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Steelers @ Bills Week 1 Recap

by RFox02 | 3 years ago | 1 Comments

Steelers @ Bills

Buffalo Bills

Offense

The Bills offense looked explosive yet erratic against a solid Pittsburgh defense. Josh Allen and the Bills’ passing game had plenty of success moving the ball down field but struggled to punch the ball into the endzone at times and stalled out of the 1 yard line twice and turned the ball over each time. They looked to have figured it out towards the end of the game as they scored 20 straight points but they can’t afford to play like this and win the division. 

The run game was about as pitiful as we expected. Coach Fox has had what can only be described as a pitifully disappointing run game since entering Red Zone and this doesn’t appear to change any time soon. The Bills running back room has gone through plenty of change throughout the preseason as they have brought in 4 different running backs, Frank Gore, Antonio Williams, Giovoni Benard, and Bryce Love. Antonio Williams, the 2020 udfa,  was the least disappointing in rb in practice and earned the starting role. Williams didn’t impress week one but that was to be expected against this Steelers defense. 

 

Defense

Coach Fox and the Bills came into this game expecting to dominate against this underwhelming Steelers offense and it looks like they did on paper. Anyone that watched the first 3 quarters of the game can tell you that this defense looked awful and if the Steelers had any other starting qb, they would’ve had at least 30+ points. They couldn’t cover, stop Najee Harris, or get after the QB until the offense started scoring and took some pressure off. Thankfully, Micah Hide and Tre White managed to make a couple of plays in the 4th quarter to help close out the game. 

 

Pittsburgh Steelers

Offense

The Steelers passing offense looked great week 1 if you’re only focusing on how open the receivers were. Juju and these receivers were getting wide open against a fairly talented Bills secondary but there was a problem, Cam Newton. After watching Newton play this week, it’s impossible to believe that he was a former MVP and used to be one of the best qb’s in the league. Newton missed wide open receivers down the field on several occasions and is the only reason the Steelers didn’t walk out of Buffalo 1-0. 

The 24 overall pick Najee Harris didn’t exactly impress week 1 but that’s hard to do when your starting QB has 8 completions. Harris ran well despite being behind one of the worst offensive lines in the league and has a solid chance to be in the running for Offensive Rookie of the Year if he can continue to play like this. 

Defense

Coach Theo had this defense playing great in the first half as they forced two turnovers in the red zone, a pick and a turnover on downs, and held the Bills to 3 points. Sadly, the offense couldn't do anything and the defense eventually couldn't hold out anymore. The run defense played great as they held Antonio Williams to 42 yards on 16 carries. The passing defense was played well as they got 4 sacks and forced 2 interceptions but failed to cover at times and gave up a ton of rac yards as Bills receiver had over 100 rac yards.