Steelers Gameday
Final: Seahawks 28, Steelers 26
FOURTH QUARTER
0:00 Seattle takes a knee and wins the game 28-26.
1:38 Seattle successfully converts a 4th and 1 to keep possession.
5:34 Rudolph throws a 3-yard touchdown to McDonald. Seahawks, 28-26.
5:37 Bush recovers the fumble forced by Hilton on Carson. Steelers ball at the Seattle 1.
7:15 Russell Wilson connects with D.K. Metcalf for 28 yards for the Seattle touchdown. Seahawks, 28-19.
8:56 Seattle wins the challenge, claiming there was a pass interference. The PI penalty goes against Terrell Edmunds and gives the Seahawks a 38-yard gain.
9:52 James Conner’s return is officially listed as questionable with a knee injury.
11:16 Mason Rudolph with an 8-yard touchdown pass to Vance McDonald. Rudolph incomplete on the two-point attempt. Seattle, 21-19.
12:34 James Conner heads into the tent with an injury. JuJu Smith Schuster passes Hall of Famer Randy Moss as the youngest to get to 2,500 career receiving yards.
15:00 Seam Davis’ return is listed as questionable.
THIRD QUARTER
2:56 Rashaad Penny adds to the Seattle lead with a 33-yard touchdown run. Seahawks, 21-13.
6:21 Chris Boswell caps the drive with a successful 33-yard field goal. Seattle, 14-13.
8:54 The Steelers go with the fake, leading to Mason Rudolph completing a 45-yarder to JuJu Smith-Schuster.
9:49 Vince Williams is officially ruled out for the rest of the game.
9:49 Seattle takes advantage of the short field after a turnover. Wilson hits Dissly again from 12 yards out.
15:00 Ben Roethlisbeger has an elbow injury and is questionable to return. Mason Rudolph will start the third quarter.
Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger Leaves Game vs. Seahawks with Elbow Injury
SECOND QUARTER
2:00 Ben Roethlisberger, who seemed bothered by his throwing arm on that drive, has gone to the Steelers’ locker room. Mason Rudolph is warming up on the Pittsburgh sideline.
2:20: The Steelers’ best drive of the day ends in a field goal after an offensive pass interference penalty by Vance McDonald backed them up.
Chris Boswell striped it from 43 yards out.
5:54: Diontae Johnson, not Ryan Switzer, back deep for the Steelers punt return team. He gets 11 yards.
8:40: After a Dan McCullers penalty during a field goal gave Seattle new life on offense, Russell Wilson found his tight end Will Dissly down the seam in between Devin Bush and Sean Davis.
12:06 Watt back into the game.
12:23 T.J. Watt slow to get up after making a diving tackle of Carson. He heads to the medical tent.
14:44 James Conner scores from 1-yard out as the Steelers get seven points from the turnover. Drive helped by a pair of Seattle penalties.
FIRST QUARTER
0:11 The Steelers have the game’s first turnover. T.J. Watt jarred the ball loose from Seattle running back Chris Carson.
Mark Barron scooped it up and scored, but Sean Davis was penalized for a block in the back during the return.
1:36 Steelers inside linebacker Vince Williams left the game with a hamstring injury and is doubtful to return. Williams was wearing the team’s green-dot radio helmet for today.
12:58 Steelers defensive starters:
Stephon Tuitt
Cameron Heyward
T.J. Watt
Mark Barron
Vince Williams
Bud Dupree
Joe Haden
Steven Nelson
Mike Hilton
Terrell Edmunds
Sean Davis
15:00 Steelers offensive starters:
Alejandro Villanueva
Ramon Foster
Maurkice Pouncey
David DeCastro
Matt Feiler
Ben Roethlisberger
James Conner
Donte Moncrief
JuJu Smith-Schuster
Vance McDonald
Xavier Grimble
PREGAME NOTES
1:00 Steelers ILB Tyler Matakevich fills in for Rosie Nix as special teams captain. Seattle wins the toss and defers. Steelers ball first.
12:30 Steelers ILB Vince Williams is wearing the green-dot radio helmet for the #Steelers defense. He was one of several players to wear it in practice this week.
12:20 Steelers center Maurkice Pouncey (questionable, ankle) and cornerback Joe Haden (questionable, shoulder) are both dressed and taking part in warmups.
GAMEDAY INFO
Sunday, Sept. 15, 2019, 1 p.m.
Heinz Field, Pittsburgh
SN Coverage: Alan Saunders, Mike Asti, Ed Thompson
TV/Radio: WPGH-TV Channel 53 (Pittsburgh) and FOX (Nationally), Steelers Radio Network (102.5 WDVE-FM)
PITTSBURGH WEATHER NOW FORECAST
76 degrees, sunny
INACTIVES
STEELERS: CB Justin Layne, FB Roosevelt Nix, OLB Jay Elliott, G Fred Johnson, T Chukwuma Okorafor, TE Zach Gentry, DE Isaiah Buggs.
SEAHAWKS: WR Gary Jennings, CB Neiko Thorpe, FS Tedric Thompson, C Joey Hunt, WR David Moore, DE Ezekiel Ansah, NT Poonah Ford.
INJURY UPDATES
OUT: Steelers FB Roosevelt Nix (knee); Seahawks C Joey Hunt (ankle), WR David Moore (shoulder)
DOUBTFUL: Seahawks DT Poona Ford (calf), FS Tedric Thompson (hamstring), CB Neiko Thorpe (hamstring)
QUESTIONABLE: Steelers CB Joe Haden (right AC joint sprain), C Maurkice Pouncey (ankle); Seahawks DE Ziggy Ansah (shoulder)
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