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Bills Run Over Steelers 26-7 as Playoff Picture Shifts

An injury update from Sean McDermott added stakes, with kicker Tyler Bass ruled out for the season.

Overview

  • The win moved Buffalo to 8-4 and dropped Pittsburgh to 6-6, with the Steelers falling behind the Ravens in the AFC North standings.
  • Buffalo piled up 249 rushing yards, the most at Pittsburgh in 50 years, as James Cook ran for 144 and the Bills controlled possession for 41:59.
  • Joey Bosa’s strip-sack of Aaron Rodgers set up Christian Benford’s 17-yard return for the go-ahead touchdown before Bosa exited with a hamstring injury.
  • Rodgers briefly left after the hit and finished 10-of-21 for 117 yards with a QBR of 6.2 as Pittsburgh’s offense managed 166 total yards.
  • Playoff odds from The Athletic’s model, cited by ClutchPoints, put Buffalo near 89% to make the postseason and Pittsburgh around 29%, with Week 14 bringing Bengals at Bills and Steelers at Ravens.