The Pittsburgh Steelers lost to the Buffalo Bills 26-7, having many negative headlines coming out of the game, including the team’s poor run defense, the state of the offense being unable to move the ball, and the “Fire Tomlin” chants that rained down from the stands as the game got out of reach. However, one bright spot coming out of Sunday’s performance was the debut of CB Asante Samuel Jr., who got his first defensive snaps since signing with Pittsburgh earlier in November.
Samuel played 28 defensive snaps and three on special teams, according to Pro Football Reference, after CB James Pierre suffered a concussion, earning the defense’s third-highest grade on the week, according to Pro Football Focus, for his efforts.