PITTSBURGH (Interstat) — Aaron Rodgers threw three touchdown passes and Chris Boswell kicked a 33-yard field goal with 2:15 remaining, lifting the Pittsburgh Steelers to a 30-27 victory over the visiting Cincinnati Bengals in a National Football League game Sunday at Acrisure Stadium. A crowd of 66,816 watched Pittsburgh improve to 2-1 and Cincinnati fall to 2-1. The Steelers overcame a Cincinnati offense that twice tied the game and briefly took the lead in the second half. Cincinnati entered 2-0 after wins over Tampa Bay and at Houston. Pittsburgh entered 1-1 after a win over Atlanta and a loss at New England.

Rodgers, a 6-foot-2, 225-pound quarterback from Chico, Calif., completed 19 of 34 passes for 292 yards and three touchdowns and ran for 10 yards. Burrow, a 6-foot-4, 215-pound quarterback from Athens, Ohio, completed 28 of 37 passes for 282 yards and three touchdowns and ran for 13 yards. Pittsburgh’s decisive final drive set up Boswell’s third field goal. Boswell finished 3 of 3 on field goals and made all three extra points. Cincinnati’s Evan McPherson made a 50-yard and a 38-yard field goal and converted all three of his extra-point attempts.

Pittsburgh opened the scoring in the first quarter when Rodgers connected with Roman Wilson for a 38-yard touchdown. Boswell’s extra point made it 7-0. Cincinnati answered at 5:50 of the first when Burrow found Ja’Marr Chase for a 3-yard touchdown and McPherson tied the game. Rodgers put Pittsburgh back ahead before the end of the quarter with a 23-yard scoring pass to Ben Skowronek. The Steelers led 14-7 after one quarter.

Cincinnati pulled within 14-10 on McPherson’s 50-yard field goal in the second quarter. Boswell answered with a 44-yard field goal, but Burrow hit Tee Higgins for a 28-yard touchdown with 34 seconds left in the half, tying the score at 17. The Bengals took a 20-17 lead in the third quarter on McPherson’s 38-yard field goal. Rodgers responded with a 6-yard touchdown pass to DK Metcalf, putting Pittsburgh ahead 24-20.

Burrow gave Cincinnati its final lead when he hit Mike Gesicki for a 25-yard touchdown with 13:29 remaining in the fourth quarter. Boswell tied it with a 36-yard field goal at 8:45, then won it with a 33-yard kick at 2:15. The teams traded scores throughout the first half, and neither team led by more than seven points until Pittsburgh’s final field goal. Pittsburgh’s defense held Cincinnati after that, and the Steelers ran out the clock.

Rodgers’ top targets included Roman Wilson, who had three receptions for 60 yards and a touchdown, and Darnell Washington, who had three catches for 67 yards. Metcalf added three receptions for 31 yards and a score, while Skowronek had one catch for 23 yards and a touchdown. Pat Freiermuth had two receptions for 30 yards and one rushing attempt for 1 yard. Michael Pittman Jr. caught two passes for 16 yards. Germie Bernard had one reception for 14 yards. Cameron Johnston punted once for 51 yards. Kaden Wetjen returned five kickoffs for 102 yards and one punt for 5 yards.

Cincinnati’s Burrow spread the ball around. Dohnte Meyers had three receptions for 29 yards, Tanner Hudson had two for 13, Colbie Young had one for 2, and Drew Sample had one for no gain. Ke’Shawn Williams returned five kickoffs for 131 yards and one punt for no gain. Defensively for Pittsburgh, Patrick Queen led all tacklers with 13. Rayshawn Jenkins had nine tackles, while Jaquan Brisker and Jalen Ramsey each had eight. Payton Wilson added six tackles. Yahya Black had four tackles. Derrick Harmon recorded a tackle and a sack. Doneiko Slaughter, Carson Bruener, Asante Samuel Jr., Brandin Echols and Jack Sawyer each had two tackles. Cameron Heyward, T.J. Watt, Nick Herbig, Cole Holcomb, Daylen Everette, Robert Spears-Jennings and Brock Hoffman each had one tackle. Travis Homer also had one tackle. Jamel Dean, a 6-foot-1, 206-pound cornerback from Cocoa, Fla., added five tackles.

Cincinnati defenders were busy as well. Demetrius Knight Jr. made nine tackles, Kyle Dugger had eight, and Barrett Carter added six. Tacario Davis made five tackles, while Dax Hill and Jordan Battle each had four. Battle also intercepted a pass. Dexter Lawrence II had four tackles and two sacks. Oren Burks added two tackles. Sebastian Joseph-Day, Lew Nichols and Keeanu Benton did not record a statistic. Robert Tonyan caught one pass for 2 yards for Pittsburgh. The Steelers’ defensive front pressured Burrow throughout the second half, and Pittsburgh’s kicking game made the difference in the final minutes. Cincinnati next hosts Jacksonville, while Pittsburgh next visits Cleveland.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Pittsburgh 30, Cincinnati 20. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Pittsburgh with a 62.9 percent probability to win. Pittsburgh had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -3.5. The total score of 57 went under the over/under line of 42.5.