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Falcons at Steelers: Starting Lineups, Week 1

Final: Falcons 13, Steelers 20

Falcons quarterback Tua Tagovailoa against Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers. Lineups as listed before kickoff (Falcons: Sep 13, 2026, 8:42 AM ET; Steelers: Sep 13, 2026, 8:42 AM ET).

Falcons depth chart · Steelers depth chart · All Week 1 games

Falcons offense vs Steelers defense

Atlanta Falcons offense against the Pittsburgh Steelers defenseSteelers defense: LDE Derrick Harmon, NT Keeanu Benton, RDE Cameron Heyward, WLB T.J. Watt, LILB Payton Wilson, RILB Patrick Queen, SLB Alex Highsmith, LCB Joey Porter Jr., SS Rayshawn Jenkins, FS Jaquan Brisker, RCB Jamel Dean. Falcons offense: WR Drake London, WR Jahan Dotson, LT Jake Matthews, LG Matthew Bergeron, C Ryan Neuzil, RG Chris Lindstrom, RT Jawaan Taylor, WR Olamide Zaccheaus, QB Tua Tagovailoa, TE Kyle Pitts Sr., RB Bijan RobinsonSteelers defenseFalcons offense#99LDEHarmon2 · Rubio#95NTBenton2 · Joseph-Day#97RDEHeyward2 · Black#90WLBWatt2 · Herbig#41LILBWilson2 · Holcomb#6RILBQueen2 · Bruener#56SLBHighsmith2 · Sawyer#25LCBPorter Jr.2 · Samuel Jr.Q#20SSJenkins2 · Elliott#3FSBrisker2 · Spears-Jennings#35RCBDean2 · Everette#5WRLondon2 · Branch#4WRDotson2 · Blair#70LTMatthews2 · Jerrell#65LGBergeron2 · Hinton#64CNeuzil2 · Levin#63RGLindstromno backup listed#71RTTaylor2 · Jerrell#14WRZaccheaus2 · Collins#1QBTagovailoa2 · Penix Jr.OUT#8TEPitts Sr.2 · Woerner#7RBRobinson2 · Robinson Jr.

Falcons offense

  1. WR#5 Drake LondonNext up: Zachariah Branch
  2. WR#4 Jahan DotsonNext up: Chris Blair
  3. LT#70 Jake MatthewsNext up: Michael Jerrell
  4. LG#65 Matthew BergeronNext up: Kyle Hinton
  5. C#64 Ryan NeuzilNext up: Corey Levin
  6. RG#63 Chris LindstromNo backup listed
  7. RT#71 Jawaan TaylorNext up: Michael Jerrell
  8. WR#14 Olamide ZaccheausNext up: Beaux Collins
  9. QB#1 Tua Tagovailoa Out (oblique)Next up: Michael Penix Jr.
  10. TE#8 Kyle Pitts Sr.Next up: Charlie Woerner
  11. RB#7 Bijan RobinsonNext up: Brian Robinson Jr.

Steelers defense

  1. LDE#99 Derrick HarmonNext up: Gabriel Rubio
  2. NT#95 Keeanu BentonNext up: Sebastian Joseph-Day
  3. RDE#97 Cameron HeywardNext up: Yahya Black
  4. WLB#90 T.J. WattNext up: Nick Herbig
  5. LILB#41 Payton WilsonNext up: Cole Holcomb
  6. RILB#6 Patrick QueenNext up: Carson Bruener
  7. SLB#56 Alex HighsmithNext up: Jack Sawyer
  8. LCB#25 Joey Porter Jr. Questionable (back)Next up: Asante Samuel Jr.
  9. SS#20 Rayshawn JenkinsNext up: DeShon Elliott
  10. FS#3 Jaquan BriskerNext up: Robert Spears-Jennings
  11. RCB#35 Jamel DeanNext up: Daylen Everette

Steelers offense vs Falcons defense

Pittsburgh Steelers offense against the Atlanta Falcons defenseFalcons defense: LDE LaCale London, NT Gervon Dexter Sr., RDE Brandon Dorlus, WLB Za'Darius Smith, LILB Kendal Daniels, RILB Divine Deablo, SLB Samson Ebukam, LCB A.J. Terrell Jr., SS Jessie Bates III, FS Xavier Watts, RCB Mike Hughes. Steelers offense: WR DK Metcalf, WR Michael Pittman Jr., LT Troy Fautanu, LG Mason McCormick, C Zach Frazier, RG Spencer Anderson, RT Dylan Cook, WR Roman Wilson, QB Aaron Rodgers, TE Pat Freiermuth, RB Jaylen WarrenFalcons defenseSteelers offense#94LDELondon2 · Hand#95NTDexter Sr.2 · Smith#54RDEDorlusno backup listed#55WLBSmith2 · ThomasQ#53LILBDaniels2 · Perkins Jr.#0RILBDeablo2 · Harris#52SLBEbukam2 · Ivey#24LCBTerrell Jr.2 · Henderson#3SSBates III2 · Hellams#31FSWatts2 · Brown#21RCBHughes2 · Ford Jr.#4WRMetcalf2 · Bernard#11WRPittman Jr.2 · Skowronek#76LTFautanu2 · Driscoll#66LGMcCormick2 · Dunker#54CFrazier2 · McCollum#74RGAnderson2 · Hoffman#60RTCook2 · Iheanachor#14WRWilson2 · Wetjen#8QBRodgers2 · Rudolph#88TEFreiermuth2 · Washington#30RBWarren2 · Dowdle

Steelers offense

  1. WR#4 DK MetcalfNext up: Germie Bernard
  2. WR#11 Michael Pittman Jr.Next up: Ben Skowronek
  3. LT#76 Troy FautanuNext up: Jack Driscoll
  4. LG#66 Mason McCormickNext up: Gennings Dunker
  5. C#54 Zach FrazierNext up: Ryan McCollum
  6. RG#74 Spencer AndersonNext up: Brock Hoffman
  7. RT#60 Dylan CookNext up: Max Iheanachor
  8. WR#14 Roman WilsonNext up: Kaden Wetjen
  9. QB#8 Aaron RodgersNext up: Mason Rudolph
  10. TE#88 Pat FreiermuthNext up: Darnell Washington
  11. RB#30 Jaylen WarrenNext up: Rico Dowdle

Falcons defense

  1. LDE#94 LaCale LondonNext up: Da'Shawn Hand
  2. NT#95 Gervon Dexter Sr.Next up: Maason Smith
  3. RDE#54 Brandon DorlusNo backup listed
  4. WLB#55 Za'Darius Smith Questionable (shoulder)Next up: Cameron Thomas
  5. LILB#53 Kendal DanielsNext up: Harold Perkins Jr.
  6. RILB#0 Divine DeabloNext up: Christian Harris
  7. SLB#52 Samson EbukamNext up: Jared Ivey
  8. LCB#24 A.J. Terrell Jr.Next up: C.J. Henderson
  9. SS#3 Jessie Bates IIINext up: DeMarcco Hellams
  10. FS#31 Xavier WattsNext up: Sydney Brown
  11. RCB#21 Mike HughesNext up: Mike Ford Jr.

Injury report, Week 1

Falcons

  • QB Tua Tagovailoa Out (oblique)
  • QB Michael Penix Jr. Out (knee)
  • NB Billy Bowman Jr. Out (achilles)
  • LT Cameron Williams Out (ankle)
  • WLB Za'Darius Smith Questionable (shoulder)

Steelers

  • LCB Joey Porter Jr. Questionable (back)

Special teams

Falcons

  1. PK#6 Nick FolkNo backup listed
  2. P#16 Jake BaileyNo backup listed
  3. H#16 Jake BaileyNo backup listed
  4. PR#17 Zachariah BranchNext up: Olamide Zaccheaus
  5. KR#15 Brian Robinson Jr.Next up: Olamide Zaccheaus
  6. LS#49 Liam McCulloughNo backup listed

Steelers

  1. PK#9 Chris BoswellNo backup listed
  2. P#19 Cameron JohnstonNo backup listed
  3. H#19 Cameron JohnstonNo backup listed
  4. PR#10 Kaden WetjenNext up: Rico Dowdle
  5. KR#10 Kaden WetjenNext up: Jaylen Warren
  6. LS#46 Christian KuntzNo backup listed