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Steelers at Bills Wild Card Gameday: Weather Forecast, Broadcast Info, Betting Lines, More

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3 months ago

January 15, 2024

Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Mark Robinson makes a tackle against the Buffalo Bills on Aug. 19, 2023. -- Ed Thompson / Steelers Now

STEELERS BILLS WILD CARD GAMEDAY INFO

Wild Card Weekend, Pittsburgh Steelers (10-7) at Buffalo Bills (11-6)

Monday, Jan. 15, 2024, 4:30 p.m.
Highmark Stadium, Orchard Park, N.Y. (71,608, Turf)

Broadcast
TV: CBS, KDKA-TV Channel 2 locally (Jim Nantz, Tony Romo, Jay Feely, Tracy Wolfson)

Radio: Steelers Radio Network, 102.5 WDVE-FM (Bill Hillgrove, Craig Wolfley, Max Starks); SiriusXM 82 or 225; Westwood One Sports (Tom McCarthy, Tony Boselli, Ryan Leaf)

SN Coverage: Alan Saunders, Nich Farabaugh, Ed Thompson
Weather: Snow showers, 18°. Wind SW 10-20 mph. Wind chill 0°.
Lines: Steelers +10, Steelers +425, over/under 38.5

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AFC PLAYOFF BRACKET

1. Baltimore Ravens 13-3

2. Buffalo Bills 11-6
7. Pittsburgh Steelers 10-7

3. Kansas City Chiefs 26
6. Miami Dolphins 7

4. Houston Texans 45
5. Cleveland Browns 14

AFC PLAYOFF SCHEDULE

Saturday, Jan. 20, 4:30 p.m: Houston at Baltimore or Kansas City, ESPN/ABC

Saturday, Jan. 20, 8 p.m: Green Bay at San Francisco, FOX

Sunday, Jan. 21 3 p.m: Philadelphia or Tampa Bay at Detroit, NBC/Peacock

Sunday, Jan. 21 6:30 p.m: Kansas City at Buffalo or Pittsburgh at Baltimore, CBS

Sunday, Jan. 28 3 p.m: AFC Championship Game, CBS

Sunday, Jan. 28 6:30 p.m: NFC Championship Game, FOX

STEELERS INJURY REPORT

Player	Injury	Date	Prognosis	Roster Status
OLB T.J. Watt	Left knee MCL sprain	Jan. 6	Multiple weeks	Active, OUT vs. BUF
RB Najee Harris	Knee	Jan. 2	Minor	Active, FP on Fri.
LG Isaac Seumalo	Shoulder	Jan. 2	Minor	Active, DNP on Fri.
ILB Elandon Roberts	Left pectoral muscle	Dec. 23	Minor	Active, FP on Fri.
FS Minkah Fitzpatrick	Left knee	Dec. 16	Day to day	Active, FP on Fri.
SS Trenton Thompson	Neck stinger	Dec. 16	Out for season	Injured reserve
SS Keanu Neal	Rib	Nov. 12	TBD	IR (Wk. 15), TBD
ILB Kwon Alexander	Achilles	Nov. 12	Out for season	Injured reserve
ILB Cole Holcomb	Left knee surgery	Nov. 2	Out for season	Injured reserve
DE Cam Heyward	Groin	Sept. 10	Minor	Active, FP on Fri.
ILB Chapelle Russell II	Knee	Aug. 11	Out for season	Injured reserve
CB Cory Trice	Right ACL tear	Aug. 1	Out for season	Injured reserve
RB Alfonzo Graham	Torn right labrum	July 29	Out for season	Injured reserve
DT Renell Wren	Torn right Achilles tendon	May 17	Out for season	Injured reserve

STEELERS TRANSACTIONS

Myles Jack and Eric Rowe have been elevated from the practice squad for the fourth consecutive week.

THE OTHER SIDE

The Bills will be without wide receiver Gabe Davis and safety Taylor Rapp for sure. Cornerback Rasul Douglas and linebacker Tyrel Dodson are questionable.

THE LAST TIME

The Bills got a 98-yard touchdown from Josh Allen to Davis and never looked back, routing the Steelers, 38-3 at Highmark Stadium last October in Kenny Pickett’s first game as a starting quarterback.

STEELERS-BILLS SERIES

The Steelers are 17-12 all-time against the Bills, but since Allen’s arrival on the scene, he has tilted the scales. The Steelers and bills have played in each of the last four seasons, with Allen and the Bills winning three of them.

Before that, the Steelers had won six straight games against Buffalo from 2001 to 2016.

PITTSBURGH CONNECTIONS

Former Steelers linebacker Tyler Matakevich is a backup middle linebacker and special teamer for the Bills.

Cornerback Dane Jackson and safety Damar Hamlin are both Pittsburgh natives and Pitt alums. Jackson went to Cornell and played football at Quaker Valley. Hamlin attended Central Catholic.

Douglas is a West Virginia alum.

Owner Terry Pegula is a Penn State alum and offensive coordinator Joe Brady was a graduate assistant with the Nittany Lions from 2015-16.