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Getty Images The Pittsburgh Steelers made their bones and won their championships with defense and a running game. They still have the defense, but they currently don’t have their running game. Pittsburgh had 21 rushing yards against Washington on Monday night, an average of 1.5 yards on 14...

USA TODAY Sports The 49ers lost by 10 points to the Bills on Monday night. But San Francisco still had some positives, specifically in their running game. “I thought our run game versus Buffalo was one of the best it’s been since we’ve been here,” coach Kyle Shanahan told reporters on Friday...

Getty Images Week 14 of the 2020 NFL season kicked off on Thursday with a win by the Rams and it continues with 14 more games on Sunday, which means that the 28 teams in those games submitted their final injury reports of the week on Friday. The teams playing on Monday night won’t release...

Getty Images Steelers center Maurkice Pouncey will be available for Sunday night’s game against the Bills. Pouncey has missed the last two games after testing positive for COVID-19, but the team announced his activation from the COVID-19 reserve list on Friday. The Steelers got running back...

USA Today Sports The Bills are relatively healthy for their Week 14 matchup with the Steelers on Sunday Night Football, declaring only one player out for the game. Safety Jaquan Johnson will not play with an ankle injury. The special teams mainstay did not practice all week and will miss his...

Getty Images The Steelers will be without a pair of defensive starters on Sunday against the Bills, as cornerback Joe Haden (concussion) and linebacker Robert Spillane (knee) have both been declared out. Neither Haden nor Spillane practiced during the week. Wide receiver Chase Claypool...

Getty Images The Steelers haven’t had a full-blown COVID-19 outbreak, but they’ve dealt with several key players landing on the COVID-19 reserve list. The latest player to receive that designation is linebacker Vince Williams. The Steelers placed Williams on COVID-19 reserve on Thursday. The...

Getty Images The Steelers were missing a wide receiver at practice on Thursday. Chase Claypool was a new addition to the injury report and he sat out the session because of an illness. Since it is 2020, any mention of illness brings thoughts of COVID-19 and the team putting linebacker Vince...

Getty Images The Bills announced a multiyear contract extension for General Manager Brandon Beane on Thursday. Beane is in his fourth season with Buffalo. The Bills went to the postseason in two of his first three seasons. They can clinch another playoff berth Sunday. The Bills are 34-26...

Getty Images The Steelers have a drops problem. Pittsburgh leads the league in the category, tallying seven in Monday’s loss to Washington. Head coach Mike Tomlin has vowed to replace players who continue to drop passes. Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger said he has to throw more catchable balls...

Getty Images It’s a wide-open race to lead the NFL in receiving yards this season. Seahawks wide receiver D.K. Metcalf is currently the league leader, with 1,119 receiving yards. But six other players are within 100 yards of Metcalf. Two Chiefs, Travis Kelce at 1,114 yards and Tyreek Hill at...

Getty Images The knee and ankle injuries suffered by Bills quarterback Josh Allen in Week 12 against the Chargers didn’t affect him on Monday night in Arizona, against the 49ers. They likely won’t affect him on Sunday at home against the Steelers. Allen nevertheless continues to appear on the...

Getty Images Let Russ sink. The odds-on MVP favorite for much of the season, Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson continues to slide in the betting odds for the league’s top individual award. Via PointsBet.com, Wilson has dropped from +700 last week to +2000 this week, putting him fourth on...

Getty Images Among the top nine AFC teams in the NFL playoff picture, eight of them are facing each other in Week 14. The Steelers, currently slated to be the No. 1 seed in the AFC, visit Buffalo on Sunday Night Football. The Chiefs, No. 2 in the AFC, visit the No. 6 Dolphins on Sunday...

Getty Images The Bills, Steelers and Packers all have opportunities to clinch playoff berths, and the Chiefs and Saints can clinch their divisions, in Week 14. Here are the full NFL playoff scenarios for Week 14: AFC CLINCHED: Kansas City Chiefs – playoff berth BUFFALO BILLS (9-3) (vs...

Getty Images The Steelers had nothing doing in the run game against the Washington Football Team on Monday night and they’ll have running back James Conner back in an attempt to change their fortunes against the Bills in Week 14. Conner has been activated from the reserve/COVID-19 list. He...

Getty Images One of the questions facing the Bills heading into the 2020 season was whether quarterback Josh Allen would take a step forward in his third year in the NFL. The answer has been a resounding yes. Allen’s numbers are up across the board and he’s already set single-season bests for...

USA TODAY Sports Bills running back Zack Moss played only 11 snaps Monday night. Few came after the team’s first two possessions. Moss fumbled on the team’s first drive, though it was overturned on replay. Replay couldn’t save him on the second. Although the statistics gave Josh Allen a lost...

USA Today Sports Undefeated no more, the Steelers may have their leading rusher and starting center back for Sunday Night Football against the Bills. Pittsburgh head coach Mike Tomlin said Tuesday that James Conner and Maurkice Pouncey have a chance to come off the reserve/COVID-19 list this...

Getty Images Bills quarterback Josh Allen said he “got into a zone” during Monday’s 34-24 win over the 49ers and it’s hard to argue with that assessment of a night that featured 375 passing yards and four touchdowns. Allen’s journey into the zone was helped by his receiving corps. Cole Beasley...