At 7-4, the Buffalo Bills are now fighting for their playoff lives thanks to yet another untimely loss to an AFC playoff hopeful in the Houston Texans. Buffalo doesn’t have a lot of room for error left
if they hope to make some noise in the postseason, and that means taking care of business a few hours south in Pittsburgh this coming Sunday.
In the early hours after their Week 12 loss in Houston last Thursday, the Bills opened as 3.5-point (-3.5) road favorites over the Pittsburgh Steelers with FanDuel Sportsbook, with an over/under set at O/U 46.5. But remember, that was five days ago, and odds do tend to shift.
With the totality of Week 12 now in the books, those odds have shifted slightly, though they still favor Buffalo — which, as of publishing is now a 4.5-point (-4.5) favorite in the Steel City per FanDuel Sportsbook. The adjusted over/under is now at O/U 47.5.
It sure feels like the Bills begin their playoff run in Week 13, where any loss could prove detrimental to their quest for Super Bowl dreams. Though not quite the juggernaut their early season success and previous top billing in the AFC North implied, the Steelers are now in a similar situation, and certain to have studied the Texans’ film to see what they can replicate against quarterback Josh Allen and the offense.
The Bills-Steelers series is 30 games old, with their most recent head-to-head coming during Super Wild Card Weekend of the 2023 NFL playoffs. Buffalo won that game 31-17 in what many will recall as the snowball game; or perhaps even for what may be considered cornerback Kaiir Elam’s finest moment with the Bills in hauling in a key interception of then staring quarterback Mason Rudolph…. or even Allen’s incredible run for six.
Buffalo has a 4-1 record (including playoffs) against Pittsburgh since Josh Allen entered the NFL. Can the Bills dash the Steelers’ hopes again, this time going against quarterback Aaron Rodgers and his recently famous middle finger?
