seattle’s George Holani pounced on the ball for a touchdown, giving the Seahawks a 24-14 lead with 12:46 remaining.
“Poor judgement by a young player,” said Tomlin after the game.
For three-plus quarters, the game was a tight struggle. The Seahawks opened the scoring with a 21-yard touchdown pass from Sam Darnold to Tory Horton to cap the game’s opening drive.
The Steelers answered with a 48-yard Chris Boswell field goal to cut the deficit to 7-3. A pair of third-down conversions aided the drive, the first on a defensive hold and the other a 9-yard draw by Jaylen Warren. An incompletion on third-and-2 brought out Boswell for his first of three field goals on the day.
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