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Buffalo Bills: Report card from their Week 14 performance

By Brandon Croce

Dec 13, 2020; Orchard Park, New York, USA; Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen (17) passes the ball against the Pittsburgh Steelers during the second quarter at Bills Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Rich Barnes-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 13, 2020; Orchard Park, New York, USA; Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen (17) passes the ball against the Pittsburgh Steelers during the second quarter at Bills Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Rich Barnes-USA TODAY Sports /
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ORCHARD PARK, NEW YORK – DECEMBER 13: Vernon Butler #94, Taron Johnson #24 and Harrison Phillips #99 of the Buffalo Bills tackle James Conner #30 of the Pittsburgh Steelers during the first quarter in the game at Bills Stadium on December 13, 2020 in Orchard Park, New York. (Photo by Bryan M. Bennett/Getty Images) /

Defensive Line

The Buffalo Bills defensive line struggled to get pressure on Ben Roethlisberger but this has more to do with their gameplan than the performance of the defensive line. The Steelers have been using more of a short pass offensive gameplan which gets the ball out of Roethlisberger’s hand quickly.

Even with the lack of pressure, the defensive line won the battle in the trenches here. They did a good job of limiting what the Steelers’ run game was able to do and held them to only 2.8 yards per carry this week.

It was the defensive tackles in particular that had a good game as Ed Oliver did a good job getting into the backfield and had one tackle for a loss while Harrison Phillips led all defensive linemen this week with four total tackles.

Grade: B+

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