The Pittsburgh Steelers will face the Buffalo Bills on Monday afternoon. The game was moved by the NFL and the state of New York after forecasts were calling for wind gusts up to 65 miles per hour and intense snowfall.
The Steelers and Bills will see each other in a physical game that projects to have terrible weather. But for two teams so culturally similar and used to this weather, this game should fit their identities well.
The Bills have been monitoring a number of position battles this preseason and, with tomorrow night’s season opener approaching, it’s about time we learned who the winners are.
The Buffalo Bills were without two surprise players against the Pittsburgh Steelers: Tight end Dawson Knox and linebacker Tyler Matakevich. It sounds as if the Bills were just simply playing the precautionary card with both.
Ahead of the regular season starting in September, one of the Buffalo Bills' top priorities is simply getting back to full strength. They took another step towards that goal on Tuesday, activating linebacker Tyler Matakevich from the physically unable to perform list.
The Buffalo Bills are activating LB Tyler Matakevich from the active/PUP list on Tuesday, according to Sal Capaccio. Matakevich, 30, was drafted by the Steelers in the seventh round out of Temple in 2016.
The special teams captain is back for another year The Buffalo Bills are searching for a new starter at linebacker after the departure of Tremaine Edmunds.
The Buffalo Bills had a busy Monday morning, and the team continued that trend with another roster move.
He provided value, sure, but not that much The Buffalo Bills value special teams, but the highest-paid player on special teams for them in 2021 wasn’t a kicker, holder, returner, or even a punter.
The special teams ace is in the final year of his contract The Buffalo Bills play just two linebackers on defense the vast majority of the time. So, while their “base” defense might be a 4-3 front in theory, it’s really a 4-2, or a nickel defense, in practice.
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