San Francisco 49ers vs Pittsburgh Steelers Match Player Stats On Sep 20, 2015

The Sports Xchange
Sep 20, 2015

PITTSBURGH -- Ben Roethlisberger threw for 369 yards and three touchdowns, Antonio Brown had 195 receiving yards and DeAngelo Williams tied a franchise record with three touchdown runs as the Pittsburgh Steelers built a 26-point halftime lead and rolled to a 43-18 win over the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday.

Roethlisberger completed 21 of 27 passes as the Steelers bounced back from a season-opening loss to the Super Bowl champion New England Patriots to even their record at 1-1.

Brown, an All-Pro wide receiver, had nine receptions, his last going for a 7-yard touchdown with 7:43 left to close the scoring. He has 18 catches for 328 yards through two games and became the fourth player in Steelers' history with 400 career receptions, joining Hines Ward, Heath Miller and John Stallworth.

Williams rushed for 77 yards on 20 carries and scored on runs of 2, 2 and 1 yards as he again filled in for Pro Bowl running back LeVeon Bell, who served the second game of a two-game suspension for violating the NFLs' code of conduct. Williams had 127 yards in the opener.

The Steelers scored touchdowns on their last four possessions of the first half to take a commanding 29-3 lead in dropping the 49ers to 1-1. Pittsburgh had 454 total yards after amassing 464 against New England and improved to 13-2 in home openers at Heinz Field.

49ers running back Carlos Hyde left the game in the third quarter with a head injury and did not return after rushing for 43 yards on 14 carries. He led all NFL rushers in Week 1 with 168 yards in a 20-3 victory over the Minnesota Vikings on Monday night in his the second-year pro's first career start.

49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick was 33-of-46 passing for 336 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for a team-high 52 yards on eight carries. The scoring pass came in the fourth quarter, covering 14 yards to wide receiver Anquan Boldin and 71 yards to wideout Torrey Smith.

The touchdown reception was a career long for Smith, who had six catches for 120 yards.

Roethlisberger opened the scoring with a 2-yard pass to Miller, the veteran tight end, with 4:20 left in the first quarter, then threw a two-point conversion pass to Brown.

The 49ers countered with Phil Dawson's 47-yard field goal to cut the lead to 8-3 with 10:27 to go in the second quarter.

The Steelers then answered with a pair of touchdown runs by Williams sandwiched around a 35-yard scoring pass from Roethlisberger to wide receiver Darrius Heyward-Bay to make it 29-3. Williams added his third score in the fourth quarter.

NOTES: Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger improved his regular-season record to 107-53, tying Terry Bradshaw's franchise record for wins by a quarterback. Roethlisberger almost improved to 17-4 at home against NFC teams. ... WR Antonio Brown extended his NFL record to 34 consecutive games with at least five receptions and 50 yards. ... Steelers LB Ryan Shazier (shoulder) left the game in the fourth quarter. ... 49ers TE Vance McDonald (knee) left the game in the second quarter. ... 49ers RB Reggie Bush (calf) and WR Bruce Ellington (ankle) were inactive along with Steelers CB Cortez Allen (knee) and QB Landry Jones (concussion). ... Both teams play on the road next Sunday, with the 49ers visiting the Arizona Cardinals and Steelers facing the St. Louis Rams.