The Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the Los Angeles Chargers 24-17 in a Sunday Night Football matchup at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, on December โ3, 2023. The victory propels โฃthe โSteelers to โฃa โฃ7-3 record, solidifying their position inโข the AFC playoff picture, while the Chargers fall to 5-5, โคfacing โฃincreasingโฃ pressure to contend for a postseason โberth.
This game carried notable weight for โboth franchisesโฃ as the NFL โขseasonโ enters its criticalโข stretch. For Pittsburgh,a win reinforcesโข their resilience adn head coach Mike Tomlin’s undefeated โขrecord against losing seasons.โ Los Angeles, simultaneously occurring, โneeded a victoryโ to maintain momentum and quiet โคconcerns surrounding quarterback justin Herbert‘s performance and the โขteam’s overall consistency.โข The outcome โdirectlyโค impacts the AFC โplayoff seeding and the potentialโ for both teams toโ advance โขbeyond the regular season.
Najee Harris led the Steelers’ rushing attack โขwiht 122โค yards onโ 28 carries, and quarterbackโข Kenny Pickettโ completedโข 24โข of 38 passes for 237โค yards. George pickens was Pickett’s primary target, hauling in four receptions for 90 yards. the Steelers defense proved pivotal,โข intercepting Chargers quarterback Justin โคHerbert twice.
Herbert finished with 324 passing yards andโค two touchdowns,โค connecting with Keenan โฃAllen eight times for 111 yards. However,โข the twoโ interceptions and a crucial late-game fumble โฃproved costly for the โคChargers. โข
Pittsburgh took a 10-7 lead into halftime after a field goal and a touchdown run by Harris. The โขSteelers extended their โฃadvantage inโค the third quarter with another Harris touchdown.The Chargers respondedโข with a touchdown pass from Herbert to Quentin Johnston,but aโข late Steelers field โgoal and a final interception sealed the victory. โ
The Steelers will return home to face the Arizona Cardinals โคnext Sunday, while the Chargers willโฃ travel โtoโ face the Las Vegas Raiders.