National Football League
Pittsburgh 30, Seattle 23
When: 4:05 PM ET, Sunday, December 31, 2023
Where: Lumen Field, Seattle, Washington
Temperature: 47°
Head Official: Shawn Hochuli
Attendance: 68735

Najee Harris rushed 27 times for 122 yards and two touchdowns as the Pittsburgh Steelers kept their playoff hopes alive with a 30-23 victory against the host Seattle Seahawks on Sunday afternoon.

Jaylen Warren added 75 yards and a touchdown on 13 rushes as the Steelers (9-7) won their second consecutive game. Mason Rudolph, starting for the injured Kenny Pickett, completed 18 of 24 passes for 274 yards. George Pickens made seven catches for 131 yards.

Geno Smith was 23-of-33 passing for 290 yards and one touchdown for the Seahawks (8-8), who had a two-game winning streak snapped and saw their postseason chances diminish.

Smith was stripped of the ball while being sacked by rookie linebacker Nick Herbig midway through the fourth quarter. Herbig recovered the ball at Seattle's 16-yard line to set up Chris Boswell's third field goal of the game, a 21-yarder with 4:31 left, which gave the Steelers a 30-20 lead.

The Seahawks reached the red zone before stalling, settling for Jason Myers' 24-yard field goal with 2:01 remaining to make it a one-possession game. The Steelers recovered the ensuing onside kick and ran out the clock.

Harris scored on a 4-yard run up the middle midway through the third quarter to break a 17-all tie.

The Steelers rushed for 145 yards in the first half in taking a 17-14 lead.

Warren capped a 14-play, 80-yard drive by scoring untouched on an 18-yard run to put Pittsburgh up 7-0 with 1:47 left in the first quarter.

Seattle's Kenneth Walker III scored on a 13-yard run around the left end to tie the score at 7-all.

Boswell's 39-yard field goal on fourth-and-16 put the Steelers up 10-7.

Smith then hit Jaxon Smith-Njigba with a 12-yard scoring strike into the back of the end zone on third-and-11 to give the Seahawks the lead at 14-10.

Harris scored on a 9-yard run up the middle with 1:36 left in the first half to put Pittsburgh ahead.

Seattle tied the score on the opening drive of the second half, as Myers kicked a 43-yard field goal.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
Rushing
Pittsburgh   Seattle
Najee Harris Player Kenneth Walker III
27 Attempts 10
122 Yards 53
4.5 Avg Yards 5.3
2 Touchdowns 1
23 Long 13
Receiving
Pittsburgh   Seattle
George Pickens Player DK Metcalf
7 Receptions 5
131 Yards 106
18.7 Avg Yards 21.2
0 Touchdowns 0
37 Long 33
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sck FF
Pittsburgh 468 202 266 3 3 0 1.0 1
Seattle 369 88 281 2 3 0 1.0 1
Upcoming Games
  • Seattle will play their next game on the road against Arizona. The Seahawks have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .500 after a loss.
  • Pittsburgh will play their next game on the road against Baltimore. The Steelers have a W/L % of .444 after a win and .714 after a loss.