Steelers Rout Packers 28-9 in Preseason Week 1
Pittsburgh Steelers 28, Green Bay Packers 9 at Acrisure Stadium. Drew Allar went 10 of 13 for 153 yards with 2 touchdowns.
The Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Green Bay Packers 28-9 on Thursday, August 13 at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh, PA. The Steelers are 1-0 and the Packers are 0-1 in the preseason.
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Final How did the scoring go?
The Packers led 3-0 after the first quarter, the Steelers led 7-6 at halftime, and the Steelers led 14-9 after three quarters. The Packers scored first on a Trey Smack 37-yard field goal with 10:09 left in the first quarter. The final points came on a Riley Nowakowski 4-yard pass from Drew Allar for the Steelers in the fourth quarter.
Who led the way?
For the Steelers, Drew Allar went 10 of 13 for 153 yards with 2 touchdowns. Lew Nichols had 10 carries for 36 yards and 1 touchdown, and Kaden Wetjen caught 2 passes for 79 yards with 1 touchdown. For the Packers, Kyle McCord went 12 of 16 for 102 yards. Damien Martinez had 8 carries for 20 yards, and Isaiah Neyor caught 4 passes for 34 yards.
What do the team stats show?
The Steelers outgained the Packers 385 to 160 in total yards. Neither team turned the ball over. On third down, the Packers went 6-15 and the Steelers went 7-13. Time of possession was 29:16 for the Packers and 30:44 for the Steelers.
How did the AI prediction hold up?
Touchdown Week's AI Prediction had the Steelers winning, with a projected score of Packers 17, Steelers 23 at low confidence. The pick was right on the winner, with the projected margin off by 13 points. Pittsburgh routed Green Bay 28-9, well beyond the projected 23-17 margin, but the model's lean toward the Steelers held up.
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- ESPN: Green Bay Packers at Pittsburgh Steelers box score
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