Steelers-Bills NFL Week 13: What You Need To Know

Pittsburgh PA

11 December, 2020

7:30 AM

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PITTSBURGH, PA —The Steelers unequivocally proved several things Wednesday in their come-from-ahead loss to the Washington Football Team at Heinz Field: It's difficult to win without a running game. It's difficult to win when your offense depends on the passing game and your receivers keep dropping the ball. It's difficult to win when your shutdown defense has a propensity for giving up big plays at the worst possible time. The Steelers lost at home to a 4-7 team on Wednesday. The challenge will be much tougher Sunday night, when the Steelers travel to Buffalo to play the 9-3 Bills, who are in first place in the AFC East. There's plenty at stake here in the game. The Steelers can clinch a playoff berth win a win and can clinch the AFC North title with a win and a Cleveland Browns loss to the Baltimore Ravens on Monday night. Buffalo isn't a lock to clinch a playoff spot with a victory, but could do so depending on the outcome of several other weekend games. Can the Steelers bounce back after their first loss of the season, which followed a lackluster victory over the Ravens? Can the Steelers receivers catch the ball again after a disturbing two weeks of dropsies? Will the return of starting running back James Connor from the COVID-19 restricted list jump-start the team's impotent running game? Can the defense keep Bills quarterback and potential NFL MVP candidate Josh Allen in check? The answer to those questions will determine which team wins on Sunday night. Here's what you need to know about the game: Where: Bills StadiumWhen: Sunday, 8:15Forecast: Cloudy, temperatures in the mid-30s.Favored: Bills by 1.5, according to Oddsshark.comLast meeting: Dec. 15, 2019, Bills won 17-10.All-time series: Steelers lead, 16-10.Streak: Bills won the last game against the Steelers.TV: NBC, with Al Michaels and Chris Collinsworth.Radio: WDVE-FM, with Bill Hillgrove and Tunch Ilkin.