Coming off their first win of the season, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1-4) are looking to win back-to-back games for the first time since early last season when they take on the Pittsburgh Steelers (3-2) on Sunday.

After opening the season 0-4 for the first time since 2014, the Buccaneers appeared to right the ship with an upset road win against the Dallas Cowboys (2-3) 24-16 in Week 5 in backup quarterback Jalon Daniels’ second-career start. Daniels will once again get the start with Baker Mayfield still recovering from a dislocated thumb on his throwing hand and will face a team the Buccaneers have not beaten since 2014. 

The Steelers are also coming off a Week 5 win and are also seeking back-to-back wins for the first time this season after downing the Indianapolis Colts (2-3) 34-22.

So far the defending AFC North Division champions and future Hall of Fame quarterback Aaron Rodgers have had an up-and-down season. 

In their three wins, the Steelers have averaged 28 points per game, 342.3 total yards per game and have two total turnovers. In its two losses, Pittsburgh has averaged 18.5 ppg, 298 total ypg and have four total turnovers.

Although Rodgers has thrown three touchdown passes in each of the last three games, he has struggled with consistency. In the three wins Rodgers, who announced this season will be his last in the NFL, has completed 62 percent of his passes, has averaged 249.3 passing ypg and has thrown seven touchdowns to just one interception. Conversely, Rodgers has completed 57 percent of his passes, averaged 243 passing ypg and has three touchdowns to three interceptions in the Steelers’ two losses.

Pittsburgh has also struggled on the ground. For the season, the Steelers are No. 19 in rushing yards (101.2 ypg), have been held to less than 100 yards rushing as a team in three of their five games and have just one rushing touchdown.

The Buccaneers are coming off their best game of the season after racking up more than 400 total yards of offense, with 241 of those yards coming on the ground, and committed zero turnovers in the win against the Cowboys.

After averaging just 60.25 yards rushing and 4.3 yards per attempt through the first four games, running back Bucky Irving had a breakout performance, rushing for 165 yards (7.9 yards per attempt) and a touchdown. Daniels also had his best game so far completing 76 percent of his passes for 189 yards, one touchdown and a passer rating of 110.2. The undrafted rookie was only sacked once and had zero interceptions for the first time in his three appearances. 

Defensively, Tampa Bay gave up more than 300 yards passing, but allowed less than 100 yards rushing for the fourth consecutive game and forced three turnovers against Dallas. On the season the Buccaneers are No. 2 in the NFL against the run, allowing an average of just 72.8 ypg.

The Steelers lead the all-time series 10-2 and have won two straight against the Buccaneers, including a 30-27 win in 2018 in Pittsburgh and a 20-18 victory in 2022 in Tampa Bay. The last three meetings between the two teams have been decided by an average of just 2.7 points per game. 

Pittsburgh has yet to win a game on the road this season, while Tampa Bay is 0-3 at Raymond James Stadium. 

During his 22-year career Rodgers is 3-4 against the Buccaneers with his last win against them coming in 2022 as a member of the Green Bay Packers. 

Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. ET on Oct. 18 with the Steelers as 2.5-point road favorites. The point total for the game is 40.5 points.