• On the game's opening drive, DT Gerald McCoy recorded his second sack of the season, dropping Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger for a six-yard loss. McCoy now has 20.5 career sacks, the fourth-most by a defensive tackle in team history. Since 2012, McCoy is tied for third in sacks among defensive tackles.

MOST SACKS - DEFENSIVE TACKLE (Team History)

Rank      Player                                                     Sacks

1.           Warren Sapp                                            77.0

2.           Brad Culpepper                                        33.0

3.           Santana Dotson                                       23.0

4.           Gerald McCoy                                         20.5

5.           Anthony McFarland                                 20.0

2012-14 SACK LEADERS (Defensive Tackles)* 

Rank      Player (Team)                                         Sacks

1.           Geno Atkins (Cincinnati)                          18.5

2.           Jurrell Casey (Tennessee)                        17.5

3.           Gerald McCoy (Tampa Bay)                     16.5

3.           Kyle Williams (Buffalo)                             16.5

4.           Ndamukong Suh (Detroit)                         14.5

• On the play following McCoy's sack, DE Michael Johnson recorded his first sack of the season, dropping Roethlisberger for a five-yard loss and forcing a fumble, which was recovered by DE Jacquies Smith. The fumble recovery is the first of Smith's career. Johnson now has 5.5 career sacks against the Steelers.

• Johnson recorded his second sack of the game in the second quarter, bringing Roethlisberger down for a three-yard loss. It is Johnson's third career game with at least 2.0 sacks. He is the first Buccaneer to record two or more sacks in a game since DT Gerald McCoy recorded 3.0 last season against Atlanta (11/17/13).

• Following the fumble recovery, QB Mike Glennon - making his first start of the season - threw a seven-yard touchdown pass to WR Mike Evans. The touchdown reception was the first of Evans' career and the touchdown pass was Glennon's first of the year.

• Glennon threw his second touchdown of the day with seven seconds remaining in the game, connecting with WR Vincent Jackson from five yards out, giving the Buccaneers a 27-24 victory.

• Glennon finished the game with 302 yards passing, a career-high. Glennon is the first Buccaneers passer to eclipse 300 yards since Josh Freeman in 2012 (vs. St. Louis, 12/23/12)

• In the third quarter, Evans caught a career-long 40 yard pass. Evans finished the game with a career-high 65 receiving yards on four catches, with one touchdown. 

• DE Scott Solomon recorded his first career sack in today's game, dropping Roethlisberger for a six-yard loss.

• DE Da'Quan Bowers recorded his first sack of the season at the end of the first half, bringing Roethlisberger down for a six-yard loss. Bowers now has 6.5 career sacks.

• The Buccaneers recorded five sacks in the first half. Dating back to 1991, that is tied for the second-most first-half sacks the team has recorded.

MOST SACKS IN A FIRST HALF (Since 1991)

Sacks          Opponent - Date                                  Result

1. 6             12/07/98 - Green Bay                      W, 24-22

2. 5             9/28/14 - Pittsburgh                    W, 27-24

2. 5             10/27/91 - Green Bay                      L, 27-0

2. 5             11/29/09 - Atlanta                           L, 20-17

5. 4             Nine games tied                                           

• Tampa Bay finished today's game with five sacks, the most by the team since recording seven against Buffalo in 2013 (12/8/13).

• The Buccaneers opened the third quarter with an eight-play, 80-yard touchdown drive, capped off by RB Doug Martin running in for the score. The 80-yard drive is tied for the longest touchdown drive of the season (80 yards at Atlanta, 9/18).

• The rushing touchdown is Martin's first of the season and the 13th of his career, tying for the 10th-most in Buccaneers history.

MOST RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS

(Team History)

Rank      Player                                                       TDs

1.           FB Mike Alstott, 1996-2006                      58

2.           RB James Wilder, 1981-89                       37

3.           RB Errict Rhett, 1994-97                          24

4.           RB Reggie Cobb, 1990-93                        21

5.           RB Carnell Williams, 2005-10                   24

6.           RB Warrick Dunn, 1997-2008                   19

7.           RB Ricky Bell, 1977-1981                         16

8.           FB/RB Earnest Graham, 2004-11              15

8.           RB Lars Tate, 1988-89                             15

10.         RB Doug Martin, 2012-14                     13

10.         RB LeGarrette Blount, 2010-12                 13

10.         QB Doug Williams, 1978-82                      13

• On the Buccaneers' second drive, K Patrick Murray connected on a career-long 50-yard field goal. In the fourth quarter, Murray made a 27-yard field goal.

• On the first play of the fourth quarter, WR Solomon Patton notched his first career rush, taking a reverse and running for 19 yards.

• WR Louis Murphy made his Buccaneers debut in today's game, catching six passes for 99 yards. The six catches match a career-high, while the 99 receiving yards are the third-highest of his career.

• Murphy caught a 41-yard pass on the Buccaneers' final drive of the game, setting up Vincent Jackson's game-winning touchdown. The 41-yard reception is the Buccaneers longest pass completion of the season.

• WR Russell Shepard caught his first career pass in the fourth quarter of today's game, a 22-yard reception on third down, converting the first down. He finished the game with two catches for 30 yards

• TE Austin Seferian-Jenkins had career highs in catches (3) and receiving yards (44).

• Tampa Bay's victory marks the franchise's first ever victory in Pittsburgh, and the team's first win in the state of Pennsylvania since 2006 (10/22 at Philadelphia).

• Today's game marks the 600th regular season game in franchise history.