‘A grand total of 249 rushing yards, which is now the record for most rushing yards by a visiting team to Pittsburgh, 144 of which were from Cook and his 32 carries.’
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‘Buffalo’s defense took the field and made a statement to start the second half. Joey Bosa forced a violent fumble from Rodgers and Christian Benford returned it for a touchdown to give the Bills the lead.’
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‘”We were driving the ball in the first half against a good defense, and then we were shooting ourselves in the foot with a couple false start penalties and losing the ball. So that was really the message at halftime, more than anything, is to take care of the ball and make sure we’re executing the way we know how to execute”, McDermott told the media.’
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‘”I mean, he (Cook) is one of the, if not the best back in football, the way that he can just grab the ball and hit the hole as fast as he can, he’s very rarely tackled by the first defender. So, he makes our offense go”, Allen stated.’
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‘The Bills didn’t really have to try it much, but they also didn’t have much available down the field in the passing game. Their two longest completions through the air (not counting run after catch) were 13 and 16 yards.’
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‘But behind the efforts of Alec Anderson and Ryan Van Demark stepping up for the injured Dion Dawkins and Spencer Brown, the Bills’ offense used a dynamic ground attack led by James Cook to run all over the Steelers’ defense.’
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‘The Bills rushed for a total of 249 yards on the ground in the 26-7 win — the highest total ever allowed by the Steelers at Acrisure Stadium (which opened in 2001). It was the second-highest rushing total ever against the Steelers in Pittsburgh during the Super Bowl era; the previous high was 310 rushing yards — also by the Bills – in 1975.’
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‘Three of their four losses — at Atlanta, Miami, and Houston — were all on the road. So when the Bills traveled to Pittsburgh for a 4:25 p.m. kickoff, they focused on attempting to halt something that’s been impacting their position in the AFC playoff race.’
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‘Most of all, though, the Bills needed that performance because it demonstrated a resounding response to the urgent situation in which they find themselves in the home stretch of the regular season.’
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‘Even with both starting offensive tackles out of the game in Spencer Brown and Dion Dawkins, the Buffalo Bills were still able to dominate in the run game, putting up a total of 249 rushing yards against the Steelers. That number was historic, as it marked the most rushing yards ever allowed to a team visiting Acrisure Stadium, which has been the home of the Pittsburgh Steelers since 2001. That number is also the most the Bills offense has put up since Week 15 of the 2023 season against the Dallas Cowboys.’
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‘The Buffalo Bills scored 23 unanswered points in the second half to defeat the Pittsburgh Steelers and improve to 8-4 on the season.’
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‘Defensive end Joey Bosa sacked quarterback Aaron Rodgers on the first snap of the second quarter, not only pushing Pittsburgh back to its own 17-yard-line but forcing a fumble. As Bosa crushed Rodgers into the ground, cornerback Christian Benford scooped the ball off the ground and didn’t have a lot of ground to cover to get into the endzone.’
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‘Trailing 7-3 going into the locker room, it took the Bills all but 16 seconds to grab their first lead of the game — a much-needed time for Buffalo to record its first defensive touchdown of the season and the first touchdown of Benford’s career.’
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‘”Good win. Tough place to play. Well-coached football team,” McDermott said. “Hard-fought win, and a team win. Hard to do, especially late in the year on the road. Our guys, they showed up today, they stood up. They knew this would be a challenge and they rose to the occasion.”‘