Pittsburgh Steelers vs Los Angeles Rams Match Player Stats On Sep 27, 2015

The Sports Xchange
Sep 27, 2015

ST. LOUIS -- The Pittsburgh Steelers won a game but lost a quarterback, at least for the time being, after defeating the St. Louis Rams, 12-6.

Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger was knocked out of the game with a left knee injury with 5:35 remaining in third quarter. Rams safety Mark Barron was blocked and rolled into Roethlisberger's leg on a sack. Roethlisberger was on the turf for several minutes before limping off the field.

Before leaving the game, Roethlisberger completed 20 of 24 passes for 192 yards with an interception. He had entered the game needing 223 yards to reach 40,000 for his career.

The Steelers took an early 3-0 lead with 7:18 to play in the first quarter on a 21-yard field goal by Josh Scobee after they drove almost effortlessly from their own 20-yard line to the Rams' 10 on the opening possession of the game. Roethlisberger completed 7 of 8 passes for 71 yards in the drive. The Rams' defense stiffened after tight end Heath Miller caught a first-and-goal pass at the 2-yard line. However, defensive Robert Quinn deflected a second-down pass, and running back Le'Veon Bell, making his first appearance after missing the first two games under league suspension, was dropped for a 1-yard loss on third down.

They extended the lead to 9-0 when Bell capped a 12-play, 92-yard drive with a 1-yard touchdown run. A Roethlisberger pass on a 2-point conversion try was broken up by cornerback Trumaine Johnson.

The Rams got on the scoreboard with a 49-yard field goal by Greg Zuerlein with 2:05 remaining in the second quarter to make it 9-3 at halftime.

There was no scoring in the second half until Zuerlein kicked a 27-yard field goal with 5:38 remaining in the fourth quarter. The Rams had advanced to the Pittsburgh 7-yard line following a 31-yard pass interference penalty on cornerback Antwon Blake and a 24-yard run on a quick handoff to wide receiver Chris Givens. However, a 2-yard loss by running back Tre Mason, followed by two false starts and an incomplete pass, pushed the ball back to the 19-yard line where quarterback Nick Foles ran 10 yards on third down.

Scobee finished the scoring with a 41-yard field goal with 1:56 remaining in the game.

NOTES: Rams LB James Laurinaitis had two tackles in Pittsburgh's first possession to become the franchise's all-time leading tackler. He passed Hall-of-Fame DT Merlin Olsen, who amassed 915 tackles in his career. ... Steelers ILB Ryan Shazier, who injured his shoulder in the previous week's game against the San Francisco 49ers, was inactive. ... RB Todd Gurley made his debut for the Rams after being inactive for the first two games of the season. The 10th overall pick in the draft, Gurley had suffered a torn ACL on Nov. 15, 2014, while playing for Georgia against Auburn. He had six carries for nine yards in the game and caught one pass for five yards. ... QB Mike Vick replaced Ben Roethlisberger and completed 5 of 6 passes for 38 yards.