The Bucs' offense hit a lull after the first quarter, while the Steelers put up 17. Connor Bazelak took over at quarterback in the third quarter and finished completing 14 of 18 attempts for 106 yards. In the final three seconds of the game, Chase McLaughlin drilled a 43-yard field goal to give the Bucs a 17-14 victory on the road.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will face the Pittsburgh Steelers in week 2 of the NFL preseason on Saturday at Acrisure Stadium.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/nfl/buccaneers as Buccaneers beat Steelers 17-14 for second preseason win of 2025. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers once again showed out in preseason, defeating the Pittsburgh Steelers 17-14 and moving to 2-0.

Teddy Bridgewater throws two first-quarter touchdowns, leading the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to a 17-14 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers in a preseason game.

PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Steelers lost their second preseason game to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 17-14 in a sloppy affair. However, while the team sat most of their starters, the Steelers did put some of their rookies, such as Derrick Harmon and Kaleb Johnson on the field for a second look.

Following the Steelers' 14-17 preseason loss to the Buccaneers, HC Mike Tomlin revealed the two rookies who impressed him most.

The Pittsburgh Steelers had communication issues on defense last season and Brandin Echols recently pointed to that as a problem in the joint practice with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Despite all that,

In the Steelers’ preseason Week 2 matchup, rookie DL Derrick Harmon ran through Buccaneers LG Ben Scott for his first sack in Pittsburgh.