Sam Darnold threw for 295 yards and two touchdowns, Kenneth Walker III ran for 105, and George Holani’s live kickoff recovery in the fourth quarter broke open a three-point game — Seattle beat Pittsburgh 31–17 at Acrisure Stadium on September 14, 2025. The Seahawks outscored the Steelers 24–3 after halftime, outgained them 395–267 in total yards, and held Aaron Rodgers to a 58.0 passer rating in his first home start for Pittsburgh.
Table of Contents
Game Summary
Final Score
Seattle Seahawks 31, Pittsburgh Steelers 17
Date
Sunday, September 14, 2025
Kickoff
10:00 PM ET
Venue
Acrisure Stadium, Pittsburgh, PA
Attendance
66,347
TV
FOX
Seattle Record
1-1 (1-0 Away)
Pittsburgh Record
1-1 (0-1 Home)
Quarter-by-Quarter Score
Team
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Final
Seattle Seahawks
7
0
7
17
31
Pittsburgh Steelers
6
8
0
3
17
Scoring Summary
Qtr
Time
Play
Score
Q1
10:29
Tory Horton 21-yd pass from Sam Darnold (Jason Myers kick)
SEA 7–0
Q1
4:47
Chris Boswell 48-yd FG
SEA 7–3
Q1
2:13
Chris Boswell 48-yd FG
SEA 7–6
Q2
1:09
DK Metcalf 2-yd pass from Aaron Rodgers (Rodgers pass to Darnell Washington, 2-pt conversion)
PIT 14–7
Q3
6:10
AJ Barner 7-yd pass from Sam Darnold (Jason Myers kick)
SEA 14–14
Q4
12:46
Jason Myers 54-yd FG
SEA 17–14
Q4
12:46
George Holani live kickoff recovery in end zone (Jason Myers kick)
SEA 24–14
Q4
7:49
Chris Boswell 45-yd FG
SEA 24–17
Q4
3:41
Kenneth Walker III 19-yd rush (Jason Myers kick)
SEA 31–17
Note on the Holani score: Officially recorded as a fumble recovery touchdown. Rookie returner Kaleb Johnson let a live Myers kickoff bounce past him near the Pittsburgh goal line and turned toward the sideline. Holani tracked the ball down just before it crossed the end line. Totals are not reflected in kick return stats.
Passing Stats
Seattle Seahawks
Player
C/ATT
YDS
AVG
TD
INT
SACKS
QBR
RTG
Sam Darnold
22/33
295
8.9
2
2
2–17
48.1
89.8
Both interceptions came in the first half. Darnold did not turn the ball over after halftime; his 43-yard completion to Jaxon Smith-Njigba in the fourth quarter set up Walker’s game-sealing touchdown run.
Pittsburgh Steelers
Player
C/ATT
YDS
AVG
TD
INT
SACKS
QBR
RTG
Aaron Rodgers
18/33
203
6.2
1
2
3–20
41.2
58.0
Mason Rudolph
2/2
12
6.0
0
0
0–0
24.3
91.7
Team
20/35
195
6.1
1
2
3–20
—
61.0
Rushing Stats
Seattle Seahawks
Player
CAR
YDS
AVG
TD
LONG
Kenneth Walker III
13
105
8.1
1
20
Zach Charbonnet
15
10
0.7
0
6
AJ Barner
1
2
2.0
0
2
Team
29
117
4.0
1
20
Walker’s 105 yards were his first 100-yard game since the 2024 season opener against Denver. Charbonnet carried 15 times for just 10 yards.
Pittsburgh Steelers
Player
CAR
YDS
AVG
TD
LONG
Jaylen Warren
14
48
3.4
0
9
Kenneth Gainwell
5
20
4.0
0
13
Aaron Rodgers
1
3
3.0
0
3
Kaleb Johnson
1
1
1.0
0
1
Team
21
72
3.4
0
13
Receiving Stats
Seattle Seahawks
Player
REC
YDS
AVG
TD
LONG
TGT
Jaxon Smith-Njigba
8
103
12.9
0
43
10
Cooper Kupp
7
90
12.9
0
17
9
Tory Horton
2
32
16.0
1
21
4
Elijah Arroyo
2
31
15.5
0
24
3
AJ Barner
2
26
13.0
1
19
3
Kenneth Walker III
1
13
13.0
0
13
1
Team
22
295
13.4
2
43
30
Horton’s touchdown was the first reception of his NFL career. Smith-Njigba finished with eight catches for 103 yards on 10 targets.
Pittsburgh Steelers
Player
REC
YDS
AVG
TD
LONG
TGT
Jaylen Warren
4
86
21.5
0
65
4
Pat Freiermuth
3
31
10.3
0
20
4
Jonnu Smith
4
27
6.8
0
10
4
Calvin Austin III
1
22
22.0
0
22
4
DK Metcalf
3
20
6.7
1
9
6
Kenneth Gainwell
3
16
5.3
0
6
5
Roman Wilson
1
7
7.0
0
7
2
Connor Heyward
1
6
6.0
0
6
1
Darnell Washington
0
0
—
0
—
1
Team
20
215
10.8
1
65
31
Warren’s 65-yard catch-and-run appeared to set up a go-ahead score, but Riq Woolen tracked him down at the Seattle 15. Two plays later, a Rodgers pass deflected off Calvin Austin III and then Pat Freiermuth into Derion Kendrick’s hands at the end zone — a drive-killing interception that preceded the Holani recovery on the next kickoff. Metcalf, in his first game against the team that drafted him, caught three passes for 20 yards on six targets.
Defensive Stats
Seattle Seahawks Defense
Player
TOT
SOLO
SACKS
TFL
PD
QB HTS
TD
Ernest Jones IV
10
8
0
0
0
0
0
Tyrice Knight
8
5
0
0
0
0
0
Byron Murphy II
5
2
1.5
1
0
3
0
Josh Jobe
4
3
0
0
1
0
0
Leonard Williams
4
2
0.5
0
0
2
0
Coby Bryant
4
2
0
0
1
0
0
Jarran Reed
3
3
1.0
1
0
1
0
Riq Woolen
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
DeMarcus Lawrence
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
Uchenna Nwosu
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
Mike Morris
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
Julian Love
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
Brady Russell
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Robbie Ouzts
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Eric Saubert
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Ty Okada
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Derion Kendrick
1
1
0
0
2
0
0
Derick Hall
1
1
0
0
0
2
0
D’Anthony Bell
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Chazz Surratt
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Boye Mafe
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Dareke Young
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
AJ Barner
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
George Holani
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Team
63
40
3.0
2
5
8
1
Pittsburgh Steelers Defense
Player
TOT
SOLO
SACKS
TFL
PD
QB HTS
Payton Wilson
10
8
1.0
1
0
1
Chuck Clark
8
6
0
0
0
1
Juan Thornhill
7
5
0
0
0
0
Jack Sawyer
7
4
1.0
2
0
1
Jalen Ramsey
6
4
0
0
2
0
Patrick Queen
6
3
0
1
0
1
Cameron Heyward
5
2
0
0
1
0
T.J. Watt
4
2
0
0
0
2
Nick Herbig
3
2
0
2
1
1
Yahya Black
3
2
0
0
0
0
Darius Slay
2
2
0
0
1
0
Miles Killebrew
2
2
0
0
0
0
Cole Holcomb
2
2
0
0
0
0
Carson Bruener
2
1
0
0
0
0
Alex Highsmith
1
1
0
0
0
0
Zach Frazier
1
1
0
0
0
0
Daniel Ekuale
1
0
0
0
1
0
Ben Skowronek
1
0
0
0
0
0
Keeanu Benton
1
0
0
0
0
1
Team
72
47
2.0
6
6
8
Interceptions
Player
Team
INT
YDS
TD
Coby Bryant
SEA
1
28
0
Derion Kendrick
SEA
1
0
0
Nick Herbig
PIT
1
41
0
Jalen Ramsey
PIT
1
2
0
Special Teams
Kicking
Player
Team
FG
PCT
LONG
XP
PTS
Jason Myers
SEA
1/2
50.0%
54
4/4
7
Chris Boswell
PIT
3/3
100.0%
48
0/0
9
Myers converted the 54-yarder that immediately preceded the Holani recovery — Pittsburgh conceded 10 points at the 12:46 mark of the fourth quarter without running a single offensive play between them.
Punting
Player
Team
NO
YDS
AVG
TB
IN 20
LONG
Michael Dickson
SEA
4
175
43.8
1
2
52
Corliss Waitman
PIT
4
221
55.3
1
1
64
Kick Returns
Player
Team
NO
YDS
AVG
LONG
TD
George Holani
SEA
5
133
26.6
32
0
Kaleb Johnson
PIT
3
58
19.3
24
0
Kenneth Gainwell
PIT
1
20
20.0
20
0
Holani’s fourth-quarter end-zone score is recorded as a fumble recovery TD and is not included in these totals.
Punt Returns
Player
Team
NO
YDS
AVG
LONG
TD
Tory Horton
SEA
2
30
15.0
22
0
Pittsburgh
PIT
0
0
—
—
0
Team Stats
Stat
SEA
PIT
Total Yards
395
267
Passing Yards (net)
278
195
Rushing Yards
117
72
Total Plays
64
59
Yards per Play
6.2
4.5
Comp/Att
22/33
20/35
1st Downs
21
13
3rd Down Efficiency
6/14
5/15
4th Down Efficiency
1/2
1/2
Red Zone (Made/Att)
2/3
1/2
Turnovers
2
2
Penalties–Yards
2–10
2–15
Sacks–Yards Lost
2–17
3–20
Defensive/ST TDs
1
0
Time of Possession
31:17
28:43
Injuries and Inactives
In-Game Injuries
Player
Team
Pos
Injury
Status
Isaiahh Loudermilk
PIT
DL
Ankle
Q1 — did not return
Alex Highsmith
PIT
OLB
Ankle
Q2 — did not return
Derick Hall
SEA
LB
Unknown
Late Q4
Game-Day Inactives
Seattle Seahawks
Player
Pos
Reason
Devon Witherspoon
CB
Knee (doubtful Friday)
Nick Emmanwori
S
High ankle sprain
Jalen Milroe
QB
Healthy scratch
Pittsburgh Steelers
Player
Pos
Reason
Derrick Harmon
DT
Knee
DeShon Elliott
S
Knee
Joey Porter Jr.
CB
Hamstring
Andrus Peat
OL
Healthy scratch
Max Scharping
OL
Healthy scratch
Esezi Otomewo
DL
Healthy scratch
Malik Harrison (ILB) and Skylar Thompson (QB) entered the week on IR. Nick Herbig, who missed Week 1 with a hamstring injury, made his 2025 season debut.
Game Information
Date
Sunday, September 14, 2025
Kickoff
10:00 PM ET
Venue
Acrisure Stadium, Pittsburgh, PA
Attendance
66,347
Broadcast
FOX
Referee
Scott Novak
Umpire
Mark Pellis
Down Judge
Brian Sakowski
Line Judge
Mark Stewart
Field Judge
Terry Brown
Side Judge
Don Willard
Back Judge
Tony Josselyn
Seattle converted six third downs, held Pittsburgh to 72 rushing yards on 21 carries, and produced a defensive-special teams score that swung the fourth quarter before the Steelers could mount anything resembling a response. Rodgers finished with two interceptions, three sacks absorbed, and 6.2 yards per attempt — numbers that reflected how completely Seattle controlled this game once the first half was out of the way.
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