Steelers vs Lions

Final · Week 16 · Sun Dec 21 · 4:25 PM ET · Ford Field

Pittsburgh SteelersSteelers9-6

FinalDec 21, 2025

Detroit LionsLions8-7

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Closing line

US sportsbook at kickoff

Moneyline

PIT+330

DET−425

Spread

PIT +7.5−105

DET −7.5−115

Total O/U

Over 52.5−110

Under 52.5−110

Spread: Steelers +7.5 covered.
Total O/U: over 52.5 (53 points).

Recap

The Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Detroit Lions 29-24 at Ford Field in Detroit on Dec 21, 2025 to move to 9-6.

The Steelers have won 3 straight.

Score by quarter

Pittsburgh Steelers and Detroit Lions, score by quarter
Team	1	2	3	4	T
PIT	3	7	2	17	29
DET	0	10	0	14	24

Scoring plays

First Quarter

PITField Goal · 9:21Chris Boswell 59 Yd Field Goal3-0

Second Quarter

DETField Goal · 10:10Jake Bates 36 Yd Field Goal3-3
DETTouchdown · 1:55Isaac TeSlaa 20 Yd pass from Jared Goff (Jake Bates Kick)3-10
PITTouchdown · 0:02Kenneth Gainwell 45 Yd pass from Aaron Rodgers (Chris Boswell Kick)10-10

Third Quarter

PITSafety · 9:42Jared Goff Sacked by Kyle Dugger For 5 Yd Loss for Safety12-10

Fourth Quarter

PITField Goal · 14:58Chris Boswell 23 Yd Field Goal15-10
PITTouchdown · 12:23Jaylen Warren 45 Yd Rush (Chris Boswell Kick)22-10
DETTouchdown · 8:39Kalif Raymond 27 Yd pass from Jared Goff (Jake Bates Kick)22-17
PITTouchdown · 6:41Jaylen Warren 45 Yd Rush (Chris Boswell Kick)29-17
DETTouchdown · 4:11Jahmyr Gibbs 4 Yd pass from Jared Goff (Jake Bates Kick)29-24

Team stats

PITDET

1st Downs: 23; 23
Total Yards: 481; 361
Passing: 251; 346
Rushing: 230; 15
3rd down efficiency: 8-16; 6-15
Turnovers: 1; 0
Possession: 34:06; 25:54

Top performers

Pittsburgh SteelersDetroit Lions

Passing

Aaron Rodgers27/41, 266 YDS, 1 TD

Jared Goff34/54, 364 YDS, 3 TD

Rushing

Jaylen Warren14 CAR, 143 YDS, 2 TD

David Montgomery4 CAR, 14 YDS

Receiving

Kenny Gainwell5 REC, 78 YDS, 1 TD

Jameson Williams5 REC, 70 YDS

Sacks

Cameron Heyward1

Aidan Hutchinson2

Tackles

Patrick Queen7

Jack Campbell16

Player stats

Steelers · Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
Aaron Rodgers	27/41	266	6.5	1	0	2-15	56.9	92.1

Steelers · Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Jaylen Warren	14	143	10.2	2	45
Kenny Gainwell	9	50	5.6	0	18
Jonnu Smith	2	28	14.0	0	20
Aaron Rodgers	2	9	4.5	0	7

Steelers · Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
Kenny Gainwell	5	78	15.6	1	45	7
Adam Thielen	4	49	12.3	0	17	4
DK Metcalf	4	42	10.5	0	20	9
Darnell Washington	3	36	12.0	0	18	4
Pat Freiermuth	4	20	5.0	0	11	4
Scotty Miller	3	19	6.3	0	9	3
Calvin Austin III	1	8	8.0	0	8	1
Jaylen Warren	2	8	4.0	0	6	2
Marquez Valdes-Scantling	1	6	6.0	0	6	3
Jonnu Smith	0	0	0.0	0	0	1

Steelers · Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Darnell Washington	1	1	0

Steelers · Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS
Kyle Dugger	7	6	1	1	0	1
Patrick Queen	7	4	0	0	0	0
Alex Highsmith	6	4	0	2	0	2
Joey Porter Jr.	6	4	0	0	2	0
Payton Wilson	5	4	0	0	0	0
Jack Sawyer	5	3	0	1	0	2
Brandin Echols	4	3	0	0	0	0
Cameron Heyward	4	2	1	1	0	2

Steelers · Kick returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Jaylen Warren	2	50	25.0	27	0
Kenny Gainwell	2	49	24.5	29	0

Steelers · Punt returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Calvin Austin III	1	9	9.0	9	0

Steelers · Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Chris Boswell	2/3	66.7	59	3/3	9

Steelers · Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Corliss Waitman	3	150	50.0	0	1	54

Lions · Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
Jared Goff	34/54	364	6.7	3	0	3-18	48.8	101.2

Lions · Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
David Montgomery	4	14	3.5	17
Jahmyr Gibbs	7	2	0.3	6
Jared Goff	1	-1	-1.0	-1

Lions · Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
Jameson Williams	5	70	14.0	0	21	9
Jahmyr Gibbs	10	66	6.6	1	16	13
Kalif Raymond	4	62	15.5	1	27	5
Amon-Ra St. Brown	4	54	13.5	0	24	9
Isaac TeSlaa	4	52	13.0	1	20	7
Anthony Firkser	4	40	10.0	0	18	4
Shane Zylstra	3	20	6.7	0	11	5

Lions · Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Jahmyr Gibbs	1	0	1
Jack Campbell	0	0	1

Lions · Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	TFL	PD
Jack Campbell	16	7	0	2
D.J. Reed	8	7	0	0
Alex Anzalone	8	3	0	1
Thomas Harper	7	4	1	1
Derrick Barnes	4	3	0	0
Avonte Maddox	4	2	0	0
Rock Ya-Sin	4	2	0	1
Amik Robertson	4	2	0	0

Lions · Kick returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Tom Kennedy	3	77	25.7	30	0
Jacob Saylors	2	57	28.5	31	0

Lions · Punt returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Kalif Raymond	3	16	5.3	13	0

Lions · Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Jake Bates	1/1	100.0	36	3/3	6

Lions · Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Jack Fox	3	159	53.0	0	0	54

Game info

VenueFord Field, Detroit, MI

Attendance63,798

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