What You Need to Know: 2020 Week 14 Steelers vs. Bills

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Series Notes

  • LEADER: Steelers lead all-time series, 14-9
  • STREAKS: Steelers have won 6 of past 7
  • LAST GAME: 12/15/19: Bills 17 at Steelers 10
  • LAST GAME AT SITE: 12/11/16: Steelers 27, Bills 20

Gameday Information

  • Date: Sunday, December 13th, 2020
  • Time: 8:20 PM ET
  • Location: Bills Stadium (Buffalo, NY)
  • TV: NBC (8:20 PM ET):
    Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth, Kathryn Tappen (field reporter)
  • NATIONAL RADIO: Westwood One:
    Tom McCarthy, Ross Tucker
  • SIRIUS: 81 (Pit), 83 (Buf)
  • XM: 226 (Pit), 225 (Buf), 88 (National)
  • Referee: Shawn Smith

Game Capsule

Steelers Bills
LAST WEEK L 23-17 vs. Washington W 34-24 at San Francisco
COACH VS. OPP. Mike Tomlin: 4-1 Sean McDermott: 1-0
PTS. FOR/AGAINST 27.8/17.6 27.8/25.5
OFFENSE 344.8 378.8
PASSING Ben Roethlisberger: 324-484-3105-27-7-97.2 Josh Allen: 299-428-3403-26-8-105.9
RUSHING James Conner: 145-645-4.4-5 Devin Singletary: 128-544-4.3-1
RECEIVING JuJu Smith-Schuster: 73-600-8.2-6 Stefon Diggs: 90-1037-11.5-4
DEFENSE 300.5 375.5
SACKS T.J. Watt: 12 A.J. Klein: 5
INTs Minkah Fitzpatrick: 4 Tre’Davious White: 3
TAKE/GIVE +11 (23/12) +2 (19/17)
PUNTING (NET) Jordan Berry: 45.9 (40.5) Corey Bojorquez: 50.5 (42.2)
KICKING Matthew Wright: 5 (2/2 PAT; 1/1 FG) Tyler Bass (R): 105 (36/37 PAT; 23/29 FG)

Steelers Notes

  • QB BEN ROETHLISBERGER completed 33 of 53 passes (62.3 pct.) for 305 yards & 2 TDs vs. INT last week. Aims for 6th in row with 250+ pass yards. Has 2 TD passes in 2 of his past 3 vs. AFC East. Aims for his 6th in row on road with 2+ TD passes. Has 10 TDs vs. 2 INTs for 105.4 rating in his past 4 in primetime.
  • RB JAMES CONNER had 51 scrimmage yards (42 rush, 9 rec.) & TD catch in last meeting. Has TD in 2 of his past 3 vs. AFC East. Has 3 TDs (2 rec., 1 rush) in his past 2 on SNF.
  • RB BENNY SNELL has rush TD in 2 of his past 3 on road.
  • WR JUJU SMITH-SCHUSTER aims for 3rd in row with 7+ catches. Has 5+ catches & 75+ rec. yards in 2 of his past 3 vs. AFC East.
  • WR DIONTAE JOHNSON led team with 8 catches for 71 yards & had rec. TD last week. Aims for 4th in row with 8+ catches. Has 70+ rec. yards in 4 of past 5. Had 5 catches for 62 yards in last meeting. Has 80+ rec. yards & rec. TD in 2 of his past 3 vs. AFC East. Aims for 3rd in row on road with 75+ rec. yards.
  • Rookie WR CHASE CLAYPOOL has 50+ rec. yards in 4 of past 5. Has TD catch in 2 of past 3 on road. Leads rookies with 8 rec. TDs.
  • WR JAMES WASHINGTON had season-high 80 rec. yards & TD catch in Week 13. Had 5 catches for 83 yards in last meeting.
  • LB T.J. WATT had 2 TFL, sack & FF last week. Aims for 3rd in row with 2+ TFL & sack. Had 2 TFL, FF, PD & .5 sack in last meeting. Aims for his 4th in row vs. AFC East with .5+ sacks & FF. Leads NFL with 12 sacks.
  • LB ROBERT SPILLANE had sack last week.
  • DE STEPHON TUITT aims for 3rd in row with sack. Had sack & PD in only career game vs. Buf. (12/11/16).
  • S MINKAH FITZPATRICK has 5 PD in his past 3. Aims for his 3rd in row on road with INT.

Other Notes

  • QB JOSH ALLEN completed 32 of 40 passes (80 pct.) for 375 yards & 4 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 139.1 rating last week. Has 275+ pass yards & 2+ TD passes in 3 of past 4. Had 2 TDs (1 pass, 1 rush) in last meeting. Has career-high 26 TD passes, most in season by Buf. QB since HOFer JIM KELLY (33 in 1991). Has 23 career rush TDs, most by QB since entering NFL in 2018.
  • RB DEVIN SINGLETARY had 82 scrimmage yards (61 rush, 22 rec.) last week. Aims for 3rd in row with 80+ scrimmage yards. Rushed for 87 yards in last meeting. Has 90+ scrimmage yards in 2 of his past 3 at home. Rookie RB ZACK MOSS has rush TD in 2 of his past 3 at home.
  • WR STEFON DIGGS had 10 catches for 92 yards last week, his 3rd game with 10+ catches this season, tied 2nd-most in NFL. Has 90+ rec. yards in 4 of past 5. Has 6+ catches in 9 straight games, longest active streak in NFL. Had 8+ catches, 75+ rec. yards & TD catch in 4 of his past 5 on SNF. Ties for NFL lead with 90 catches.
  • WR COLE BEASLEY had 9 catches for career- high 130 yards & had rec. TD last week. Has 9+ catches, 100+ rec. yards & TD catch in 2 of past 3. Rookie
  • WR GABRIEL DAVIS aims for 3rd in row with 65+ rec. yards & TD catch.
  • TE DAWSON KNOX aims for 3rd in row with rec. TD.
  • CB TRE’DAVIOUS WHITE aims for 3rd in row with INT. Had 2 INTs & TFL in last meeting. Has 2+ PD in 3 of his past 4 vs. AFC North.
  • S MICAH HYDE had season-high 12 tackles & 1st INT of season last week. Aims for 4th in row with PD.
  • S JORDAN POYER leads safeties with 96 tackles.
  • LB A.J. KLEIN aims for 3rd in row with PD. Has sack in 3 of past 4. Has 3.5 sacks in his past 2 at home.

 

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