11/30/25 GAMEDAY Bills @ Steeler Post Game Thread 4:25 pm (National TV game)

[Dan in Owego]

3 minutes ago, RunTheBall said:

What the hell is up with you guys looking at today’s offense and trying to extrapolate through the playoffs? This isn’t the offense we are going to use the rest of the season. It was an opponent specific offense that WORKED and got us the W. Yes, we all know we aren’t going to beat many teams without an intermediate or downfield passing game. But guess what, Brady actually called a good game today and it WORKED. We needed the W, we got the W. We played to the weaknesses of the opposing defense for once. I’m not even talking about our defense which has been stepping up a bit recently. Too many of you look at one game and try and predict the next 5 from it. This is not the gameplan we will have against other teams, it worked against the Steelers so enjoy the W and re-fkn-lax a bit 

Exactly styles make matchups, that's why getting in the playoffs our matchups will be important. It's gonna be a wild December and January me thinks👍

[BillsFan130]

7 minutes ago, RunTheBall said:

What the hell is up with you guys looking at today’s offense and trying to extrapolate through the playoffs? This isn’t the offense we are going to use the rest of the season. It was an opponent specific offense that WORKED and got us the W. Yes, we all know we aren’t going to beat many teams without an intermediate or downfield passing game. But guess what, Brady actually called a good game today and it WORKED. We needed the W, we got the W. We played to the weaknesses of the opposing defense for once. I’m not even talking about our defense which has been stepping up a bit recently. Too many of you look at one game and try and predict the next 5 from it. This is not the gameplan we will have against other teams, it worked against the Steelers so enjoy the W and re-fkn-lax a bit 

As a guy with the name "run the ball", I'm going to go out on a limb and say you loved the offensive game plan?

[RunTheBall]

1 minute ago, BillsFan130 said:

As a guy with the name "run the ball", I'm going to go out on a limb and say you loved the offensive game plan?

Dude I was LOVING it! It’s friggin Pittsburgh and we ran it down their throats! I love a physical, dominant running game but mostly to set up a deeper passing game. You have to have balance. Not in this game though. I hate Brady, he called a good game. I’m old school, run the ball and play defense will win the SB. That’s because it opens up the intermediate and deep shots. There’s nothing better than physically dominating a team like Pittsburgh who’s known for their toughness. This could be the turning point. I wnat to see a nasty, physical, aggressive team going forward. I want Joe Burrow in the dirt and on IR after next week.

 

[Cash]

29 minutes ago, Shaw66 said:

I'm not predicting that the Bills won't lose again, but this was an encouraging win. 

 

First, people aren't giving the defense enough credit. The defense completely shut down the Steelers. Completely. They're scoring 23 points a game, and they could nothing against the Bills. 

 

Second, the run game.

 

Third, the depth they showed, playing without the starting tackles and the starting middle linebacker. 

 

Fourth, their focus. They were really dialed in. 

 

They may get Kincaid back soon, and Palmer. And Cooks probably will be worked into the offense more. So there's a lot that could make the passing game better. Oh, and it looked like the wind made passing pretty tough today. 

 

Nice to see Sanders out there, and maybe we'll see Oliver in a few weeks.

 

The Bills look like they're ready for December. 

I need to see more - really over a few weeks - before I share this level of confidence. But I agree that there’s upside on this team right now. How much of it will they reach? I have no idea, but I think it’s mostly up to them.
 

I’m hoping we haven’t seen this team’s best game yet. Sky is still the limit. 

[BRH]

3 hours ago, Ralonzo said:

"I've never seen a team run the same play as much as they did today"

 

- TJ Watt

 

He’s not old enough to remember the 1994 AFCCG when we ran the counter trey about 50 times and Thurman racked up 186 and 3.

[BobbyC81]

This was an impressive and satisfying win because I didn’t expect it.  The Bills over the years have struggled in Pittsburgh.  Add to that how the Bills have been playing and I figured the Bills wouldn’t be able to score much, Pittsburgh would pile up the rushing yards, and win easily.

 

The Bills struggling run defense gave up only 58 yards on 18 carries.

 

 

[WideNine]

13 minutes ago, Richard Noggin said:

 

SUPER curious if this hypothesis actually has merit. Is bad rushing defense correlated with increased games missed by defenders? Difficult to parse directly, seeing as decimated defensive units would likely have difficulty stopping the run (and/or the pass). Which came first kind of conundrum. But I'd still like to look into what the numbers say about your claim here...

 

 

It's a theory.

 

I edited that take a bit, but I have been really curious if there is a correlation between a poor rush defence (particularly yards before contact) and injuries to the back seven. I think it makes sense when those lighter defenders are having to take on free blockers and runners with a head of steam that they will have a higher probability of getting injured.

 

I also feel athletes tend to get injured when trying to do too much and playing out of position which is what happens when you have a poor run defence when defenders are getting blown off the line and out of their gap responsibilities. Guys end up trying to compensate for other guys being out of position or blowing assignments. When LBs and safeties are kept clean they can make tackles the way you want them to - having a clear path to the runner, and being able to square up on him vs fighting through a block and awkwardly trying to make an arm tackle.

It will go a long way for this squad staying healthier if they can get the right guys in their run-stop packages and get back to trusting each other to do their 1/11th.

All that being said, our run defence did an excellent job today and I think our DTs did a much better job today anchoring and being gap sound... will see what the all-22 says.