Well, that was ugly.
The Buffalo Bills fell to the Pittsburgh Steelers, 27-15, in a sloppy, undisciplined affair on Saturday night.
The first half was a scene of horrors for the Bills. They gave up an opening drive touchdown to the Steelers, as running back Jaylen Warren burst through the Bills defense for 62 yards.
The Bills followed that up with a three-and-out on offense. Buffalo then allowed a 53-yard punt return to set up the Steelers’ second offensive drive. Pittsburgh cashed in on the next play, which saw quarterback Kenny Pickett find tight end Pat Freiermuth down the seam for a 25-yard touchdown reception.
Buffalo had no answer on offense, as the starters looked flat for the remainder of their three drives on the field.
The Bills set themselves back several times during the first half. They were guilty for 12 penalties in the first two quarters alone. That, along with two interceptions during the first half, negated any sort of silver of optimism that could be found.
It didn’t get much better in the second half. Matt Barkley turned the ball over two more times, bringing his total to four for the game.
Buffalo’s depth players kept the Steelers at bay in the second half. However, there wasn’t much to like about this performance.
This is likely the only time that many of the starters will see on the field during the preseason, so hopefully they will have the time to clean up this disappointing showing.
Here’s the remainder of Bills Wire’s preseason Week 2 recap: