Prediction: Steelers 24, Bills 17
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today
Player Rankings and Projections
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| Buffalo Bills |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 22 |
EJ Manuel   |
Pass: 230, 1 TD Rush: 20, 0 |
| RB 12 |
C.J. Spiller |
Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0 |
| RB 22 |
Fred Jackson |
Rush: 50, 0 TD Rec: 4-30, 0 |
| WR 30 |
Steve Johnson |
Rec: 5-60, 1 TD |
| WR 64 |
Marquise Goodwin |
Rec: 3-40, 0 TD |
| WR 75 |
T.J. Graham |
Rec: 1-20, 0 TD |
| TE 15 |
Scott Chandler |
Rec: 3-40, 0 TD |
| K 15 |
Dan Carpenter |
FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2 |
| DEF 19 |
Defense / ST |
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| Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 10 |
Ben Roethlisberger |
Pass: 280, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0 |
| RB 9 |
Le'Veon Bell |
Rush: 70, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0 |
| RB 51 |
Felix Jones |
Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 2-10, 0 |
| WR 10 |
Antonio Brown |
Rec: 6-90, 1 TD |
| WR 35 |
Emmanuel Sanders |
Rec: 4-60, 0 TD |
| WR 40 |
Jerricho Cotchery |
Rec: 4-50, 1 TD |
| TE 14 |
Heath Miller |
Rec: 3-40, 0 TD |
| K 20 |
Shaun Suisham |
FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3 |
| DEF 9 |
Defense / ST |
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Game Notes
 Bills Rookie QB Jeff Tuel had 1st TD pass of career last week (59 yards). QB THAD LEWIS completed 22 of 32 passes (68.8 pct.) for 204 yards with 1 TD & 83.3 rating in only start vs. Pit. (w/ Cle. on 12/30/12)... Bills avg. 145.8 rush yards per game, 2nd-best in AFC... RB C.J. Spiller had season-high 116 rush yards last week. Registered 8th 100-yard rush game of career. Since '12, Spiller averages 5.6 yards per carry, tied for best among NFL RBs (ADRIAN PETERSON). RB Fred Jackson had career-best 104 rec. yards, incl. 65-yard TD catch, vs. Pit. on 11/28/10... Rookie WR Marquise Goodwin had career-long 59-yard TD rec. vs. KC. Aims for 3rd straight game with TD rec... S JIM LEONHARD & Aaron Williams have career-best 3 INTs apiece in 2013... DE Mario Williams (11) is tied for most sacks through 1st 9 games of season by Bill since 1982. Has reached 10+ sacks for 4th time in career (14, 12, 10.5, 11). Needs 3 sacks to tie career-best of 14 in '07... Rookie LB Kiko Alonso is only player in NFL with 4 INTs & at least 2 sacks in 2013.
 Steelers Dating back to 12/16/79, Pit. has won 6 consecutive home games vs. Buf... For career, QB Ben Roethlisberger is 2-0 as starter vs. Bills with 82.2 rating. Joined HOFer TERRY BRADSHAW (212) as only Steelers to reach 200 career TD passes last week. Posted 6th career game with 4+ TD passes last week... Since '11, Steelers are 14-3 (.824) when club has 100+ rush yards... Rookie RB LE'VEON BELL had career-best 139 scrim. yards (74 rush, 65 rec.) vs. NE... WR Antonio Brown (61) needs 9 catches to surpass career-best of 69 in '11. WR Emmanuel Sanders is averaging 93 receiving yards per game in past 3. WR Jerricho Cotchery had career-high 3 TD rec. last week... TE Heath Miller (4,948) needs 52 receiving yards to join ELBIE NICKEL as 2nd TE in franchise history to reach 5,000 career... LB LaMarr Woodley has (57) 5th-most sacks in club annals since '82... S Troy Polamalu had INT & FR in last game vs. Bills... LB Jason Worilds tied career-high with 2 sacks last week.
Results and Schedule
| Buffalo Bills |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2013-09-08 |
NE |
H |
L 21-23 |
-2 |
| 2 |
2013-09-15 |
CAR |
H |
W 24-23 |
+1 |
| 3 |
2013-09-22 |
NYJ |
A |
L 20-27 |
-7 |
| 4 |
2013-09-29 |
BAL |
H |
W 23-20 |
+3 |
| 5 |
2013-10-03 |
CLE |
A |
L 24-37 |
-13 |
| 6 |
2013-10-13 |
CIN |
H |
L 24-27 |
-3 |
| 7 |
2013-10-20 |
MIA |
A |
W 23-21 |
+2 |
| 8 |
2013-10-27 |
NO |
A |
L 17-35 |
-18 |
| 9 |
2013-11-03 |
KC |
H |
L 13-23 |
-10 |
| 10 |
2013-11-10 |
PIT |
A |
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| 11 |
2013-11-17 |
NYJ |
H |
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| 12 |
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Bye |
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| 13 |
2013-12-01 |
ATL |
H |
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| 14 |
2013-12-08 |
TB |
A |
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| 15 |
2013-12-15 |
JAC |
A |
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| 16 |
2013-12-22 |
MIA |
H |
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| 17 |
2013-12-29 |
NE |
A |
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| Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2013-09-08 |
TEN |
H |
L 9-16 |
-7 |
| 2 |
2013-09-16 |
CIN |
A |
L 10-20 |
-10 |
| 3 |
2013-09-22 |
CHI |
H |
L 23-40 |
-17 |
| 4 |
2013-09-29 |
MIN |
A |
L 27-34 |
-7 |
| 5 |
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Bye |
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| 6 |
2013-10-13 |
NYJ |
A |
W 19-6 |
+13 |
| 7 |
2013-10-20 |
BAL |
H |
W 19-16 |
+3 |
| 8 |
2013-10-27 |
OAK |
A |
L 18-21 |
-3 |
| 9 |
2013-11-03 |
NE |
A |
L 31-55 |
-24 |
| 10 |
2013-11-10 |
BUF |
H |
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| 11 |
2013-11-17 |
DET |
H |
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| 12 |
2013-11-24 |
CLE |
A |
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| 13 |
2013-11-28 |
BAL |
A |
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| 14 |
2013-12-08 |
MIA |
H |
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| 15 |
2013-12-15 |
CIN |
H |
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| 16 |
2013-12-22 |
GB |
A |
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| 17 |
2013-12-29 |
CLE |
H |
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Offense Stats Comparison
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BUF
Offense |
PIT
Offense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points for |
21.8 |
21.7 |
23.8 |
BUF |
| Rushing yards |
144.5 |
86.0 |
113.1 |
BUF |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
4.30 |
3.77 |
4.18 |
BUF |
| Completion % |
53.4% |
67.7% |
61.3% |
PIT |
| Passing yards |
192.3 |
284.3 |
239.8 |
PIT |
| Passing yards per completion |
10.50 |
10.22 |
11.01 |
BUF |
| Passing yards per attempt |
5.61 |
6.91 |
6.75 |
PIT |
| Interceptions |
1.3 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
PIT |
| Fumbles lost |
0.8 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
PIT |
| Sacks allowed |
3.5 |
4.7 |
2.6 |
BUF |
| 3rd down conversions |
37.5% |
42.3% |
38.5% |
PIT |
| 4th down conversions |
28.6% |
33.3% |
48.7% |
PIT |
| Time of possession |
28:51 |
32:49 |
50:06 |
PIT |
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Defense Stats Comparison
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BUF
Defense |
PIT
Defense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points against |
26.5 |
23.7 |
23.8 |
PIT |
| Rushing yards |
95.8 |
141.7 |
113.1 |
BUF |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
3.67 |
4.89 |
4.18 |
BUF |
| Completion % |
59.6% |
63.4% |
61.3% |
BUF |
| Passing yards |
249.8 |
212.3 |
239.8 |
PIT |
| Passing yards per completion |
11.04 |
12.30 |
11.01 |
BUF |
| Passing yards per attempt |
6.58 |
7.81 |
6.75 |
BUF |
| INT return |
0.8 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
BUF |
| Fumble recoveries |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
PIT |
| Sacks |
3.3 |
2.0 |
2.6 |
BUF |
| 3rd down conversions |
32.6% |
41.9% |
38.5% |
BUF |
| 4th down conversions |
75.0% |
50.0% |
48.7% |
PIT |
| Time of possession |
31:13 |
27:11 |
50:06 |
PIT |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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BUF |
PIT |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Yards per punt return |
8.8 |
11.4 |
9.7 |
PIT |
| Yards per kick return |
21.1 |
23.2 |
24.0 |
PIT |
| Yards allowed per punt return |
12.8 |
12.7 |
9.7 |
PIT |
| Yards allowed per kick return |
23.0 |
21.6 |
24.0 |
PIT |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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BUF |
PIT |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Penalties |
6.3 |
6.0 |
6.3 |
PIT |
| Penalty yards |
50.5 |
49.7 |
55.3 |
PIT |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 4 to 9 of the 2013 season after deducting the best
and worst value from the data set. The exception is yards per rush attempt, completion %, yards per
pass completion, yards per pass attempt, 3rd and 4th down conversions, special teams and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on
totals through Weeks 4 to 9 with no adjustment.
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Team vs. Team History
| Buffalo Bills vs. Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Season |
Week |
Date |
Vis |
Home |
Score |
Winner |
| 2001 |
3 |
2001-09-30 |
PIT |
BUF |
20-3 |
PIT |
| 2004 |
17 |
2005-01-02 |
PIT |
BUF |
29-24 |
PIT |
| 2007 |
2 |
2007-09-16 |
BUF |
PIT |
3-26 |
PIT |
| 2010 |
12 |
2010-11-28 |
PIT |
BUF |
19-16 |
PIT |
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Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2010 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.
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