The Buffalo Bills did it again with the national spotlight on them. The Bills topped the Pittsburgh Steelers 17-10 on Sunday Night Football in Week 15.
It wasn’t smooth sailing the entire way, but when it was all said and done, the Bills proved themselves in front of the country.
Here are five takeaways from the Bills’ win over the Steelers:
Winning team, playoff bound
The Bills took lumps this season. The Bills took criticism this season. The Bills said to hell with all of that against the Steelers.
With their win over the Steelers, the Bills are in. Buffalo has locked up a 2019 playoff berth. It’s the second time in three seasons that the Bills have made the postseason under head coach Sean McDermott. Buffalo now sits at 10-4 with two games to play.
On top of that, the Bills have been knocked all year for not beating a team with a winning record. The only other one was the Titans, who still had yet to start Ryan Tannehill when the Bills beat them, much earlier this season. The Steelers entered this game at 8-5..
Folks might need to be awfully quiet following this one.
.@J_poyer21 with the HUGE takeway in the end zone! #BUFvsPITpic.twitter.com/YJruM1bPXr
— SNF on NBC (@SNFonNBC) December 16, 2019