Pittsburgh Steelers Vs. Buffalo Bills GameDay Roundup
By Larry Snyder
The Pittsburgh Steelers (1-2) pursue their second preseason victory as they battle the Bills (1-1) at Ralph Wilson Stadium in Buffalo. The two met last preseason at Heinz Field where the Black and Gold came away with a 19-16 victory. Here is your City of Champions Sports roundup on where to watch or listen, odds, injuries, weather, and more.
Date: Saturday, Aug. 29
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Kickoff: 4 p.m. ET
Where: Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York
Playing Surface: A-Turf Titan
Series History: Began in 1970
Overall Regular Season: Steelers lead 15-9
Last Meeting: Sunday, Nov. 10, 2013 at Heinz Field – Steelers won 23-10
Postseason Series: Steelers lead 2-1
Last Postseason Meeting: Saturday, Jan. 6, 1996 – Steelers won 40-21
Television: KDKA-TV 2
Announcers: Bob Pompeani and Charlie Batch
Radio: WDVE 102.5 FM / WBGG 970 AM
Announcers: Bill Hillgrove and Tunch Ilkin; Craig Wolfley on the sideline
Sirius XM Satellite Radio: XM Channel 824
Spanish Radio: Available on Steelers.com
Live Stream: NFL.com Game Pass
Social Media – Twitter: @steelers
NFL Network Re-air: Monday, Aug. 31, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. ET; Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2015 at 3:00 a.m. ET
Odds: Steelers +2.5 per OddsShark.com with the Over/Under at 42.5.
Weather Channel Online Forecast: Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers. The high during the day could reach 80. The low in the evening is expected in the mid 60’s.
Pittsburgh Steelers
According to Dan Lavoie at Buffalo Rumblings on SB Nation, here is the injury report on the Bills: RB LeSean McCoy, RB Karlos Williams, RB Boobie Dixon, WR Sammy Watkins, WR Robert Woods, WR Percy Harvin, WR Chris Hogan, and CB Leodis McKelvin. It is not very likely for RB Bryce Brown and WR Deonte Thompson, to see any action as well.
Jeff Hartman at Behind The Steel Curtain on SB Nation had this injury report on the Steelers: LT Mike Adams; QB Bruce Gradkowski; C Maurkice Pouncey; ILB Lawrence Timmons; ILB Vince Williams; RB Josh Harris; DE Stephon Tuitt; and CB Senquez Golson.
Our Harv Aronson here at City Of Champions Sports points out that E.J. Manuel is the third quarterback to start for the Bills this preseason. Hey, head coach Rex Ryan, can you say “quarterback controversy?”
Kim Meyer of the Still Curtain, part of the FanSided family, wants to know if the offensive line will be able to rebound with the loss of Maurkice Pouncey at center.
Dave Bryan of the Steelers Depot believes that Darrius Heyward-Bey will be the team’s No. 3 wide receiver with the four-game suspension looming for Martavis Bryant.
Robert Connor at Bleacher Report wants to see how Ronald Darby, the Bills second-round pick from Florida State, handles the Steelers receivers. He had two picks against Cleveland Browns quarterback Josh McCown last week.
Do you have your Terrible Towel ready to go?
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