{"id":273846,"date":"2026-08-28T10:34:13","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T10:34:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/273846\/"},"modified":"2026-08-28T10:34:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T10:34:13","slug":"capaccio-arrow-up-arrow-down-steelers-at-bills-preseason","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/273846\/","title":{"rendered":"Capaccio: Arrow Up\/Arrow Down: Steelers at Bills preseason"},"content":{"rendered":"

Orchard Park, NY (WGR) – The Buffalo Bills gave the home crowd a thrilling 28-27 comeback win over the Pittsburgh Steelers to finish the 2026 preseason 3-0. Here are my Arrows Up and Down following the contest, starting Up for a third straight game:<\/p>\n

ARROW UP<\/p>\n

Keonta Jenkins<\/p>\n

Jenkins had a sack on the very first defensive play of the game, then led all Bills tacklers with five stops, all of them solo, and added a QB hit.<\/p>\n

Frank Gore, Jr.<\/p>\n

While the overall run game numbers weren\u2019t great, Gore did a nice job of gaining yards after contact and contributing in the passing game, as well, finishing with five catches for 45 yards and another 27 yards on the ground for a 72 yard offensive night. <\/p>\n

Skyler Bell<\/p>\n

In his first game action of the preseason, Bell led all Bills pass catchers with seven grabs for 49 yards, and also had a terrific a 28-yard touchdown scamper on an end-around for a 77-yard night.<\/p>\n

Tommy Doman<\/p>\n

Doman punted four times and pinned the Steelers inside their 20 yard line on two of them. He had a 49 yarder that was beautifully placed at the 10-yard line right at the Pittsburgh sideline. He also kicked off six different times, showing he can handle those duties if needed.<\/p>\n

Shane Buechele<\/p>\n

Buechele didn\u2019t throw a touchdown pass, but he completed 28-of-36 attempts (77.8%) for 196 yards without a turnover, and with 2:14 remaining, led the team down the field for the game-winning drive, including the 2-point conversion pass to cap it off.<\/p>\n

Pass defense<\/p>\n

The Steelers threw for just 135 yards and the Bills held them to only 3.8 yards per attempt.<\/p>\n

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ARROW DOWN<\/p>\n

Ray Davis<\/p>\n

Davis got the first crack at punt return but muffed the ball, which was recovered by the Steelers at the Bills 13 yard line. Pittsburgh scored a touchdown on the next play.<\/p>\n

Mitch Wishnowsky<\/p>\n

The Bills punter hit one too short, but got a favorable bounce. A penalty gave him another shot. That punt went for just 19 yards. <\/p>\n

Max Hairston<\/p>\n

The second year cornerback missed a clean open-field tackle on the play falling the muffed punt, allowing Steelers wideout Germie Bernard to walk into the end zone.<\/p>\n

Run game<\/p>\n

The Bills running game was pretty non-existent most of the night. They totaled just 89 yards on the ground, and that included wide receiver Skyler Bell\u2019s 28 yard run.<\/p>\n

Mecole Hardman<\/p>\n

Hardman had yet another clean drop on a big second down play in the Steelers red zone.<\/p>\n

Red zone defense<\/p>\n

The Steelers converted touchdowns on all three of their trips into the Bills red zone.<\/p>\n

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