Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow fumbled as he was sacked while trying to mount a fourth-quarter comeback in a 30-27 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers at Acrisure Stadium.
The loss dropped the Bengals to 2-1 this season.
Steelers running back Jaylen Warren rushed for a game-high 127 yards on 17 carries to lead Pittsburgh offensively. Warren added three catches for 49 yards.
Warren was listed as questionable on the team's final injury report ahead of the game. He was limited in practice because of a shoulder injury.
Quarterback Aaron Rodgers had 292 passing yards, with three touchdowns and one interception.
Social media reactions to the Bengals' first loss of the season:
Final. pic.twitter.com/lYf6jOU11S
— Cincinnati Bengals (@Bengals) September 27, 2026
Joe Burrow walks off after a 30-27 loss
in Pittsburgh. #Bengals @FOX19 pic.twitter.com/vt6JP8y6mZ
— Jeremy Rauch (@FOX19Jeremy) September 27, 2026
Zac Taylor: It’s disappointing, we wanted to be 3-0. Some games you get your butt kicked, but we had opportunities (to win).
— Joe Danneman (@FOX19Joe) September 27, 2026
In field goal range, that’s a play Joe Burrow cannot let happen.
— Matt Edwards (@MattEdwards) September 27, 2026
Throw it away. Take a sack. Live for OT.
The only thing you HAVE to do there is avoid a turnover.
In 2025, Warren suffered an ankle injury during the third quarter of the team's NFL Week 11 win against the Bengals in Pittsburgh.
Earlier in the season, Warren had a season-best 127 rushing yards on 16 carries in the Week 7 meeting between the teams in Cincinnati.
During Pittsburgh's NFL Week 13 win in 2024 against the Bengals at Paycor Stadium, Warren had three carries for nine rushing yards along with four catches for 55 receiving yards. In a Week 18 loss to Cincinnati, he had 21 rushing yards.
Warren was signed by the Steelers as an undrafted free agent in 2022.
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Joe Burrow's fumble halts Bengals' comeback in Week 3 loss to Steelers
