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Steelers stun Buccaneers in OT

Sports · Heat 1.5 / 10 · 5 shows · 1h 15m airtime

The Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 26-19 in overtime on October 19, 2026, after trailing 16-3 in the fourth quarter. Jeremy Bernard scored the overtime touchdown on a 12-play, 70-yard drive, and Jamel Dean's interception return to the three-yard line set up a score. The win was Pittsburgh's first road victory of the season. Reporting since has established that the Steelers had lost 31 straight games when trailing by 10 or more points, and 71 straight road games when trailing by 13 entering the fourth quarter. The discussion weighs the comeback against a slow first three quarters and a depleted Tampa Bay team, and notes the AFC North logjam at 4-2.

How 5 podcasts covered it

  1. The Athletic Football Show: A show about the NFL, 2026-10-19 (1:36:00 to 1:47:20)
    Recaps the overtime win drive by drive
    Walks through the overtime win drive by drive: the seven-plus minute opening possession, Daniels' fourth-and-nine scramble, and the three straight drops and Ramsey sack that ended Tampa's last chance. Frames it as a game Pittsburgh got away with, and stays inside the result already on the record.
  2. Pardon My Take, 2026-10-19 (51:32 to 1:00:47)
    Adds the 31-game drought when trailing by 10
    Recaps the Steelers' 26-19 overtime comeback over Tampa Bay, with McCarthy's ankle and Rodgers' late heroics, and puts a number on the drought: 31 straight games without a win when trailing by 10 or more.
    New angle: The Steelers had lost 31 consecutive games when trailing by 10 or more points.
  3. Nightcap, 2026-10-19 (6:24 to 14:49)
    Retells the first half drive by drive
    Drive-by-drive retelling of the first half in Tampa: early sacks, special teams penalties, a double-tip interception and a two-yard Buccaneers touchdown that put Pittsburgh down 10-0. It stays inside the game the earlier coverage already framed, adding detail rather than a development.
  4. Nightcap, 2026-10-19 (14:49 to 22:59)
    Walks the rest of the first half
    Walks through the rest of the first half drive by drive: stalled Pittsburgh series, a 48-yard field goal missed with the laces facing the kicker, explosive Tampa Bay runs and a dropped Buccaneers touchdown. It stays inside the game the card already covers, adding halftime color rather than a new development.
  5. Nightcap, 2026-10-19 (22:59 to 30:06)
    Walks through the second half play by play
    Walks through the start of the second half play by play: the near-interception, Tampa Bay's 17-play nine-minute drive ending in a field goal, and Rodgers' touchdown to Mount Washington cutting it to 16-10. A detailed retelling that stays inside the game already on the record.
  6. Nightcap, 2026-10-19 (30:06 to 38:41)
    Walks through the fourth-quarter rally drive by drive
    Walks through the fourth-quarter rally drive by drive: Rodgers' scramble on third and long, the 39-yard field goal to 16-13, and Boswell's kick to tie at 16-16. Adds the detail that Jamel Dean's interception return went 40 yards to the three.
    New angle: Jamel Dean returned his interception 40 yards to the three-yard line.
  7. Nightcap, 2026-10-19 (38:41 to 46:10)
    Adds the overtime scoring sequence and drive
    Walks through the overtime series play by play: Rodgers' deep completion, the 12-play, 70-yard march, Jeremy Bernard's go-ahead touchdown and the Dean and Ramsey pass breakups on the final stand. It adds the scoring sequence and drive length the earlier coverage left out.
    New angle: Jeremy Bernard scored the overtime touchdown on a 12-play, 70-yard drive to make it 26-19.
  8. The Dan Le Batard Show, 2026-10-19 (31:27 to 35:27)
    Credits Rodgers and Boswell in the comeback
    Recaps the Steelers' overtime comeback over Tampa Bay, crediting Rodgers' quick-pass distribution and Boswell's 58-yard field goal, and blames a brain-dead end-of-regulation possession on Rodgers over McCarthy. Stays inside the week's coverage.
  9. The Rich Eisen Show, 2026-10-20 (3:23 to 10:04)
    Walks through the comeback from the defensive side
    Heyward walks through the comeback from the defensive side: red-zone stops, the running game, Rodgers absorbing hits. Adds two on-the-record details from a player in the game - the road win was Pittsburgh's first of the season, and the Tampa field surface was coming up before kickoff.
    New angle: The overtime win in Tampa was the Steelers' first road win of the season.
  10. Nightcap, 2026-10-22 (38:35 to 42:32)
    Sizes up AFC North after 71-game streak ends
    Opens a new Week 6 point on the Steelers' overtime comeback, running through Ramsey's stat line, Rodgers' late drives and the 71-game road streak the win broke, then sizes up the AFC North race.
    New angle: The Steelers had lost 71 straight road games when trailing by 13 entering the fourth quarter before this win.
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