After suffering a 24-17 loss at home to the Baltimore Ravens, the Buffalo Bills need to turn their attention to another AFC North team. In Week 15, Buffalo will go on the road to play the Pittsburgh Steelers. Much like Baltimore, Pittsburgh is playing some of their best football at the right time of the year.

Heading into the Sunday Night Football matchup, here are eight things to know about the Steelers.

Wild Card threat

The Steelers are currently Buffalo’s biggest threat to the No. 5 seed in this year’s playoffs which means Sunday’s game has high stakes. If Pittsburgh wins, they will knock the Bills to the No. 6 spot in the AFC. A Bills win, however, clinches a playoff berth for Buffalo.

Steelers have won seven of last eight games

Pittsburgh started the season 0-3, but have been one of the NFL’s hottest teams since that point. The Steelers have won eight of their last 10 games and seven of their last eight.

Mike Tomlin very familiar with Sean McDermott

Mike Tomlin and Sean McDermott know one another very well even if this is their first battle as NFL head coaches. Tomlin was McDermott’s teammate at William & Mary College.

Devlin “Duck” Hodges is undefeated as Steelers’ starting QB

Devlin Hodges is a perfect 3-0 this season as Pittsburgh’s starting quarterback. Those wins came over the Los Angeles Chargers (24-17), Cleveland Browns (20-13) and Arizona Cardinals (23-17).

Hodges has been efficient as Pittsburgh’s starter, but Sunday’s matchup will be his toughest test to date.

JuJu Smith-Schuster eyeing return vs. Buffalo

Pittsburgh’s No. 1 wide receiver, JuJu Smith-Schuster, has missed the last three weeks with a knee injury. He could miss this weekend’s game, but ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported on Monday that Smith-Schuster is eyeing a return on Sunday Night Football against the Bills.

Hard to beat at home in 2019

The Bills have an impressive 5-1 record away from New Era Field this season, but the Steelers have had plenty of success at Heinz Field this season. Pittsburgh enters the game with a 5-2 record at home.

Bills haven’t beaten Steelers in Pittsburgh in quite some time

It has been some time since the Bills have defeated the Steelers in Pittsburgh. Joe Buscaglia of The Athletic shared on Twitter that Buffalo’s last regular season win in Pittsburgh came in 1975. Buffalo also has a playoff win over the Steelers in Pittsburgh in 1993.

Steelers defense is legitimate

Josh Allen and the Bills offense really struggled against the Ravens in Week 14. Don’t expect things to get any easier for the offense. Pittsburgh is excellent in many key categories as shared by WGR-550′s Sal Capaccio.

Next week is going to be no picnic for the Bills. The Steelers lead the NFL in takeaways, are 2nd in INTs, are 3rd in sacks, are 3rd in sacks/pass attempt, and are 28-9 in primetime at Heinz Field, including 12-3 in last 15. — Sal Capaccio 🏈 (@SalSports) December 9, 2019

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