For the second consecutive season, the Buffalo Bills and the Pittsburgh Steelers will meet on a Sunday night in December. Last year, it was the Bills clinching a playoff spot by defeating Devlin “Duck” Hodges in a hard-fought 17-10 victory. This year, the game has a much different vibe.
Pittsburgh was undefeated until this past week, when the Washington Football Team beat them 23-17. Buffalo sits at 9-3, two games back of the Steelers in the chase for the lone playoff bye this season. A victory here gives the Bills a shot, albeit a long one thanks to the Kansas City Chiefs, at clinching their first playoff bye since the 1993 season.