TAMPA (Interstat) — Aaron Rodgers threw two touchdown passes and the Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 26-19 in overtime at Raymond James Stadium on Sunday. Pittsburgh improved to 4-2, while Tampa Bay fell to 1-5. Attendance was 64,660.

Rodgers, a quarterback from Chico, California, completed 33 of 49 passes for 253 yards and two touchdowns. He guided the Steelers through a close second half and helped Pittsburgh finish the game in overtime. Tampa Bay quarterback Jalon Daniels completed 22 of 43 passes for 164 yards and one touchdown. Daniels also rushed four times for 39 yards, had one reception for minus-3 yards and recorded one tackle.

Tampa Bay defenders were led by Josiah Trotter with 12 tackles, Zyon McCollum with 11 tackles and Tykee Smith with 10 tackles. Keionte Scott had eight tackles and one sack, David Walker had seven tackles and two sacks, Jacob Parrish had six tackles, and Yaya Diaby had four tackles. A’Shawn Robinson added three tackles and an interception, Rueben Bain Jr. had three tackles and a sack, Al-Quadin Muhammad had one tackle and a sack, and Ifeatu Melifonwu and Christian Rozeboom each had four tackles. Elijah Roberts and Miles Killebrew each had two tackles, while Elijah Simmons and Ko Kieft each had one tackle. Vita Vea and Alex Anzalone each had three tackles.

Pittsburgh’s defense got 11 tackles from Payton Wilson, 10 tackles and two sacks from Jalen Ramsey, seven tackles from Jaquan Brisker and six tackles and two sacks from Nick Herbig. Asante Samuel Jr. had five tackles, Jamel Dean had four tackles and an interception, and Daylen Everette had three tackles and an interception. Cameron Heyward and Keeanu Benton each had three tackles, and Patrick Queen had three tackles.

Tampa Bay’s offense spread the ball among several targets. Emeka Egbuka caught seven passes for 48 yards and a touchdown. Chris Godwin Jr. had four receptions for 37 yards, Ted Hurst III had three receptions for 40 yards, Bauer Sharp had one reception for 21 yards, Cade Otton had one reception for 4 yards, and Tez Johnson had two receptions for 7 yards to go with one kick return for 25 yards and two punt returns for 13 yards. Bucky Irving rushed 19 times for 46 yards and added two receptions for 3 yards. Kenny Gainwell had two rushes for 17 yards, one reception for 7 yards and two kick returns for 51 yards. Kameron Johnson had two kick returns for 64 yards and two tackles. Chase McLaughlin made all four of his field goals, and Riley Dixon punted six times for 245 yards.

Pittsburgh’s receiving group was paced by DK Metcalf with 11 receptions for 93 yards and Germie Bernard with 11 receptions for 87 yards and a touchdown. Darnell Washington had four receptions for 25 yards and a touchdown, and Pat Freiermuth had two receptions for 11 yards. Jaylen Warren rushed 14 times for 50 yards and caught two passes for 28 yards. Rico Dowdle added seven rushes for 40 yards and three receptions for 9 yards. Cameron Johnston punted five times for 241 yards.

McLaughlin opened the scoring with a 43-yard field goal in the first quarter. Early in the second quarter, Daniels found Egbuka for a 2-yard touchdown. Pittsburgh’s Chris Boswell missed a 48-yard field goal wide left, McLaughlin made a 47-yard field goal, and Boswell connected from 52 yards as time expired in the first half. Tampa Bay led 13-3 at halftime. McLaughlin made a 33-yard field goal in the third quarter to push the lead to 16-3. In the fourth quarter, Rodgers connected with Washington for a 5-yard touchdown. Boswell made field goals of 39, 58 and 20 yards, and McLaughlin made a 53-yard field goal with eight seconds remaining to tie the game and force overtime. Rodgers later threw the winning touchdown pass to Bernard in overtime.

Pittsburgh held Tampa Bay to field goals on several possessions and forced two interceptions. The Steelers also recorded four sacks. Tampa Bay intercepted one Pittsburgh pass and recorded five sacks. Pittsburgh’s special teams unit punted five times for 241 yards, while Tampa Bay punted six times for 245 yards. The Buccaneers made all four of their field-goal attempts, and the Steelers made four of five field-goal attempts.

Pittsburgh had won its previous game against Indianapolis, and Rodgers completed 22 of 31 passes for 235 yards and three touchdowns with one rush for 6 yards in that win. Tampa Bay had won at Dallas in its previous game before falling to Pittsburgh. The Steelers’ offense finished with 253 passing yards, while the Buccaneers finished with 164 passing yards.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Tampa Bay 31, Pittsburgh 25. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Pittsburgh with a 51 percent probability to win. Pittsburgh had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus-2.5. The total score of 45 went under the over/under line of 38.5.