WEEK 5
PITTSBURGH STEELERS (1-3) @ BUFFALO BILLS (3-1)
DATE: Sunday (10/9/22)
STADIUM: Highmark Stadium
TIME: 1:00 PM ET
REFEREE: John Hussey
REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY
LEADER Steelers lead all-time series, 15-10
STREAKS Bills have won 2 of last 3
LAST GAME 9/12/21: Steelers 23 at Bills 16
LAST GAME AT SITE 9/12/21
PITTSBURGH STEELERS
LAST WEEK: L 24-20 vs. N.Y. Jets
COACH VS. OPP. Mike Tomlin: 5-2
PTS. FOR 18.5
OFFENSE 278.8
PASSING Kenny Pickett (R): 10-13-120-0-3-65.1
RUSHING Najee Harris: 58-202-3.5-1
RECEIVING Pat Freiermuth (TE): 18-223-12.4-1
PTS. AGAINST 22.5
DEFENSE 383.0
SACKS Alex Highsmith: 5.5
INTs Minkah Fitzpatrick: 3
TAKE/GIVE +1 (8/7)
PUNTING (NET) Pressley Harvin: 45.9 (41.0)
KICKING Chris Boswell: 30 (6/6 PAT; 8/10 FG)
STEELERS NOTES
• QB KENNY PICKETT (rookie) made NFL debut last week & became 1st QB ever with 2 rush TDs in 1st-career game.
• RB NAJEE HARRIS had season-high 74 rush yards last week. Aims for his 3rd in row on road with TD. Needs 83 scrimmage yards to become 3rd Pit. RB ever with 2,000+ scrimmage yards in 1st 2 seasons (Le’Veon Bell & HOFer Franco Harris).
• WR DIONTAE JOHNSON had 5 catches in 2 of 3 career games vs. Buf. & had rec. TD in last meeting. Aims for his 10th in row on road with 5+ catches & 50+ rec. yards.
• WR GEORGE PICKENS (rookie) led team with career highs in catches (6) & rec. yards (102) last week.
• TE PAT FREIERMUTH had 7 catches for career-high 85 yards in Week 4. Has 50+ rec. yards in 2 of his past 3 on road.
• S MINKAH FITZPATRICK tied for team lead with 8 tackles & had season-high 2 PD & INT last week. Is 1 of 3 in NFL (Eddie Jackson & Jordan Poyer) with INT in 3 games this season. Has 10 tackles in last meeting & aims for his 3rd in row vs. Buf. with 6+ tackles. Has PD in 6 of his past 7 on road.
• CB CAMERON SUTTON had 2nd INT of season in Week 4. Aims for his 6th in row with PD. Had 2 TFL & 2 PD in last meeting.
• LB ALEX HIGHSMITH aims for 3rd in row with sack. Ranks 2nd in NFL with 5.5 sacks this season. Aims for 3rd in row on road with 2+ TFL.
• LB MYLES JACK aims for his 12th in row with 5+ tackles & 5th in row with 8+ tackles. DT CAMERON HEYWARD had 2 PD, sack, FF & FR in last meeting. Aims for his 7th in row on road with TFL.
BUFFALO BILLS
LAST WEEK: W 23-20 at Baltimore
COACH VS. OPP. Sean McDermott: 2-1
PTS. FOR 28.5
OFFENSE 412.5
PASSING Josh Allen: 113-168-1,227-10-3-101.0
RUSHING Josh Allen (QB): 30-183-6.1-2
RECEIVING Stefon Diggs: 31-406-13.1-4
PTS. AGAINST 14.5
DEFENSE 234.5
SACKS Greg Rousseau: 4
INTs Jordan Poyer: 4
TAKE/GIVE +2 (9/7)
PUNTING (NET) Sam Martin: 44.6 (44.6)
KICKING Tyler Bass: 34 (13/13 PAT; 7/8 FG)
BILLS NOTES
• QB JOSH ALLEN passed for 213 yards & TD vs. INT & had season-high 70 rush yards & rush TD last week. Has 45+ rush yards in 3 of 4 games this season. Passed for 270 yards & TD vs. 0 INTs in last meeting. Aims for his 3rd in row at home with 2+ TD passes & 0 INTs.
• RB DEVIN SINGLETARY had season-high 96 scrimmage yards (49 rush, 47 rec.) last week. Aims for 3rd in row with 90+ scrimmage yards. Rushed for 72 yards in last meeting. Has 95+ scrimmage yards & rush TD in 3 of his past 4 at home.
• WR STEFON DIGGS ranks 2nd in NFL with 406 rec. yards & is 1 of 3 (A.J. Brown & Christian Kirk) with 60+ rec. yards in each of 1st 4 weeks. Has 19 catches for 199 yards (99.5 per game) in his past 2 vs. Pit. Aims for his 3rd in row at home with 9+ catches, 80+ rec. yards & TD catch.
• WR ISAIAH MCKENZIE had 10th-career TD catch last week & is 1 of 2 AFC WRs (Davante Adams) with rec. TD in 3 games this season.
• WR GABE DAVIS has TD catch in each of 2 career games vs. Pit.
• S JORDAN POYER had 3 PD & career-high 2 INTs in Week 4. Has INT in each of his 3 games this season & leads NFL with 4 INTs. Had sack in last meeting.
• LB VON MILLER had 3rd sack of season last week. Has PD in 2 of past 3.
• LB MATT MILANO tied career high with 13 tackles & had 2 TFL in Week 4. Has PD in 2 of past 3. Had 2 TFL & PD in last meeting.
• LB TREMAINE EDMUNDS had 9 tackles & 2 TFL last week. Has 2 TFL in 2 of past 3. Had PD in last meeting. Aims for 3rd in row at home with TFL & PD.
• DE GREG ROUSSEAU aims for 5th in row with 0.5+ sacks.
