Pittsburgh Steelers vs Buffalo Bills Prediction, Game Preview

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Pittsburgh Steelers vs Buffalo Bills prediction, game preview, and fantasy player to watch.


Pittsburgh Steelers vs Buffalo Bills Broadcast

Date: Sunday, September 12
Game Time: 1:00 ET
Venue: Highmark Stadium, Orchard Park, NY
Network: CBS

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Why Pittsburgh Will Win

The offense should work a whole lot better.

There are still issues – more on that in a moment – but Ben Roethlisberger should be fresh and solid in the opener with a strong group of playmakers to work with.

There’s a real, live superstar running back in Najee Harris to potentially take over, but the passing game should be able to spread it around to keep things moving

The defense should once again generate one of the pass rushes in the NFL, and all the pressure should generate a slew of big plays – the Steelers will be among the league leaders in takeaways.

But …

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Why Buffalo Will Win

The Pittsburgh offensive line will be an issue.

Yes, Steeler Nation is tired of hearing about how bad the front five was – and could be – and there’s been some reworking done, but it really will be a problem early on.

Buffalo won’t have the pass rush the Steelers will, but it should be able to at least bother Roethlisberger enough to be a factor. Pittsburgh forces takeaways, and so will Buffalo.

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RB Najee Harris, Pittsburgh
Mike Tomlin isn’t shy about feeding his running backs the ball in a variety of ways. To be fair to the 2020 backs, there wasn’t any room to move – but they didn’t exactly make a whole lot of things happen on their own. Enter Harris, who has all the potential and upside to be Le’Veon Bell or James Conner in this attack, but …

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What’s Going To Happen

Really, can the Pittsburgh offensive line block enough to get the ground game moving?

The Buffalo defensive front will give up yards on the ground, but the Steelers will try to make a point by pounding away right out of the gate.

Josh Allen will have to do it all – Buffalo won’t run a lick – and he’ll come through with two big scoring drives in the second half in a good comeback in a great game.

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Buffalo Bills vs Pittsburgh Steelers Prediction, Line

Buffalo 26, Pittsburgh 24
Buffalo -6.5, o/u: 48.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2.5

Must See Rating: 4

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Pittsburgh Steelers vs Buffalo Bills Prediction, Game Preview

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Buffalo Bills prediction, game preview, and fantasy player to watch.

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Buffalo Bills prediction, game preview, and fantasy player to watch.


Pittsburgh Steelers vs Buffalo Bills Broadcast

Date: Sunday, December 13
Game Time: 8:20 ET
Venue: Bills Stadium, Orchard Park, NY
Network: NBC

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Why Pittsburgh Steelers Will Win

The team still has a defense.

It got away with a bad performance against a Baltimore team without Lamar Jackson, and it got tagged with too many dropped passes and missed opportunities in the loss to Washington. Give the Football Team credit, but the Steelers gacked that away.

The pass rush is still fantastic – even without Bud Dupree – and the D is still great at getting off the field. Last week was the first time since the win over Tennessee six game earlier the defense didn’t come up with at least two takeaways. Buffalo will be more than happy to get everything back up to speed – it turned it over six times in the last three games.

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Why Buffalo Bills Will Win

Pittsburgh can’t run the ball.

At all.

It’s not for a lack of trying, and it’s not for a lack of inspirational talks and screaming. This thing just doesn’t work. Part of the reason has been the loss of James Conner for the last few weeks – he’s back – but it’s mostly because the offensive line isn’t getting the job done.

Buffalo’s run defense hasn’t been anything great, but it’s been able to allow fewer than 90 yards in three of the last four games.

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QB Josh Allen, Buffalo
It’s one of the toughest calls of the fantasy playoffs – or the big week before the tournament – do you really want to play Allen against a frothing-at-the-mouth Steeler D.

You have to.

Allen has had better statistical games, but has yet to put up a better performance than hitting 80% of his passes for 375 yards and four scores with no picks last week in the win over San Francisco. He’s going against the league’s second-best pass defense, but you always play your stars – no matter what.

What’s Going To Happen

Pittsburgh wasn’t overrated by any stretch, but it also got the break of playing a very, very weak schedule after getting past Tennessee and Baltimore well over a month ago. This seems like a team that’s out of its rhythm with all of the off games, and that’s about to continue.

Buffalo is a Kyler Murray miracle throw away from being on a six-game winning streak. It might not be pretty, and Allen will be under pressure all game long, but the Bills will come come up with a strong defensive day at home.

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Buffalo Bills Prediction, Line

Buffalo 23, Pittsburgh 20
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Buffalo -2, o/u: 49
ATS Confidence out of 5: 1

Must See Rating: 5

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