Acrisure Stadium during a joint practice between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Aug. 14, 2025. — Ed Thompson / Steelers Now
The Pittsburgh Steelers will hold their one and only home preseason game at Acrisure Stadium on Saturday, with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers coming to town.
PITTSBURGH STEELERS vs TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS GAMEDAY INFO
Gameday, Pittsburgh Steelers (1-0) vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1-0)
Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025, 7 p.m.
Acrisure Stadium, (68, 400, Grass)
SN Coverage: Alan Saunders, Ed Thompson, Brendan Howe, Chris Ward
Weather: Partly cloudy, 88 degrees
HOW TO WATCH: TV, BROADCAST INFO
TV: KDKA-TV CBS Pittsburgh (Bob Pompeani, Charlie Batch, Missi Matthews), NFL+
Radio: Steelers Radio Network, 102.5 WDVE-FM, SiriusXM 225, (Rob King, Max Starks, Ramon Foster)
BETTING LINES
Latest lines: Steelers +2.5, Steelers +122, over/under 38.5
The Steelers released tight end DJ Thomas-Jones, waived cornerback Cameron McCutcheon with an injury designation, re-signed tight end Kevin Foelsch and signed cornerback Mikey Victor.
Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Calvin Austin III not uniform for a joint practice with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Aug. 14, 2025. — Ed Thompson / Steelers Now
STEELERS INJURY UPDATES
Quarterback Will Howard (right pinky finger), wide receiver Calvin Austin III (abdominal), tight end Jonnu Smith (knee), tackle Calvin Anderson (lower body soft-tissue), guard Aidan Williams (left knee), outside linebacker Alex Highsmith (groin), cornerback Cory Trice (hamstring) and cornerback Donte Kent (right foot/ankle) all did not practice on Thursday.
Center Ryan McCollum (leg) and cornerback Joey Porter Jr. (hand) were limited participants in practice. Mike Tomlin did not rule out any injured player, but said his veterans will not start for the second straight week.
STEELERS DEPTH CHART vs TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph during a joint practice with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Aug. 15, 2025. — Ed Thompson / Steelers Now
QB8 Aaron Rodgers
2 Mason Rudolph17 Skylar Thompson18 Will Howard
6 Logan WoodsideRB30 Jaylen Warren
20 Kaleb Johnson14 Kenneth Gainwell
27 Trey Sermon38 Evan Hull
35 Lew NicholsWR10 Roman Wilson15 Ben Skowronek82 Lance McCutcheonWR4 DK Metcalf
16 Robert Woods11 Brandon Johnson 89 Roc TaylorWR19 Calvin Austin III
13 Scotty Miller85 Ke’Shawn Williams34 Max HurlemanTE88 Pat Freiermuth
81 Jonnu Smith
80 Darnell Washington83 Connor Heyward
89 Donald Parham87 JJ Galbreath
84 Kevin Foelsch    LT77 Broderick Jones67 Calvin Anderson
60 Dylan Cook78 Gareth WarrenLG73 Isaac Seumalo
74 Spencer Anderson72 Doug Nester71 Aidan WilliamsC54 Zach Frazier62 Ryan McCollum
64 Max ScharpingRG66 Mason McCormick79 Steven JonesRT76 Troy Fautanu68 Andrus Peat    K9 Chris Boswell
29 Ben Sauls  P5 Cameron Johnston
8 Corliss WaitmanLS46 Christian KuntzÂ
Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Nick Herbig during a joint practice with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Aug. 14, 2025. — Ed Thompson / Steelers Now
DL97 Cam Heyward
92 Isaiahh Loudermilk94 Dean Lowry
91 Logan Lee72 Esezi OtomewoNT95 Keeanu Benton96 Daniel Ekuale79 Breiden Fehoko
69 Domenique DavisDL99 Derrick Harmon78 Yahya Black65 Kyler Baugh    OLB56 Alex Highsmith
51 Nick Herbig53 Eku LeotaILB41 Payton Wilson50 Malik Harrison44 Carson BruenerILB6 Patrick Queen
55 Cole Holcomb93 Mark Robinson40 Devin HarperOLB90 T.J. Watt
33 Jack Sawyer98 DeMarvin Leal45 Julius Welschof    CB24 Joey Porter Jr.27 Cory Trice Jr.
37 Kyler McMichael38 Mikey VictorCB23 Darius Slay
26 Brandin Echols42 James Pierre38 Cameron McCutcheonNB5 Jalen Ramsey
31 Beanie Bishop34 Donte Kent
17 D’Shawn Jamison39 Daryl Porter Jr.FS22 Juan Thornhill21 Chuck Clark35 Quindell JohnsonSS25 DeShon Elliott
28 Miles Killebrew29 Sebastian Castro   PR19 Calvin Austin III34 Donte Kent
13 Scotty Miller16 Robert Woods
85 Ke’Shawn Williams KR30 Jaylen Warren
14 Kenneth Gainwell10 Roman Wilson
20 Kaleb Johnson17 D’Shawn Jamison
27 Trey Sermon
Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Alex Highsmith (56) forces a fumble as he hits Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady (12) during the first half of an NFL football game in Pittsburgh, Sunday, Oct. 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Barry Reeger)
A beat up Steelers defensive kept Tom Brady out of the end zone for 55 minutes and Mitch Trubisky successfully replaced an injury Kenny Pickett as Pittsburgh beat the Buccaneers, 20-18 at Acrisure Stadium on Oct. 16, 2022.
Pickett threw his first career touchdown pass to Najee Harris in the first quarter, but a hit from blitzing linebacker Devin White knocked him out of the game. Chris Boswell kicked two field goals and Trubisky found Chase Claypool for a six-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter to extend the Steelers lead.
With 4:45 to play, Brady finally punched through a defense that was playing without T.J. Watt, Minkah Fitzpatrick, Ahkello Witherspoon, Levi Wallace and Cam Sutton with a touchdown pass to Leonard Fournette, but Devin Bush broke up the two-point conversion attempt, and Trubisky and the Pittsburgh offense ran out the clock.
The Steelers and Buccaneers last met in the preseason in Tampa in 2023.
Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Calvin Austin III, right, runs with Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker Cam Gill in tow during the first half of an NFL football game, Friday, Aug. 11, 2023, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara)
The Steelers and Buccaneers have met only 12 times in the regular season since Tampa Bay joined the league in 1976, and the Steelers have dominated the series, winning 10 of the 12.
Tampa won, 27-24 at Heinz Field in 2014 and 16-3 at Raymond James Stadium in 1998. The Steelers won four straight games from 1976-80, four straight again from 2001-10, and also the last two.
The teams will meet in Tampa next season.
PITTSBURGH CONNECTIONS
Tampa Bay Buccaneers senior offensive assistant Tom Moore in a joint practice with the Pittsburgh Steelers on Aug. 14, 2025. — Ed Thompson / Steelers Now
Defensive lineman Calijah Kancey and linebacker SirVocea Dennis both played at Pitt. Wide receiver Chris Godwin and defensive lineman Dvon J-Thomas played at Penn State. Wide receiver Garrett Greene was a quarterback for West Virginia, and safety Tykee Smith played at West Virginia before transferring to Georgia.
Former Steelers offensive coordinator Bruce Arians has been listed as senior advisor to the general manager for the Buccaneers since he stepped down as head coach four years ago. Arians was the Steelers wide receivers coach from 2004-08 and offensive coordinator from 2007-11, winning two Super Bowls.
Buccaneers senior offensive assistant Tom Moore was the wide receivers coach of the Steelers from 1977-82 and offensive coordinator from 1983-89, earning two Super Bowl rings. He was inducted into the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame in 2014.
Tampa Bay run game coordinator and outside linebackers coach Larry Foote had two stints with the Steelers as an inside linebacker. He was a fouth-round pick out of Michigan in 2002, and played in Pittsburgh from 2002-08 and again from 2010-13, winning Super Bowls XL and XLIII.
Offensive quality control coach Blaine Stewart was a coaching assistant with the Steelers from 2018-22, serving as assistant quarterbacks coach and assistant wide receivers coach in that time. He was the tight ends coach at West Virginia the last two seasons.
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