The Pittsburgh Steelers played their first playoff game since 2021 against the Buffalo Bills at Highmark Stadium on Monday, and the result was the same as it has been in Pittsburgh’s last four playoff games, as they fell 31-17. Their season is now over.
The Bills won the coin toss and chose to defer, so the Steelers would start with the ball. On second down, QB Mason Rudolph hit RB Jaylen Warren for a gain of 15 yards and a first down on a dump-off. The Steelers’ drive would stall out at their own 49 after Rudolph’s third-down pass to TE Pat Freiermuth was high and incomplete, and Pittsburgh was forced to punt.