Dallas Cowboys vs. Pittsburgh Steelers: game summary
Final · August 5, 2021 at 8:00 p.m.
Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium
Summary
| Team |
|---|
Team stats
DALPIT 
- 347Total yards250
- 238Passing yards174
- 24/43Completions/attempts18/28
- 5.1Yards per pass6.0
- 109Rushing yards76
- 21Rushing attempts30
- 5.2Yards per rush2.5
- 19First downs15
- 7-173rd down efficiency5-13
- 1-34th down efficiency1-2
- 0-2Red zone (made-att)2-3
- 68Total plays59
- 5.1Yards per play4.2
- 3Turnovers1
- 2Fumbles lost1
- 1Interceptions thrown0
- 4-25Sacks (yards lost)1-1
- 4-30Penalties (yards)3-43
- 30:12Time of possession29:48
Game leaders
Passing
Garrett GilbertDAL · QB · 9/13, 104 YDS
Mason RudolphPIT · QB · 6/9, 84 YDS
Rushing
Rico DowdleDAL · RB · 8 CAR, 43 YDS
Najee HarrisPIT · RB · 7 CAR, 22 YDS
Receiving
Malik TurnerDAL · WR · 4 REC, 47 YDS
Chase ClaypoolPIT · WR · 3 REC, 62 YDS
Scoring summary
1st quarter
- Field goal6:57Hunter Niswander 29 Yd Field Goal 3-0
3rd quarter
- Touchdown10:48Kalen Ballage 4 Yd Run (kick failed)3-6
- Field goal5:15Sam Sloman 48 Yd Field Goal 3-9
4th quarter
- Touchdown8:44Tyler Simmons 5 Yd pass from Joshua Dobbs (Sam Sloman Kick)3-16
Player stats
Dallas Cowboys
| Passing | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garrett Gilbert | 9/13 | 104 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 2-10 | — |
| Ben DiNucci | 7/17 | 89 | 5.2 | 0 | 1 | 2-15 | — |
| Cooper Rush | 8/13 | 70 | 5.4 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | — |
| Rushing | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rico Dowdle | 8 | 43 | 5.4 | 0 | 25 |
| Ben DiNucci | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 | 27 |
| Brenden Knox | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 |
| JaQuan Hardy | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 12 |
| Tony Pollard | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 6 |
| Sewo Olonilua | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Receiving | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | TGTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malik Turner | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 0 | 20 | 5 |
| Aaron Parker | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 0 | 36 | 3 |
| Cedrick Wilson Jr. | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | 21 | 4 |
| Sean McKeon | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 | 4 |
| Brennan Eagles | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | 25 | 2 |
| Sewo Olonilua | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
| Rico Dowdle | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 12 | 2 |
| Dalton Schultz | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 | 2 |
| Brandon Smith | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 | 4 |
| Reggie Davis | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
| JaQuan Hardy | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| Noah Brown | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| Simi Fehoko | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Johnnie Dixon | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Jeremy Sprinkle | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Osirus Mitchell | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick Eubanks | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brenden Knox | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jabril Cox | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nahshon Wright | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Gifford | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Robinson II | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deante Burton | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Micah Parsons | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyron Brown | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Austin Faoliu | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quinton Bohanna | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jayron Kearse | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Coyle | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maurice Canady | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Hines III | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Israel Mukuamu | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Hamilton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keanu Neal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steven Parker | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron'Dell Carter | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Osa Odighizuwa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Braylon Jones | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JaQuan Hardy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kelvin Joseph | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dorance Armstrong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Azur Kamara | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Steelers
| Passing | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mason Rudolph | 6/9 | 84 | 9.3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | — |
| Dwayne Haskins | 8/13 | 54 | 4.2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | — |
| Joshua Dobbs | 4/6 | 37 | 6.2 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | — |
| Rushing | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Najee Harris | 7 | 22 | 3.1 | 0 | 6 |
| Jaylen Samuels | 11 | 20 | 1.8 | 0 | 5 |
| Kalen Ballage | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 1 | 5 |
| Anthony McFarland Jr. | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Dwayne Haskins | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Ray-Ray McCloud III | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mason Rudolph | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | TGTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase Claypool | 3 | 62 | 20.7 | 0 | 45 | 4 |
| Trey Edmunds | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 17 | 2 |
| Anthony Johnson | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 10 | 3 |
| Diontae Johnson | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 12 | 2 |
| Kevin Rader | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 | 2 |
| Ray-Ray McCloud III | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 9 | 3 |
| Anthony McFarland Jr. | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Tyler Simmons | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Jaylen Samuels | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Rico Bussey | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Najee Harris | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Marcus Baugh | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| James Washington | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Zach Gentry | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mathew Sexton | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Isaiah McKoy | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miles Killebrew | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Pierre | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Spillane | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Layne | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cassius Marsh | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lamont Wade | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Highsmith | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ulysees Gilbert | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Isaiahh Loudermilk | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arthur Maulet | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Calvin Bundage | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shakur Brown | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donovan Stiner | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaiah Buggs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Abdullah Anderson | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Quincy Roche | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Chris Wormley | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Allen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tegray Scales | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Davis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| T.J. Carter | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antoine Brooks Jr. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamir Jones | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Buddy Johnson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tre Norwood | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony McFarland Jr. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Sutton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Henry Mondeaux | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mark Gilbert | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephen Denmark | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Game info
- Stadium
- Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium · Canton, OH
- Surface
- Artificial turf
- Attendance
- 20,113
- TV
- Fox
- Officials
- Perry Paganelli (Back judge) · Dyrol Prioleau (Field judge) · Mark Hittner (Down judge) · Bryan Neale (Umpire) · Shawn Smith (Referee) · Dave Hawkshaw (Side judge) · Michael Dolce (Down judge) · Michael Dolce (Line judge)
About this game
Who won Cowboys vs Steelers?
Steelers won 16-3 over Cowboys on Thursday, August 5, 2021.
When was Cowboys vs Steelers played?
On Thursday, August 5, 2021, at 8:00 PM ET at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium.
Where was Cowboys vs Steelers played?
At Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium.