Steelers @ Bills. Monday, January 15th at 4:30pm.

[sullim4]

They are going to have to protect the ball.  Cook is going to get a lot of carries in this one and I hope they keep Fournette active.

 

If they can keep the turnovers to a minimum and put up 21 or more points, I think they win.  I don't see Pittsburgh scoring more than 17 or so.

[GottaRun]

2 minutes ago, sullim4 said:

They are going to have to protect the ball.  Cook is going to get a lot of carries in this one and I hope they keep Fournette active.

 

I can't see why they wouldn't in a game they may need to focus more on running the ball.  Fournette is a good 30 pounds heavier than Cook and it's all muscle.  I'd let Fournette batter them as often as possible, their D will be worn out in the second half.  

Edited January 8 by GottaRun

[ColoradoBills]

The weather is the weather.  It's going to be colder in KC for their game against the fish.

 

Steelers are a decent team that does most things well, but nothing great.  It seems the type of team the Bills need to

execute their game plan and let the Steelers worry how to stop them on offense.  Keeping Josh clean (sans Watt) will be key.

 

Defensively, might just come down to stopping their running game while still implementing the passing shell like they have been doing.

Rudolph has never played the Bills and he gets his first chance in Orchard Park.

[Cray51]

37 minutes ago, DrDawkinstein said:

 

They're the best coached team in the playoffs, where we have a DC acting as Interim HC and a QB coach acting as Interim OC.

 

Gonna be a tough one no matter what.

 

Hopefully, our talent shows up to play and tips the balance back to our favor.

What?

[MPL]

I don't love this matchup. But then again, I never love any playoff matchup. 

With the exception of last year, Pittsburgh has generally given our offense trouble. But then again, our offense also gives our offense trouble. TJ Watt being out is huge, though. The Steelers offense has actually looked pretty good since Mason Rudolph took over. He's pushing the ball down the field. Pickens and Johnson are big play threats. And we've made backup QBs look good this year. 

Being favored by 10 points also makes me think this one will be close. 

Edited January 8 by MPL

[eball]

One thing is for certain…Tomlin is a master motivator and will have the Steelers frothing by Sunday afternoon.  “Nobody thinks we’re good enough to be in the playoffs…blah blah blah.”

 

Bills need to be ready for a slugfest early on, and Josh just needs to take better care of the ball while not losing his aggressiveness.

 

Bottom line is that Pittsburgh is NOT a good football team and will probably be without their best player.

 

Get through the first quarter without making any major mistakes, and the Bills should win handily.

 

 

 

[LABILLBACKER]

1 hour ago, RoyBatty is alive said:

Stop with the dome non-sense or are you going to complain about it for the next 50 years.

 

Bills are supposedly built for winter weather difficult games and got the one of a 2-3 QBs that have the strength to counter the wind.

Yeah that arm really cut threw that wind in that NE game 🙄

[Gary Marangi]

If the Bills intercept or run a kickoff or punt back don't go near the Steelers sideline.You might get tripped up by the thug coach

Edited January 8 by Gary Marangi

[Warcodered]

Just now, LABILLBACKER said:

Yeah that arm really cut threw that wind in that NE game 🙄

It did, by the end of it was so frustrated that we didn't let him throw it earlier.

[sullim4]

Just now, Gary Marangi said:

If we intercept or run a kickoff or punt back don't go near the Steelers sideline.You might get tripped up by the thug coach

 

Every time I think of Tomlin... this is exactly what comes to mind.

[Generic_Bills_Fan]

1 hour ago, PetermansRedemption said:

Too bad we don’t have a dome. Inclement weather always favors the lesser team by leveling the playing field a bit. Just have to hope it doesn’t get too bad and the Bills crush the Steelers as they should. 

Idk that it does…Rudolph doesn’t have any zip on the ball and the Steelers rushing attack isn’t exactly otherworldly. They’ll be one dimensional all game.   When we were weaker in the trenches on both sides this argument made more sense but I think bad weather favors Buffalo even more in this one 
 

[PBF81]

Steelers are the only team in the playoffs for both conferences that has a negative point-differential.  

 

 

[Einstein]

Would be 6-0 if Gabe/Josh didn't miscommunicate in OT against Eagles.

 

[Generic_Bills_Fan]

3 minutes ago, LABILLBACKER said:

Yeah that arm really cut threw that wind in that NE game 🙄

It really kind of did lol we were passing the ball into the wind without much issue late in that one to the point where I think even belichick was pretty shocked.  Not sure why we didn’t attempt it sooner. 

[TheBrownBear]

Just now, PBF81 said:

Steelers are the only team in the playoffs for both conferences that has a negative point-differential.  

 

 

A couple of early season blowout losses and a three game stretch with Mitch Trubisky will do that to you.  They are +37 over the past three weeks.

 

[sonyab1974]

Come on Bills! You can do it!!!!!! Instead of squishing the fish, you squish the Steelers!

[PBF81]

1 hour ago, PetermansRedemption said:

Too bad we don’t have a dome. Inclement weather always favors the lesser team by leveling the playing field a bit. Just have to hope it doesn’t get too bad and the Bills crush the Steelers as they should. 

 

Harris and Warren are RBs that are seemingly better suited to this type of game.  

 

Neither of us has a good rushing D, ours is slightly worse.  

 

There's no weather advantage, but the home crowd will be NUTS!!  

 

Could be a concern, but with Allen doing his thing we should be more than fine.  

 

Fournette might be better suited to get a lot more carries than he has been getting.  

 

 

[Generic_Bills_Fan]

57 minutes ago, Bferra13 said:

They've been running the ball well. That's about it and Mason Goofball hasn't been turning it over like the other guys. Our run d is pretty stout these days though.

They’re a 7 win team that was gifted 3 division games by outrageous good fortune and easily the weakest team in the afc playoff field without watt.  Even with watt they’re probably the weakest but it’s closer.   If we are worried about this game we would’ve been worried about every game lol 

 

Any boost Rudolph has brought over Pickett/trubisky is negated by not having watt and you’ve gotta wonder in the back of your mind why Rudolph was the last to get a shot of those guys lol 

Edited January 8 by Generic_Bills_Fan

[K-9]

I hope McD got a good look at Von’s tuneup game for the playoffs after sitting him last week and makes the smart decision to put Miller in moth balls the rest of the way. Might as well play 10 on defense for all of what Miller brings on the field at this stage. 

 

And the moment Bryant gets healthy, send Poona back to the inactive list as well. 

[Royale with Cheese]

Please Buffalo, let me have a nice comfortable Sunday afternoon.  Let my anxiety build up for the divisional round.