NFL Game Preview: Pittsburgh Steelers at Buffalo Bills - Week 12

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Pittsburgh Steelers at Buffalo Bills - Week 12

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NE DET	45 24
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NO DAL	30 27
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CIN NYJ	10 26
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PIT BUF	19 16
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CAR CLE	23 24
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MIN WAS	17 13
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TEN HOU	0 20
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JAC NYG	20 24
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GB ATL	17 20
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MIA OAK	33 17
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KC SEA	42 24
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PHI CHI	26 31
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STL DEN	36 33
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TB BAL	10 17
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SD IND	36 14
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SF ARI	27 6
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Week:	1 \| 2 \| 3 \| 4 \| 5 \| 6 \| 7 \| 8 \| 9 \| 10 \| 11 \| 12 \| 13 \| 14 \| 15 \| 16 \| 17
Playoffs:	Wild-Card \| Divisional Playoffs \| Conference Championships \| Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Steelers 30, Bills 17

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger

Pittsburgh Steelers
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 16	Ben Roethlisberger	Pass: 240, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 7	Rashard Mendenhall	Rush: 110, 1 TD Rec: 2-10, 0
WR 3	Mike Wallace	Rec: 10-110, 1 TD
WR 33	Hines Ward	Rec: 5-60, 1 TD
TE 15	Heath Miller	Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
K 4	Shaun Suisham	FG: 3/3 XP: 3/3
DEF 4	Defense / ST

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Buffalo Bills
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 9	Ryan Fitzpatrick	Pass: 250, 2 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 27	Fred Jackson	Rush: 60, 0 TD Rec: 5-40, 0
RB 53	C.J. Spiller	Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 10	Steve Johnson	Rec: 7-90, 1 TD
WR 44	Lee Evans	Rec: 5-80, 0 TD
TE 29	Shawn Nelson	Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 27	Rian Lindell	FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2
DEF 31	Defense / ST

Game Notes

Steelers Club aims for 3rd consecutive win at Buf... Steelers are 4-1 on road this season... Since 1st start in Week 6, QB Ben Roethlisberger leads NFL with 1,579 passing yards & ranks 4th with 101.9 passer rating. Roethlisberger had 4 TDs last week (3 passing, 1 rush)... RB Rashard Mendenhall (8) needs 2 rush TDs to become 5th RB in Steelers history to have 10+ rush TDs in single season... WR Mike Wallace has 4 TD rec. in 5 road games in '10. Wallace averages 22.1 yards per catch on road this season (15 rec., 331 yards). Aims for 4th consecutive game w/ 100+ rec. yards (110, 136, 116). Has career-best 8 TD rec. & seeks 4th straight game w/ TD. Rookie WR Emmanuel Sanders (3rd round, No. 82) aims for 3rd straight game w/ TD catch... Defense is allowing league-low 63.0 rush yards per game this year... S Troy Polamalu had 3rd INT of season last week & Pit. has 19-3 record (.864) when Polamalu has INT. LB James Harrison had 2 sacks, INT & FF last week.

Bills Club aims for 3rd consecutive win... Buffalo had 300-yard passer (QB Ryan Fitzpatrick, 316), 100-yard rusher (RB Fred Jackson, 116) & 100-yard receiver (WR Steve Johnson, 137) for 9th time in franchise history last week... At home this season, QB Fitzpatrick has 7 TDs vs. 2 INTs & 85.8 rating. Tied career-high w/ 4 TD passes last week & aims for 12th straight game w/ TD pass... RB Jackson averages 5.0 rush yards per carry at home in '10 (52 att., 262 rush yards). Jackson seeks 3rd straight game w/ 100+ rush yards (133, 116). Aims for 4th straight game w/ rush TD... WR Lee Evans aims for 3rd straight game with rec. of 40+ yards (43, 54). WR Johnson had career-best 3 TD rec. last week. Johnson (9) needs 2 TD rec. to tie BILL BROOKS (11 in '95) for most TD rec. in season in Bills history. Rookie WR Donald Jones (undrafted free agent) had 1st career TD rec. last week... S George Wilson had 1st INT of season vs. Cin... CB Drayton Florence had INT & 27-yard FR-TD last week... LB Paul Posluszny leads team w/ 88 tackles.

Results and Schedule

Pittsburgh Steelers
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2010-09-12	ATL	H	W 15-9	+6
2	2010-09-19	TEN	A	W 19-11	+8
3	2010-09-26	TB	A	W 38-13	+25
4	2010-10-03	BAL	H	L 14-17	-3
5		Bye
6	2010-10-17	CLE	H	W 28-10	+18
7	2010-10-24	MIA	A	W 23-22	+1
8	2010-10-31	NO	A	L 10-20	-10
9	2010-11-08	CIN	A	W 27-21	+6
10	2010-11-14	NE	H	L 26-39	-13
11	2010-11-21	OAK	H	W 35-3	+32
12	2010-11-28	BUF	A	W 19-16	+3
13	2010-12-05	BAL	A
14	2010-12-12	CIN	H
15	2010-12-19	NYJ	H
16	2010-12-23	CAR	H
17	2011-01-02	CLE	A

Buffalo Bills
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2010-09-12	MIA	H	L 10-15	-5
2	2010-09-19	GB	A	L 7-34	-27
3	2010-09-26	NE	A	L 30-38	-8
4	2010-10-03	NYJ	H	L 14-38	-24
5	2010-10-10	JAC	H	L 26-36	-10
6		Bye
7	2010-10-24	BAL	A	L 34-37	-3
8	2010-10-31	KC	A	L 10-13	-3
9	2010-11-07	CHI	H	L 19-22	-3
10	2010-11-14	DET	H	W 14-12	+2
11	2010-11-21	CIN	A	W 49-31	+18
12	2010-11-28	PIT	H	L 16-19	-3
13	2010-12-05	MIN	A
14	2010-12-12	CLE	H
15	2010-12-19	MIA	A
16	2010-12-26	NE	H
17	2011-01-02	NYJ	A

Injury Report

Pittsburgh Steelers
Out	WR Antonio Brown (Knee) DE Aaron Smith (Triceps)
Doubtful	TE Matt Spaeth (Concussion)
Questionable	SS Troy Polamalu (Ankle)
IR	OT Willie Colon (Achilles) QB Dennis Dixon (Knee) OT Max Starks (Neck)

Buffalo Bills
Out	ILB Keith Ellison (Knee) DE Spencer Johnson (Hamstring) OLB Shawne Merriman (Calf) OG Eric Wood (Ankle)
Questionable	CB Terrence McGee (Knee) TE Shawn Nelson (Knee) RB C.J. Spiller (Hamstring)
Probable	OT Demetrius Bell (Knee) OLB Chris Kelsay (Knee) NT Kyle Williams (Ankle)
IR	OLB Danny Batten (Right Shoulder) MLB Andra Davis (Shoulder) WR Marcus Easley (Left Knee) WR Roscoe Parrish (Wrist)

Offense Stats Comparison

	PIT Offense	BUF Offense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points for	26.0	22.3	23.4	PIT
Rushing yards	106.5	136.7	112.1	BUF
Rushing yards per attempt	3.94	4.22	4.15	BUF
Completion %	62.8%	58.5%	61.3%	PIT
Passing yards	252.3	264.3	236.8	BUF
Passing yards per completion	12.96	11.23	11.06	PIT
Passing yards per attempt	8.13	6.57	6.78	PIT
Interceptions	0.8	1.7	1.0	PIT
Fumbles lost	0.8	0.7	0.7	BUF
Sacks allowed	2.3	1.0	2.1	BUF
3rd down conversions	39.2%	51.9%	39.1%	BUF
4th down conversions	0.0%	50.0%	52.3%	BUF
Time of possession	31:04	31:44	30:24	BUF

Defense Stats Comparison

	PIT Defense	BUF Defense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points against	18.3	22.0	23.4	PIT
Rushing yards	62.0	124.3	112.1	PIT
Rushing yards per attempt	3.15	4.49	4.15	PIT
Completion %	64.7%	56.3%	61.3%	BUF
Passing yards	253.3	211.7	236.8	BUF
Passing yards per completion	9.76	11.11	11.06	PIT
Passing yards per attempt	6.31	6.26	6.78	BUF
INT return	1.3	0.3	1.0	PIT
Fumble recoveries	1.0	0.7	0.7	PIT
Sacks	3.3	1.7	2.1	PIT
3rd down conversions	32.5%	37.0%	39.1%	PIT
4th down conversions	25.0%	87.5%	52.3%	PIT
Time of possession	28:56	31:58	30:24	PIT

Special Teams Stats Comparison

	PIT	BUF	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Yards per punt return	9.1	11.7	10.3	BUF
Yards per kick return	25.2	18.8	21.9	PIT
Yards allowed per punt return	6.8	10.4	10.3	PIT
Yards allowed per kick return	20.1	22.4	21.9	PIT

Misc Stats Comparison

	PIT	BUF	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Penalties	5.5	5.0	6.4	BUF
Penalty yards	47.5	42.0	54.2	BUF

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 6 to 11 of the 2010 season after deducting the best and worst value from the data set. The exception is yards per rush attempt, completion %, yards per pass completion, yards per pass attempt, 3rd and 4th down conversions, special teams and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on totals through Weeks 6 to 11 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History

Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Buffalo Bills
Season	Week	Date	Vis	Home	Score	Winner
2001	3	2001-09-30	PIT	BUF	20-3	PIT
2004	17	2005-01-02	PIT	BUF	29-24	PIT
2007	2	2007-09-16	BUF	PIT	3-26	PIT

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2009 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.

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