Steelers 26-19 Buccaneers: Box Score & Recap (OT, Oct 18)

Updated Oct 24, 2026, 10:03 AM ET

Week 6

Pittsburgh SteelersSteelers

4-2 · Away

26–19

Final/OT

Sunday, October 18, 2026

Tampa Bay BuccaneersBuccaneers

1-5 · Home

Steelers vs Buccaneers final: the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 26-19 in overtime on October 18, 2026 at Raymond James Stadium, Tampa.

Score by Quarter

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	T
Steelers	0	3	0	16	7	26
Buccaneers	3	10	3	3	0	19

Steelers vs Buccaneers Top Performers

Steelers

PassingAaron Rodgers33/49, 253 pass yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
RushingJaylen Warren14 carries, 50 rush yds
ReceivingDK Metcalf11 catches, 93 rec yds
DefensePayton Wilson11 tackles

Buccaneers

PassingJalon Daniels22/43, 164 pass yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
RushingBucky Irving19 carries, 46 rush yds
ReceivingEmeka Egbuka7 catches, 48 rec yds, 1 TD
DefenseZyon McCollum11 tackles

Steelers vs Buccaneers Box Score

Passing

Steelers passing
Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	LNG
Aaron Rodgers QB	33/49	253	5.2	2	1	5	19

Buccaneers passing
Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	LNG
Jalon Daniels QB	22/43	164	3.8	1	2	5	22

Rushing

Steelers rushing
Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LNG
Jaylen Warren RB	14	50	3.6	16
Rico Dowdle RB	7	40	5.7	15
Aaron Rodgers QB	1	-1	-1.0	-1

Buccaneers rushing
Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LNG
Bucky Irving RB	19	46	2.4	13
Jalon Daniels QB	4	39	9.8	17
Kenny Gainwell RB	2	17	8.5	14

Receiving

Steelers receiving
Player	REC	TGT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
DK Metcalf WR	11	15	93	8.5	0	17
Germie Bernard WR	11	12	87	7.9	1	19
Jaylen Warren RB	2	4	28	14.0	0	16
Darnell Washington TE	4	6	25	6.3	1	9
Pat Freiermuth TE	2	3	11	5.5	0	7
Rico Dowdle RB	3	4	9	3.0	0	5

Buccaneers receiving
Player	REC	TGT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Emeka Egbuka WR	7	16	48	6.9	1	16
Ted Hurst III WR	3	6	40	13.3	0	22
Chris Godwin Jr. WR	4	8	37	9.3	0	13
Bauer Sharp TE	1	1	21	21.0	0	21
Kenny Gainwell RB	1	1	7	7.0	0	7
Tez Johnson WR	2	3	7	3.5	0	6
Cade Otton TE	1	2	4	4.0	0	4
Bucky Irving RB	2	3	3	1.5	0	2
Jalon Daniels QB	1	1	-3	-3.0	0	-3

Defense

Steelers defense
Player	TCKL	SOLO	SACK	TFL	PD	INT
Payton Wilson LB	11	7	0	0	0	0
Jalen Ramsey CB	10	9	2	4	0	0
Jaquan Brisker SAF	7	4	0	0	0	0
Asante Samuel Jr. CB	5	2	0	0	0	0
Nick Herbig LB	5	5	2	3	0	0
Jamel Dean CB	4	2	0	0	6	1
Cameron Heyward DT	3	1	0	0	0	0
Patrick Queen LB	3	1	0	0	0	0
Keeanu Benton DT	3	2	0	2	1	0
Daylen Everette CB	3	2	0	0	1	1
T.J. Watt LB	2	0	0	0	0	0
Sebastian Joseph-Day DT	2	0	0	0	0	0
Alex Highsmith LB	2	1	0	0	0	0
Yahya Black DL	2	2	1	1	0	0
Robert Spears-Jennings SAF	2	0	0	0	0	0
Jack Sawyer LB	1	1	0	1	0	0
Gabriel Rubio DE	1	0	0	0	0	0

Buccaneers defense
Player	TCKL	SOLO	SACK	TFL	PD	INT
Zyon McCollum CB	11	7	0	0	1	0
Josiah Trotter LB	11	5	0	0	1	0
Tykee Smith SAF	10	3	0	0	0	0
Keionte Scott DB	8	4	1	1	0	0
Jacob Parrish CB	6	5	0	1	2	0
David Walker OLB	5	2	2	2	0	0
Christian Rozeboom LB	4	1	0	0	1	0
Ifeatu Melifonwu SAF	4	0	0	0	0	0
Yaya Diaby OLB	4	3	0	1	0	0
Rueben Bain Jr. OLB	4	1	1	1	1	0
A'Shawn Robinson DL	3	0	0	0	1	1
Alex Anzalone LB	3	1	0	0	0	0
Vita Vea NT	3	1	0	0	0	0
Elijah Roberts DL	2	1	0	0	0	0
Al-Quadin Muhammad OLB	1	1	1	1	1	0
Elijah Simmons DL	1	0	0	0	0	0

Kicking

Steelers kicking
Player	FG	LNG	XP	PTS
Chris Boswell K	4/5	58	2/2	14

Buccaneers kicking
Player	FG	LNG	XP	PTS
Chase McLaughlin K	4/4	53	1/1	13

Punting

Steelers punting
Player	NO	YDS	AVG	IN20	LNG
Cameron Johnston P	5	241	48.2	3	55

Buccaneers punting
Player	NO	YDS	AVG	IN20	LNG
Riley Dixon P	6	245	40.8	0	52

Returns

Steelers returns
Player	KR	KR YDS	PR	PR YDS	TD
Kaden Wetjen WR	4	105	2	0	0
Lew Nichols RB	2	45	0	0	0

Buccaneers returns
Player	KR	KR YDS	PR	PR YDS
Kameron Johnson WR	2	64	0	0
Kenny Gainwell RB	2	51	0	0
Tez Johnson WR	1	25	2	13

Steelers vs Buccaneers Recap

For the Steelers: Aaron Rodgers (33/49, 253 pass yds, 2 TD, 1 INT), Jaylen Warren (14 carries, 50 rush yds), DK Metcalf (11 catches, 93 rec yds). For the Buccaneers: Jalon Daniels (22/43, 164 pass yds, 1 TD, 2 INT), Bucky Irving (19 carries, 46 rush yds), Emeka Egbuka (7 catches, 48 rec yds, 1 TD).

The Steelers did the damage in the 4th quarter, winning that period by 13.

After the game, the Steelers are 4-2 and the Buccaneers are 1-5.

Steelers vs Buccaneers Team Stats

SteelersBuccaneers

300
Total yards: 224; 211
Passing yards (net): 122; 89
Rushing yards: 102; 3.9
Yards per play: 3.1; 22
First downs: 17; 5/15 (33%)
Third downs: 6/19 (32%); 2/4 (50%)
Red zone: 1/2 (50%); 1
Turnovers: 2; 5
Penalties: 4; 62
Penalty yards: 38; 38:36
Time of possession: 31:24

Steelers vs Buccaneers Game Info

Date & time: Sunday, October 18, 20261:00 PM ET / 10:00 AM PT

TV: CBS and Paramount+

Stadium: Raymond James StadiumTampa

Week: NFL Week 6All Week 6 games

Season: 2026 NFL SeasonRegular season

Steelers vs Buccaneers: Tale of the Tape

SteelersAFC vs NFCBuccaneers

3-2
Record: 1-4; AFC #9
Playoff seed: NFC #14; 22.2
Points per game: 20.0; 21.8
Points allowed: 22.4; +0.4
Point differential: -2.4; 0-2
Road / home record: 0-3; 1-1
Division record: 0-0; W1
Streak: W1; 7 days
Rest: 10 days

Before this game, from every 2026 regular-season final. Seeds follow the NFL format (division leaders 1-4, Wild Cards 5-7); equal records are split with the NFL tiebreakers.

Recent Form & Head-to-Head

2026 season seriesFirst meeting this season

2025 season seriesDid not meet

Steelers last 5

W vs Colts 34-22 Oct 11, 2026
L @ Browns 24-27 Oct 1, 2026
W vs Bengals 30-27 Sep 27, 2026
L @ Patriots 3-20 Sep 20, 2026
W vs Falcons 20-13 Sep 13, 2026

Buccaneers last 5

W @ Cowboys 24-16 Oct 8, 2026
L vs Packers 14-17 Oct 4, 2026
L vs Vikings 16-23 Sep 27, 2026
L vs Browns 19-23 Sep 20, 2026
L @ Bengals 27-33 Sep 13, 2026

Steelers vs Buccaneers All-Time Head-to-Head

Steelers 102 Buccaneers

The Steelers lead 10-2 in 12 meetings on record since 1976.

Date	Score	Winner
Aug 16, 2025	Buccaneers 17, Steelers 14	Buccaneers
Aug 11, 2023	Steelers 27, Buccaneers 17	Steelers
Oct 16, 2022	Buccaneers 18, Steelers 20	Steelers
Aug 9, 2019	Buccaneers 28, Steelers 30	Steelers
Sep 24, 2018	Steelers 30, Buccaneers 27	Steelers
Dec 23, 2002	Steelers 17, Buccaneers 7	Steelers
Oct 21, 2001	Steelers 17, Buccaneers 10	Steelers
Dec 13, 1998	Steelers 3, Buccaneers 16	Buccaneers
Dec 24, 1989	Steelers 31, Buccaneers 22	Steelers
Oct 30, 1983	Buccaneers 12, Steelers 17	Steelers

Regular season and playoffs, from the games in our data feed; older meetings are not included.

More NFL Games on Oct 18, 2026

FinalNFL Network, ESPN Deportes
Houston Texans2-534
Jacksonville Jaguars4-231
Top: Lawrence 24/41, 306 pass yds, 4 TD, 1 INTBox score ›
FinalFOX
Tennessee Titans1-626
Indianapolis Colts2-520
Top: Taylor 21 carries, 94 rush yds, 1 TDBox score ›
FinalFOX
Baltimore Ravens4-310
Cleveland Browns5-213
Top: Huntley 19/31, 165 pass yds, 1 TD, 0 INTBox score ›
FinalFOX
New Orleans Saints2-534
New York Giants4-227
Top: Shough 16/30, 144 pass yds, 3 TD, 0 INTBox score ›
FinalCBS, Paramount+
Carolina Panthers3-325
Philadelphia Eagles2-514
Top: Young 20/39, 281 pass yds, 2 TD, 0 INTBox score ›
FinalFOX
Chicago Bears5-231
Atlanta Falcons3-423
Top: Williams 30/36, 305 pass yds, 1 TD, 0 INTBox score ›
FinalCBS, Paramount+
New York Jets2-519
New England Patriots4-326
Top: Maye 18/32, 235 pass yds, 3 TD, 0 INTBox score ›
FinalFOX
Arizona Cardinals2-518
Los Angeles Rams3-416
Top: Stafford 25/33, 222 pass yds, 2 TD, 0 INTBox score ›
FinalCBS, Paramount+
Buffalo Bills5-133
Las Vegas Raiders3-430
Top: Cousins 23/41, 313 pass yds, 2 TD, 1 INTBox score ›
FinalCBS, Paramount+
Los Angeles Chargers0-66
Kansas City Chiefs5-122
Top: III 19 carries, 128 rush yds, 2 TDBox score ›
FinalNBC, Peacock
Dallas Cowboys3-413
Green Bay Packers4-323
Top: Love 23/41, 276 pass yds, 1 TD, 1 INTBox score ›

That covers Steelers vs Buccaneers: score, leaders and box score above. Next: Steelers host the Browns Nov 1; Buccaneers host the Falcons Nov 1.

Steelers vs Buccaneers FAQs

Who won Steelers vs Buccaneers on Oct 18, 2026?

The Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 26-19 in overtime on Sunday, October 18, 2026 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa.

What are the Steelers and Buccaneers records?

After this game the Steelers were 4-2 and the Buccaneers were 1-5 this season.

Who were the top performers in Steelers vs Buccaneers?

Aaron Rodgers led all passers with 253 yards for the Steelers. Jaylen Warren led all rushers with 50 yards for the Steelers. DK Metcalf led all receivers with 93 yards for the Steelers.

Where was Steelers vs Buccaneers played?

At Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, the home stadium of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

What was the score by quarter in Steelers vs Buccaneers?

Steelers-Buccaneers: Q1 0-3, Q2 3-10, Q3 0-3, Q4 16-3, OT 7-0.

What is next for the Steelers and Buccaneers?

Steelers host the Browns on Sunday, November 1 at 1:00 PM ET; Buccaneers host the Falcons on Sunday, November 1 at 1:00 PM ET.