National Football League
Buffalo 17, Pittsburgh 10
When: 8:20 PM ET, Sunday, December 15, 2019
Where: Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Temperature: 31°
Head Official: Tony Corrente
Attendance: 64694

The visiting Buffalo Bills clinched a playoff spot Sunday night when Josh Allen's 14-yard tiebreaking touchdown pass to Tyler Kroft was the difference in a 17-10 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers.

With the score tied at 10, Allen found Kroft at the right pylon to cap a six-play, 70-yard drive with 7:55 left in the fourth quarter.

Buffalo (10-4) has won four of its past five games, and Pittsburgh (8-6) had won seven of eight.

Allen was 13 of 25 passing for 139 yards with an interception, and he also ran for a touchdown.

Steelers quarterback Devlin "Duck" Hodges, an undrafted rookie who had been 3-0 as a starter, was 23 of 38 passing for 202 yards and a touchdown to James Conner, who returned from a shoulder injury.

Hodges also threw four interceptions, including two in the end zone in the final two minutes: one by Jordan Poyer with 1:54 left and one by Levi Wallace with six seconds left.

A Pittsburgh mistake set up Buffalo for the only touchdown of the first half.

Jordan Berry's shanked punt went only 22 yards and put Buffalo at the Steelers 40. Nine plays later, on the second play of the second quarter, Allen picked up his ninth rushing touchdown, from 1 yard on a quarterback draw, for a 7-0 lead.

The Steelers answered with a 49-yard field goal by Chris Boswell to cut it to 7-3.

There were three turnovers in the opening half -- Tre'Davious White's interception of a Hodges pass, Steven Nelson's interception of an Allen pass, and Poyer's recovery after Conner fumbled a low snap on a wildcat play. None resulted in points the other way.

Pittsburgh opened the second half with a seven-play, 69-yard drive that ended with Hodges rolling right and finding Conner, who went down the sideline for an 11-yard touchdown and a 10-7 lead.

White's second interception of the game set up a tying field goal. White stepped in front of receiver Diontae Johnson to pick off a Hodges pass and returned it 49 yards to the Pittsburgh 18.

The Bills went backward in three plays before Stephen Hauschka's 36-yarder made it 10-10 with 12:23 left in the fourth quarter.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
Rushing
Buffalo   Pittsburgh
Devin Singletary Player James Conner
21 Attempts 8
87 Yards 42
4.1 Avg Yards 5.2
0 Touchdowns 0
15 Long 17
Receiving
Buffalo   Pittsburgh
John Brown Player James Washington
7 Receptions 5
99 Yards 83
14.1 Avg Yards 16.6
0 Touchdowns 0
40 Long 34
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sck FF
Buffalo 261 130 131 2 1 4 4.0 3
Pittsburgh 229 51 178 1 1 1 1.0 2
Upcoming Games
  • Pittsburgh will play their next game on the road against N.Y. Jets. The Steelers have a W/L % of .625 after a win and .500 after a loss.
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