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NFL Week 5 Game Recap: Buffalo Bills 38, Pittsburgh Steelers 3

Orchard Park, New York, USA; Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen (17) runs from Pittsburgh Steelers defensive tackle Cameron Heyward (97) and linebacker Devin Bush (55) in the second quarter at Highmark Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark Konezny-USA TODAY Sports

The Buffalo Bills ran away with one of the most one-sided victories in recent memory, beating the Pittsburgh Steelers 38-3 in Week 5.

Offensive spotlight: A deep touchdown at the start of the game set the tone, and Gabriel Davis ended the game with a Randy Moss-esque stat line of three catches for 171 yards and two touchdowns. He gained over 5.0 yards per route run.

Defensive spotlight: Still without T.J. Watt, the Steelers defense wasn’t able to sack Josh Allen once all game. In fact, they didn’t even knock him down in a pass-rushing situation.

Rookie spotlight: Bills first-round cornerback Kaiir Elam had an eventful day in the secondary. He snagged an interception on an ill-advised Kenny Pickett pass, but he also gave up over 100 receiving yards on eight catches from 11 targets.

Offensive line spotlight: Pittsburgh’s offensive line survived its encounter with the best pass-rush in the NFL allowing minimal pressure, but Kenny Pickett averaged just over 2.0 seconds per dropback, which is a huge factor in that success.


Box Score

Passing
Pittsburgh Steelers
Player Fantasy Comp/Att Yds YPA TD Int
Kenny Pickett 16.08 34 / 52 327 6.3 0 1
Buffalo Bills
Player Fantasy Comp/Att Yds YPA TD Int
Josh Allen 39.16 20 / 31 424 13.7 4 1
Case Keenum 0.12 2 / 5 8 1.6 0 0
Rushing
Pittsburgh Steelers
Player Fantasy Car Yds YPC TD Long
Kenny Pickett 16.08 1 10 10 0 10
Jaylen Warren 10.3 5 24 4.8 0 12
Najee Harris 6.6 11 20 1.8 0 6
Buffalo Bills
Player Fantasy Car Yds YPC TD Long
Josh Allen 39.16 5 42 8.4 0 21
James Cook 9.1 4 31 7.8 1 24
Devin Singletary 5.6 6 42 7 0 23
Zack Moss 0.7 1 7 7 0 7
Case Keenum 0.12 2 -2 -1 0 -1
Receiving
Pittsburgh Steelers
Player Fantasy Tgt Rec Yds YPT TD
George Pickens 14.3 8 6 83 10.4 0
Diontae Johnson 11 13 5 60 4.6 0
Jaylen Warren 10.3 5 4 39 7.8 0
Chase Claypool 10 9 5 50 5.6 0
Zach Gentry 9.3 6 5 43 7.2 0
Najee Harris 6.6 4 3 16 4 0
Pat Freiermuth 3.2 2 2 12 6 0
Connor Heyward 3.2 2 2 12 6 0
Miles Boykin 2.1 1 1 11 11 0
Derek Watt 1.1 1 1 1 1 0
Buffalo Bills
Player Fantasy Tgt Rec Yds YPT TD
Gabe Davis 35.1 6 3 171 28.5 2
Stefon Diggs 27.2 11 8 102 9.3 1
Khalil Shakir 16.5 5 3 75 15 1
Isaiah Hodgins 8.1 6 4 41 6.8 0
Quintin Morris 5.9 5 3 39 7.8 0
Devin Singletary 5.6 2 1 4 2 0
Tanner Gentry 0 1 0 0 0 0

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