But after hitting a couple of passes to running back Jaylen Warren and tight end Pat Freiermuth for a first down, Fields rolled left and threw the ball back across the field to the right side, where he found George Pickens, who gained 23 yards and set up Boswell’s final field goal, cutting the lead to 10-9 at halftime.

“We allowed a touchdown at the end of the half, but our offense was able to answer with a field goal,” Tomlin said. “That was important.”

The Steelers regained the lead midway through the third quarter. After going three out on their first possession of the second half – their first time doing so in the game – the Steelers got the ball back when Atlanta had a bad snap and Watt fell on the loose ball at the Pittsburgh 38.

This allowed Boswell to score a 56-yard field goal and the Steelers took a 12-10 lead.

The Steelers then quickly got the ball back when Montravius ​​Adams recorded the team’s first sack of the season, preventing an Atlanta possession.

After Atlanta’s punt, Fields completed a pass to George Pickens for a 40-yard gain to the Atlanta 28. However, the offense stalled and Boswell kicked his fifth field goal of the game, this time from 40 yards, to give the Steelers a 16-10 lead with 25 seconds left in the third quarter.

The Steelers quickly forced the Falcons into another punt on their next possession and could have decided the game. But Fields was stopped on fourth-and-2 at the Atlanta 6-yard line, losing the ball.

However, this drive lasted more than seven minutes and the Falcons remained deep in their own territory.

The defense quickly forced another three-and-out and the Falcons were forced to punt the ball back to the Steelers with just over 5 minutes left in the game.

The Steelers failed to gain a first down and were forced to punt. A Falcons player ran into punter Cameron Johnston and injured him, but the referees ruled that All-Pro special teams player Miles Killebrew had held the defender on the play, forcing a re-kick.

With Johnston injured, Boswell was forced to punt a second time, and his punt went 43 yards to the Atlanta 40-yard line. But two plays later, Jackson intercepted Cousins’ pass and returned the ball deep into Atlanta territory, tying the game.

“I can’t say enough about Bos,” Tomlin said. “Not only because of the field goals, but also because of the punt, which came at just the right time.”