The Steelers are headed to the postseason and will face the Bills in Buffalo on Sunday at 1 p.m. The game will be broadcast nationally on CBS and locally on KDKA.
The Tennessee Titans made sure the Steelers got into the playoffs Sunday by knocking off the Jacksonville Jaguars, 28-20. That clinched a spot for the Steelers, who won Saturday, 17-10, in Baltimore in the postseason.
The Steelers (10-7) went into Sunday's games needing a win by either the Titans in the 1 p.m. window of games or a win by the Dolphins over the Bills in Sunday night's game to get back into the postseason for the 11th time under head coach Mike Tomlin.
Buffalo rallied from a 14-7 halftime deficit to defeat Miami, 21-14, and win the AFC East and clinch the No. 2 seed in the AFC playoffs.
Had Miami won, the Steelers would have been the 6 seed and Buffalo the 7th and the Steelers would have gone to Kansas City, instead.
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The Steelers, who reached at least 10 wins for the first time since the 2020 season, did not play Buffalo this season.
But the Steelers went 3-2 against the AFC playoff field, beating top-seeded Baltimore twice, splitting their two games against No. 5 seed Cleveland, and losing to AFC South champion Houston, which clinched the division title with Jacksonville's loss at Tennessee. Overall, they went 5-3 this season against teams that qualified for the postseason.
What remains to be seen is whether the Steelers will have Pro Bowl pass rusher T.J. Watt available to them next weekend.
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Watt, who won his fourth team MVP award last week, suffered a knee injury in the third quarter of Saturday's 17-10 win at Baltimore after recording two sacks to give him an NFL-high 19 for the season. It is the third time Watt has led the NFL in sacks, making him the first player since sacks became an official statistic in 1982 to lead the league three times.
The Steelers could, however, get Pro Bowl safety Minkah Fitzpatrick back for the game. Fitzpatrick has missed the past three games with a knee injury, but returned to practice on a limited basis last week.
The Steelers also could get safety Damontae Kazee back, as well. Kazee was suspended by the NFL for the final three weeks of the regular season for drawing an unnecessary roughness penalty against Michael Pittman of the Colts, but is eligible to return for the postseason.
