Positional Grades: Steelers At Buccaneers

Josh Carney evaluates the Pittsburgh Steelers' positional performance following their 26-19 overtime road victory against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium. Despite an uneven outing under head coach Mike McCarthy, the Steelers improved to 4-2 on the season. Carney awarded the wide receivers and defensive backs the highest marks with B+ grades, highlighting key fourth-quarter and overtime contributions from DK Metcalf and Germie Bernard alongside a historic six-pass-breakup game from cornerback Jamel Dean.

Conversely, the writer assigned a C+ to quarterback Aaron Rodgers, citing pocket discomfort and five sacks before his late clutch drives. Tight ends and the offensive line received C grades, while special teams earned the lowest mark of C- due to costly coverage lapses, penalties, and a missed Chris Boswell field goal.