Steelers vs Bills

Much to the chagrin of most, BTSC's Nostradumbass predicts the Steelers' matchup vs. the Buffalo Bills.

- The Steelers get two sacks despite the absence of T.J. - Pat Freiermuth leads the team with 8 catches on the day, including a touchdown pass on the day. Members of Bills Mafia donate $47,000 to get Mitch a new pair of Hanes. - Known for his chugging ability, Mitch Trubisky attempts to down an entire gallon of Anchor Bar wing sauce, a change of jersey and underwear would be necessary, but No. - Since Kansas City doesn’t play until Monday Night, Boujee Smith-Schuster makes an appearance in the parking lot to party with crazed Bills fans. With inquiries, story lines, and more, I’ve compiled a list of predictions (some basic, and some utterly idiotic) to look for in this challenging home contest.

The Pittsburgh Steelers have now released their list of players who will be inactive for the team's Week 5 Sunday afternoon regular season road game.

With Edmunds sidelined, Tre Norwood is expected to start in his place against the Bills. The other injured player on the Steelers’ Week 5 inactive list is safety Terrell Edmunds, who will miss the game with a concussion. Cornerback Levi Wallace is once again expected to start in place of Witherspoon against the Bills.

Cornerback Ahkello Witherspoon will miss his second straight game with a hamstring injury and safety Terrell Edmunds will be sidelined this week in concussion ...

No. Watch live local and primetime regular season games on your phone or tablet. We have to make sure we do our part on the defensive side to minimize those guys and capitalize on plays when they are there." "They have guys at every position on the offensive side. Whatever is asked of me, I want to make sure I do it to my best." "My preparation doesn't change," said Norwood. I am excited, though. It's going to be a good. "I am excited about that. He's got to get us to a level of comfort, and we'll look at some other options as well." Two is a pattern in the National Football League. In addition, receiver/returner Gunner Olszewski is inactive today after handling the return duties the first four weeks.

The Buffalo Bills are dealing with numerous injuries on offense and defense against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Here's a look at the final injury report.

Read here](https://www.si.com/nfl/bills/news). [member of Bills Mafia hungry for more Buffalo coverage? On the other sideline, safety Minkah Fitzpatrick is the most notable active player after overcoming a knee injury in practice this week. here!](https://sitickets.com/performer/buffalo-bills?utm_source=fannation&utm_medium=display&utm_campaign=buffalo-bills) However, he is up and active today for the first time since Week 1 against the Los Angeles Rams. Several starters are out today, including tight end Dawson Knox and wide receiver Isaiah McKenzie on offense and cornerback Christian Benford and linebacker Tremaine Edmunds on defense.

NFL betting expert gives their Steelers vs. Bills predictions and picks for the Week 5 matchup, which is live Sunday at 1 p.m. EST on CBS.

He’s found the end zone on one rushing touchdown and one receiving score. 1 back more than the Steelers do Harris. Last week’s 23-20 win over Baltimore (O/U 50) was played in steady rain, where it’s harder to get an offense moving early and teams are liable to lose more turnovers. But after sacking Joe Burrow seven times in their season-opening win over Cincinnati, the Steelers have lost to quarterbacks Mac Jones, Jacoby Brissett, and Zach Wilson. The Steelers’ defense has performed admirably thus far without him. They’re tied for first in the NFL in total defense (234.5 yards per game allowed) and rank fifth with 13 sacks. We’ll take the Bills and the points. The Bills have performed up to preseason expectations as the most well-rounded team in the NFL. Buffalo’s only loss came by two points in a divisional road game against the Miami Dolphins. This game has, far and away, the largest spread of Week 5. The Ravens spurned a short field goal attempt late in the fourth quarter that would have put them ahead; instead, the Bills picked off Lamar Jackson in the end zone before embarking on the game-winning drive. After an ineffective first half, Mitch Trubisky was benched in favor of the rookie Pickett, whose stat line by the end of the game certainly was unique.

Get a recap of the Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Buffalo Bills football game.

[James Pierre](http://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/4259252/james-pierre) fumbled his first kickoff return. [Tre Norwood](http://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/4241396/tre-norwood). PK [Chris Boswell](http://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/17372/chris-boswell) hit a 29-yard field-goal attempt, but was wide left from 33 and 45 yards. [Kenny Pickett](https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/4240703/kenny-pickett) would provide in his first career start was negated by a defense missing top pass rusher [T.J. [Davis’ second TD catch](https://twitter.com/NFLonCBS/status/1579171066311999488?s=20&t=vkWVTKl5HueHfGeUPVCE--w) was even more impressive in bringing the ball in with his right hand, before nearly having it stripped by safety [Minkah Fitzpatrick](http://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/3925345/minkah-fitzpatrick). The team provided no further details except to confirm the report first published by ESPN on Saturday. [Baltimore](/nfl/team/_/name/bal/baltimore-ravens) [Cleveland](/nfl/team/_/name/cle/cleveland-browns) [Pittsburgh](/nfl/team/_/name/pit/pittsburgh-steelers) [Ed Oliver](http://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/4039303/ed-oliver), who missed three games with an ankle injury, and [Jordan Phillips](http://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/2577466/jordan-phillips), who missed two games with a hamstring injury. The Bills improved to 4-1, while the Steelers (1-4) have lost four straight, which marks their longest skid since opening the 2013 season with four losses. Watt](http://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/3045282/tj-watt) and starting safety [Terrell Edmunds](http://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/3124067/terrell-edmunds) (concussion) and starting cornerback [Ahkello Witherspoon](http://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/3122630/ahkello-witherspoon) (hamstring). The injuries mounted during the game with cornerback [Cam Sutton](http://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/4373904/cam-sutton) sidelined by a hamstring injury and defensive tackle [Larry Ogunjobi](http://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/3050122/larry-ogunjobi) ruled out with a back injury. [Khalil Shakir](http://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/4373678/khalil-shakir) scored his first career TD on a 24 yard catch, and rookie running back [James Cook](http://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/4379399/james-cook) scored his first career TD on a 24-yard run.

Steelers insider Gerry Dulac breaks down each quarter of action from Week 5. FOURTH QUARTER. • Josh Allen now has completions of 98, 62 and 41 yards in the ...

The game could have been over immediately, but big plays by the defense and Pickett kept it from getting out of hand. They could have fallen behind 14-0, but a big tackle for loss by Alex Highsmith and DeMarvin Leal’s block of a 49-yard field goal attempt kept the score at 7-0. But he did not get any deep help from safety Tre Norwood, who took a bad angle on the play from the outset and doesn’t have the speed to recover. The Steelers intercepted a pass in the end zone, blocked a 49-yard field goal attempt by Tyler Bass and forced a fumble at the goal line that they recovered in the end zone. • Down 24-3, Mike Tomlin elects to kick a 33-yard field goal into a stiff breeze instead of going on 4th-and-5. • Kenny Pickett was 10 of 13 for 117 yards in the third quarter and continually moving the offense. Regardless, that’s a time when you need a spark and Kenny Pickett had been delivering with his throws (12 of 18 for 116 yards) to that point. The plays are significant because it prevents Pickett from having to play catchup on the road against that defense. Watt, lining up on the edge in sub-packages. • Rookie DE DeMarvin Leal continues to be a surprise — if not great — replacement for injured T.J. • Despite the score, which is not his fault, Kenny Pickett is playing very well. Seems crazy to blame the lack of offense on him.

In he next nine games, Buffalo took seven of eight, including five straight from 1986 to the '92 AFC Divisional Game in 1993. Since then, the black and gold ...

It was a good return to the playing field for the Steelers as they went 13-3 during a very difficult period in U.S. In the fourth, the Steelers would add ten more points behind a Kris Brown kick and a Chris Fuamatu-Ma’afala 22-yard score with 3:50 left to play. Traveling to Buffalo to battle the Bills in Week 4 came with rust, but luckily the Steelers shook that off. There was a lot of frustration when Kris Brown missed a chip shot and the defense was penalized three-straight times for 35 yards at one point in the first quarter, but Brent Alexander and Joey Porter crushed Travis Henry to jar the ball loose. Trailing 14-3, the Steelers have a chance to get back in the ball game, but the holder, Mark Royals, has trouble fielding the snap and can’t get it down for Gary Anderson to get an attempt at a kick. The loss dropped the Steelers out of a first-place tie with the Browns and Oilers in the AFC Central and the Men of Steel eventually finished sixth in the conference, one slot out of a five-team postseason. Because of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on our nation, the NFL postponed all of Week 2, but the Steelers were on a bye for Week 3. In the second quarter, the Steelers received a gift from the officials when Ernie Mills, despite not getting both feet down in the back of the end zone, was awarded a touchdown for the 14-0 lead and from Thomas Moore’s drop of a sure pick of Neil O’Donnell. The Steelers would go on to be one of the best AFC teams of the 90’s, but the missed opportunities in this game proved that the black and gold weren’t yet ready for prime time. The rivalry dates back to 1970 and started off with the Steelers winning the five of the first six games until the Bills finally prevailed in 1980. Things were starting to get real for the Steelers in their quest for their first championship, but they couldn’t take the visiting O.J. [Buffalo Bills](https://www.ganggreennation.com/) and the [Pittsburgh Steelers](https://www.behindthesteelcurtain.com/) have a long and storied history?

What an ugly game. Tom is out today, so I'm filling in with my Ten Takes from the Steelers' 38-3 loss to the Bills. 1. New QB, Same Offense: This isn't.

I think Harris is a really good football player, but to this point, he hasn’t justified the cost of the Steelers spending a first-round pick on him. The opening kickoff was more a byproduct of Taiwan Jones failing to catch the kickoff than anything the defense did, but it was nice to see them rush to the ball and tackle Jones before he could do anything. The defense just got thrashed in every aspect today, and a large part of that is being unable to put pressure on the quarterback. JV Football: Mike Tomlin loves to describe the starting units and the backups as JV and Varsity. The odds of converting on 4th and 13 are low, but the odds of winning down 31-3 are even lower. Hopefully, it’s a sign of things to come and it can be a potent combo down the line. Fight Club: Two skirmishes broke out in the game today, one after a late hit on Kenny Pickett by Damar Hamlin and one after Shaw Lawson went low on Kenny Pickett on a fourth down throw with just over a minute left. On a clear, picturesque, day, the decision wouldn’t have made sense, but when you factor in the winds in Buffalo, it REALLY didn’t make sense. Living In Their Fears: Trailing 24-3 late in the first half, Pittsburgh chose to kick a field goal on 4th and 5 from the Buffalo 25. He hasn’t really looked the part of a No. It was good to see DeMarvin Leal tip some balls at the line of scrimmage and force a few Josh Allen incompletions. But he didn’t really have the opportunity, at least not when the game was somewhat in hand.

The Pittsburgh Steelers knew they had their work cut out for them going against the Buffalo Bills but things have gone even worse than anyone could have ...

Pittsburgh has done nothing to put Bills quarterback Josh Allen under any sort of duress in the first half. The Steelers aren’t going to win this game but the chemistry between Kenny Pickett and George Pickens gives hope for the future. There’s no doubt the Steelers offensive line isn’t great.