Shaun Suisham kicked a 41-yard field goal at the 2:41 mark of overtime to help the Pittsburgh Steelers escape an upset by the host Buffalo Bills 19-16 on Sunday.
Rashard Mendenhall rushed for a touchdown and Suisham kicked four field goals of over 40 yards apiece for the Steelers (8-3), who have won two straight and have a divisional battle coming up against Baltimore next week.
Bills receiver Steve Johnson dropped a wide-open touchdown pass in the end zone prior to Pittsburgh’s winning drive.
Mendenhall got the Steelers on the board in the first quarter when his 1-yard touchdown burst capped a 13-play, 78-yard drive that lasted nearly eight minutes. Pittsburgh would add a pair of field goals and take a 13-0 lead into the break.
The Bills (2-9) finally got on the board in the third quarter when Ryan Fitzpatrick and and Fred Jackson hooked up on a 65-yard pitch and catch. Buffalo added two field goals of its own, capitalizing on a fumble by Mendenhall to knot it at 13-13 with 11:25 left.
The Steelers took the lead back on Suisham’s 48-yard field goal with 6:19 left, but the Bills still had a shot at the end of the game, forcing their way into Pittsburgh territory where Rian Lindell kicked a 49-yard field goal with two seconds left to force overtime.
Pittsburgh | Buffalo | |
Rashard Mendenhall | Player | Fred Jackson |
36 | Attempts | 12 |
151 | Yards | 59 |
4.2 | Avg Yards | 4.9 |
1 | Touchdowns | 0 |
22 | Long | 13 |
Pittsburgh | Buffalo | |
Hines Ward | Player | Fred Jackson |
7 | Receptions | 5 |
107 | Yards | 104 |
15.3 | Avg Yards | 20.8 |
0 | Touchdowns | 1 |
24 | Long | 65 |
Yards | Scoring | Defense | ||||||
Team | Tot | Rus | Pas | TD | FG | INT | Sck | FF |
Pittsburgh | 426 | 206 | 220 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2.0 | 3 |
Buffalo | 329 | 74 | 255 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5.0 | 1 |