The Buffalo Bills will finally be back in action Sunday against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
The Bills had a long wait after their brutal loss to the Houston Texans in Week 12’s Thursday night game.
Finally, they get a chance at some redemption.
They’ll also be looking to avoid a brutal streak.
The Bills have turned the ball over three times in three consecutive games. They haven’t done that four straight since 1986, according to ESPN.
“Protecting the football will be paramount for the Bills,” writes ESPN’s Alaina Getzenberg. “Not only is this game on the road, where the Bills have scored fewer than 20 points in all three road losses, but Pittsburgh is tied for second in the NFL in takeaways (20). Buffalo has three straight games with three turnovers, the team’s longest single-season streak since 2006. Four straight would be the longest since 1986. This is a significant game for Buffalo as December nears, so stopping, or even limiting, this recent trend will go a long way.”
The Bills are 7-4, and the Steelers are 6-5.
Pittsburgh can bolster its lead atop the AFC North with a win after the Ravens lost on Thanksgiving to the Bengals.
The Bills probably can’t catch the Patriots in the AFC East, but they’d much prefer to stay ahead of Pittsburgh in the race for a potential Wild Card spot if that was what it came down to in the end.
Buffalo’s turnovers have been pretty rough lately. If the Bills don’t figure that out, it could be a rough Sunday against a talented Pittsburgh defense.
