Commentary on Bills vs Steelers preseason game
The Buffalo Bills came into this game looking to redeem themselves after a less than stellar preseason opener. They did that as both units were fantastic in the win against the Steelers.
The over whelming story will be on how the first game went in the Toronto series. That was more like the Hindenberg blimb blowing up as the in ESPN’s Tim Grahams AFC East blog scalpers could not even sell their tickets for ten bucks.
However, the real story is how the both first teams units performed in the second preseason game. That being excellent.
The offense under Edwards was fantastic. Edwards lead touchdown drives of 67 yards and 90 yards long. To put icing on the cake both touchdowns were to tight end Robert Royal who caught three touchdowns season last year.
The running game did just as well to as Marshawn Lynch carried the ball five times for 55 yards. Even back up Fred Jackson did fairly well as he carried the ball five times for 18 yards.
The Steelers had the top defense in the league last year as they allowed only 89.9 yards per a game rushing, and 176.5 passing yards per a game.
Also, the Bills defense held their own. Overall, the first team defense did its job holding the Pittsburgh offense to one touchdown.
The defense held starting running back Willie Parker to 14 yards on five carries. The run defense in the main point of emphasis as the Bills run defense was one of the worst in the league.
The passing defense had its up and downs. The only downer being that the Bills gave up a long passing play that lead to a touchdown, but by that time many of the starters were probably starting to come out. The positive being that the Bills ball hawking skills were on display again as cornerback Ashton Youboty had another interception on a pass that was tipped by Ko Simpson.
The game comes as a pleasant surprise to many Bills fans. Before the game many fans were starting to resign to quarterback Trent Edwards struggling again, and the possibility of another quarterback controversy.
Another test comes next week as the Bills on August 24th head to Indianapolis to take on the Colts in what is to be the longest game for the Bills starters.