Buccaneers vs. Pittsburgh Steelers 
WON - Tampa Bay Buccaneers 27 Pittsburgh Steelers 24
Tampa Bay Buccaneers won their first game of the season, as well as the first win for new head coach Lovie Smith.
One week after a humiliating loss at Atlanta, the Buccaneers bounced back, and upset the Steelers, the first win in franchise history at Pittsburgh. Trailing 24-20 just inside the two-minute warning, Tampa Bay drove to the Pittsburgh 14 yard line. The Steelers forced a turnover on downs, and took over at their own 14.
The Tampa Bay defense held the Steelers to a 3 and out, and forced a punt with 50 seconds left in regulation. Brad Wing's punt was high and short, and was downed inside Pittsburgh territory on the 46. Two plays later Mike Glennon, connected to Louis Murphy, who broke free for a 41-yard gain all the way to the 5 yard line. With 7 seconds left, Glennon completed the game-winning touchdown pass to Vincent Jackson in the left corner of the endzone.
GAMEDAY BRIEF
OFFICALS
- REFEREE: Walt Anderson
- UMPIRE: Jeff Rice
- HEAD LINESMAN: Steve Stelljes
- LINE JUDGE: Byron Boston
- SIDE JUDGE: Greg Meyer
- FIELD JUDGE: Eugene Hall
- BACK JUDGE: Terrence Miles
- REPLAY OFFICAL: Billy Smith
- VIDEO OPERATOR: not documented
- MICROSOFT SURFACE SIDELINE OFFICIAL: not documented
SCORING
- BUCCANEERS: 13:01-1Q Evans 7 pass from Glennon (Murray kick)
- BUCCANEERS: 10:01-1Q Murray FG50
- STEELERS: 06:19-1Q Suisham FG25
- STEELERS: 00:15-1Q Brown 11 pass from Roethlisberger (Suisham kick)
- STEELERS: 04:58-2Q Brown 27 pass from Roethlisberger (Suisham kick)
- BUCCANEERS: 12:27-3Q Martin 3 run (Murray kick)
- STEELERS: 07:50-3Q Miller 5 pass from Roethlisberger (Suisham kick)
- BUCCANEERS: 11:37-4Q Murray FG27
- BUCCANEERS: 00:07-4Q Jackson 5 pass from Glennon (Murray kick)
STARTERS OFFENSE
- WR: #83 V. Jackson
- LT: #73 A. Collins
- LG: #70 L. Mankins
- C: #62 E. Dietrich-Smith
- RG: #66 P. Omameh
- RT: #69 D. Dotson
- TE: #82 B. Myers
- WR: #13 M. Evans
- QB: #08 M. Glennon
- RB: #22 D. Martin
- FB: #87 A. Seferian-Jenkins
STARTERS DEFENSE
- LE: #92 W. Gholston
- DT: #93 G. McCoy
- DT: #98 C. McDonald
- RE: #90 M. Johnson
- SLB: #51 D. Lansanah
- MLB: #50 D. Fletcher
- WLB: #54 L. David
- CB: #21 A. Verner
- CB: #31 M. Wright
- SS: #23 M. Barron
- FS: #38 D. Goldson
SUBSTITUTIONS
- 7 Murray, 9 Koenen, 18 Murphy, 26 Butler, 27 Banks, 29 Johnson, 30 McDougald, 37 Tandy, 39 Dixon, 43 Rainey, 46 Lane, 48 DePaola, 52 Casillas, 53 Magee, 56 Smith, 60 Solomon, 72 Gilkey, 75 Cousins, 86 Patton, 88 Stocker, 89 Shepard, 91 Bowers, 97 Spence
DID NOT PLAY
- 3 Kafka
INACTIVE
- 10 Herron, 12 McCown, 25 James, 57 English, 59 Foster, 64 Pamphile, 71 Edwards,
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING
- BUCCANEERS: Martin 14-40, Patton 1-19, Rainey 4-2, Lane 1-2.
- STEELERS: Bell 19-63, Blount 4-25, Roethlisberger 2-4, Johnson 1-0, Wheaton 1-(-7).
PASSING
- BUCCANEERS: Glennon 42-21-302-1-2, Rainey 1-0-0-0-0.
- STEELERS: Roethlisberger 40-29-314-0-3, Brown 1-1-17-0-0.
RECIEVING
- BUCCANEERS: Murphy 6-99, Evans 4-65, Seferian-Jenkins 3-44, Jackson 3-32, Shepard 2-30, Martin 2-16, Rainey 1-16.
- STEELERS: Miller 10-85, Brown 7-131, Bell 6-46, Wheaton 4-57, Moore 1-12, Brown 1-5, Archer 1-1, Roethlisberger 0-(-6).
INTERCEPTIONS
- BUCCANEERS: none.
- STEELERS: Allen 1-27.
KICK RETURNS
- BUCCANEERS: Patton 2-45.
- STEELERS: Blount 1-25.
PUNT RETURNS
- BUCCANEERS: Patton 2-29.
- STEELERS: Brown 0-0.
SACKS
- BUCCANEERS: M.Johnson 2-8, McCoy 1-6, Solomon 1-6, Bowers 1-6.
- STEELERS: Heyward 1-15.
