ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) Bills coach Sean McDermott wouldn't go as far as to describe Mike Tomlin's sometimes gruff demeanor as intimidating.
''I just think he's got a real good personality and a good way with words,'' McDermott said, referring to the Steelers coach, whom he's known since the two were teammates at William & Mary. ''He always has a way of putting a buzz on the verbiage he uses.
''I've always had a lot of respect for him that way.''
In noting the influence Tomlin, a team captain, had on him as a walk-on safety in 1993, McDermott reflected back with Buffalo (9-3) preparing to host Pittsburgh (11-1) in a showdown of AFC division leaders on Sunday night.