Atlanta Falcons vs. Pittsburgh Steelers: Steelers beat Falcons 20–13 after T. Watt’s interception return touchdown

Atlanta takes a first-quarter lead

Pittsburgh opened the scoring with a 43-yard field goal in the first quarter. Later in the period, a pass play involving A. Rodgers and J. Warren lost two yards and ended in a fumble recovered by Atlanta’s D. Deablo. The Steelers still led 3–0 at that point.

Atlanta moved ahead when C. Rush threw a 23-yard touchdown pass to Bi. Robinson with 1:19 left in the quarter. The extra point gave the Falcons a 7–3 lead, which they held at the end of the first quarter.

Pittsburgh moves ahead before halftime

A 28-yard Pittsburgh field goal narrowed Atlanta’s lead to one point early in the second quarter. At 12:17 of the quarter, a C. Rush pass intended for J. Dotson was intercepted and returned 10 yards. The interception did not score, and the Falcons still led 7–6.

Pittsburgh took the lead when A. Rodgers threw a six-yard touchdown pass to P. Freiermuth with 10:44 left in the half. The extra point made it 13–7. Neither team scored again before halftime, leaving the Steelers with a six-point lead at the break.

Atlanta closes the gap in the third quarter

Atlanta scored the only points of the third quarter on a 51-yard field goal with 1:55 remaining. That brought the Falcons within three points at 13–10. The score stayed there through the end of the quarter, setting up a fourth quarter that began with Pittsburgh still in front.

T. Watt scores on an interception return

Early in the fourth quarter, T. Watt intercepted a C. Rush pass intended for Bi. Robinson and returned it 35 yards for a Pittsburgh touchdown. The return itself put the Steelers ahead 19–10; the ensuing extra point increased the lead to 20–10. It was Pittsburgh’s final score of the game.

Atlanta answered with a 43-yard field goal with 10:39 left in the fourth quarter, cutting the deficit to seven. There was no further scoring, and Pittsburgh won 20–13 in regulation. The teams finished with one touchdown pass apiece, while T. Watt’s interception return supplied Pittsburgh’s other touchdown.