Ben Roethlisberger has thrown for 353 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Pittsburgh Steelers to a 30-27 NFL victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Monday night.
Capping a tumultuous week in which star receiver Antonio Brown made headlines by shouting at an assistant coach on the sidelines and getting into a spat on social media, the Steelers (1-1-1) built a 20-point lead before holding on for their first win.
Vance McDonald scored on a 75-yard pass play and finished with four catches for 112 yards.
Brown and Ryan Switzer also had first-half TD receptions for Pittsburgh, which led 30-10 at halftime.
The Steelers' defence forced four turnovers, including three first-half interceptions of Ryan Fitzpatrick.
The 35-year-old journeyman Fitzpatrick led his team to 17 fourth-quarter points to make it close, finishing the game with 411 yards and three touchdowns.
He has started the first three games in place of starter Jameis Winston, who is eligible to return to the team Tuesday after serving a three-game suspension for inappropriately touching a female Uber driver.
Fitzpatrick threw for 819 yards and eight touchdowns in two victories to begin Tampa Bay's season.
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