The game seemed like a perfect opportunity for the Bills, as the Steelers rested their starters. Bizarrely, Mularkey keeps getting head coaching opportunities (Jacksonville 2012, Tennessee 2014-15), but never seems to get more than a season or two to turn a team around. ...Buffalo : 5 games (1986-93) *includes one playoff game ... www.behindthesteelcurtain.com The Steelers will host Indianapolis the next week, and when the dust settles, Pittsburgh will wind up in the Super Bowl to take on the Bills’ nemesis and their own 70s whipping boys, the The two-time defending AFC champion Bills had survived the Wildcard round by executing the biggest comeback in NFL history, defeating the Houston Oilers 41-38 after trailing 35-3.

Unfortunately, Buffalo is not ready to let go of the conference’s mantle.

RB Rashard Mendenhall scored from one-yard out to put the Steelers up 7-0. The game seemed like a perfect opportunity for the Bills, as the Steelers rested their starters. We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from. Johnson’s The Steelers entered the contest at 14-1, having already clinched the AFC’s number 1 seed, while Buffalo needed a win to sneak into the playoffs for the first time in six seasons. The Bills are tied with the Cincinnati Bengals at 22nd. © 2019 Pittsburgh Steelers. (Note: Buffalo coach Marv Levy drafted three linebackers from PSU in the 80s, explaining, “as Gloria Venderbilt said, you can never be too rich, too thin, or have too many Penn State linebackers.”)Steelers : 1933-71 – zero playoff wins, one (unscheduled) playoff appearanceThis was the Steelers’ first win in 17 games, having finished Chuck Noll’s first season on a 13 game losing streak, and starting 1970 at 0-3.

Buffalo sits at #28.Mularkey made a pro bowler out of Kordell Stewart in his first year as Steelers O.C., then rode Tommy Maddox to a playoff run the following year. This should have been a rout, but somehow Buffalo hung in there and knotted the score at 16 at the final gun. The Bills fell to 2-9. Meanwhile, the Steelers came in fresh, after rookie coach Bill Cowher led them to the AFC’s #1 seed. The Steelers defense held O.J. The Bills defense will sack Neil O’Donnell seven times and force three turnovers without committing one themselves (the Steelers had led the league in takeaways in 1993 with a whopping 46). Yikes. With all the NFL 100th Season lists, I’ve been thinking about the histories of various Steeler rivalries. This should have been a rout, but somehow Buffalo hung in there and knotted the score at 16 at the final gun.

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With all the NFL 100th Season lists, I’ve been thinking about the histories of various Steeler rivalries. But this was not a good team. The Steelers are now 8-3 on the year, including a 5-1 record on the road. Unfortunately, Buffalo is not ready to let go of the conference’s mantle. Greenwood) records five sacks and five takeaways, and that’s enough to take the day.Le’Veon Bell carries 38 times for a team record 236 rushing yards and three touchdowns as the Steelers shut down a scrappy Bills team in the Buffalo snow. The Steelers scored 26 points in the second quarter, as Franco Harris ran for three touchdowns and Rocky Bleier added a short touchdown reception in the quarter.

Simpson (1969-77) vs Thurman Thomas (1988-99)(Note: Buffalo coach Marv Levy drafted three linebackers from PSU in the 80s, explaining, “as Gloria Venderbilt said, you can never be too rich, too thin, or have too many Penn State linebackers.”)Steelers : 1933-71 – zero playoff wins, one (unscheduled) playoff appearanceBuffalo : 2000-2019 – zero playoff wins, one playoff appearanceBuffalo : 5 games (1986-93) *includes one playoff gameThis was the Steelers’ first win in 17 games, having finished Chuck Noll’s first season on a 13 game losing streak, and starting 1970 at 0-3.

On paper, the game reads like a passing of the torch, particularly since the Bills would be starting backup quarterback Frank Reich in place of future Hall of Famer Jim Kelly. On paper, the game reads like a passing of the torch, particularly since the Bills would be starting backup quarterback Frank Reich in place of future Hall of Famer Jim Kelly. Buffalo sits at #28.Mularkey made a pro bowler out of Kordell Stewart in his first year as Steelers O.C., then rode Tommy Maddox to a playoff run the following year. Pittsburgh Offense........290 (28th).......196 (31st)........95 (25th).......19.9 (23rd)Buffalo Offense...............342 (20th).........207 (27th).....135 *The Steelers allowed a passer rating of 131.3 before Fitzpatrick showed up. The Bills are tied with the The Steelers are the #2 team in the NFL this millennium. Dec 10 2019, 06:12 pm The defense held O.J. With only three seconds left in the first half, Suisham connected from 46 yards to put the Steelers up 13-0 at halftime.