Steelers 26, Bills 3: Encouraging Day in Buffalo Ends in a Discouraging Loss
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Kevin Everettâs encouraging progress this week was not enough to lift his Buffalo Bills teammates against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Heinz Field on Sunday.
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ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (Sports Network) - Jeff Reed kicked five  field goals and James Harrison returned a fumble for a  touchdown, as the Pittsburgh Steelers completed the best season  in franchise history and knocked the Buffalo Bills out of  playoff contention with a 29-24 victory at Ralph Wilson  Stadium.
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PITTSBURGH -- The Steelers nearly followed form in their playoff-opening 20-17 overtime win over the New York Jets yesterday.
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They were the most dismal of losses, a pair of setbacks against Carolina that kept the Bucs from reaching the 2003 playoffs. They couldn&#39;t make a simple extra point in the first one.
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Not long ago, the Pittsburgh Steelers' final two games against downtrodden teams appeared to be a victory lap. Now they're sweating just a bit. Consecutive losses to the Jaguars and Patriots have dropped the Steelers (9-5) into a tie for the AFC North lead with the Cleveland Browns, making them more dependent on what the competition is doing heading into Thursday night's game against the St. Louis Rams.
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The harder the wind blows in Buffalo, the better the Bills play. Playing in the face of a 25-plus mph wind, Willis McGahee sparked Buffalo's ball-control offense in helping the Bills to a 22-17 win over the New York Jets on Sunday.
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No matter what the Giants did, it seemed that when the Steelers needed a big play, they got one. And most of the big plays during yesterday&#39;s 33-30 loss to Pittsburgh at Giants Stadium came at
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Defending Super Bowl champions   Pittsburgh Steelers needed two fourth-quarter touchdowns to see   off the Miami Dolphins 28-17 in the NFL season opener on   Thursday.
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J., Dec. 18 - Unable to control the Giants, the Pittsburgh Steelers simply outscored them.
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The Florida Panthers and Buffalo Sabres are both in need of wins as they chase playoff spots in the Eastern Conference. So there was a lot at stake going into Sunday night's game.
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Pittsburgh's bye week came at the right time for the defending NFL champions, losers of two of their first three games. The slow start came with Ben Roethlisberger considered "rusty," not a designation for the official injury list but one used to describe the early-season play of the QB.
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Let&#39;s see, they run the ball successfully and stop the rush last week against Buffalo - two primary objectives - and lose the game by two touchdowns.
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Folks, first thing, what a great Sunday of football! It&#39;s good to be back and there were some great games. Here&#39;s what surprised me the most: Jacksonville coming into Buffalo and winning like they did in the last second like that.
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1. In a dominating 20-7 win Sunday afternoon at Heinz Field, the Pittsburgh Steelers ran roughshod over the Baltimore Ravens to manufacture their 13th consecutive win of the season and cripple the visitors&#39; playoff hopes.
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Chad Johnson got to dance, and Ben Roethlisberger took a beating. No matter &#151; the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Cincinnati Bengals anyway. Jerome Bettis ran for 129 yards, and Pittsburgh's blitzing defense created havoc in the second half, setting up a 19-14 victory Sunday over Cincinnati.
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The Pittsburgh Steelers have changed so much since they lost to the Baltimore Ravens in the second game of the season that coach Bill Cowher said it seems like a different year.
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Bills right tackle Mike Williams sustained a neck injury and was driven off the field in an ambulance during the third quarter of Buffalo's 22-17 victory over the New York Jets on Sunday.