‘This was a chance for Buffalo (9-7) to convince anyone skeptical of its six-game winning streak, built against a string of NFL misfits, that it was a legitimate playoff contender. Instead, the Bills suffered the ultimate indignity, not just losing to the Steelers (15-1), but to their second-, third- and in some cases, fourth-string players. They were exposed, just as AFC East Division champ New England exposed them twice.’