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Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Buffalo Bills: 2026 Preseason Week 3

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Uploaded: 2026-08-28
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Buffalo Bills defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers, 27–28. Review the final score, quarter-by-quarter scoring, team and player stats, key drives and highlights.

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Steelers vs. Bills Game Details

Date, kickoff time, TV and streaming listing, venue and current game status.

Away team

Pittsburgh Steelers

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Preseason Week 3 Final PIT at BUF

Home team

Buffalo Bills

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Date: Thursday, August 27, 2026
Kickoff: 7:00 PM ET7:00 PM ET
TV / Stream: NFL Network, KDKA-TV
Venue: Highmark StadiumOrchard Park, NY

Postgame video

Steelers vs. Bills 2026 Game Highlights

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Completed game

Steelers vs. Bills Final Score and Game Result

Buffalo Bills defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers, 27–28.

Winner

Buffalo Bills

27–28

PIT record

Pittsburgh Steelers

1-2

BUF record

Buffalo Bills

3-0

Quarter-by-quarter result

Steelers vs. Bills Box Score by Quarter: 2026 Preseason Week 3

See how the scoring developed in every quarter before the 27–28 final.

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
PIT Pittsburgh Steelers	14	0	7	6	27
BUF Buffalo Bills	3	7	7	11	28

Top performers

Steelers vs. Bills Player Stat Leaders

Compare the leading passers, rushers, receivers and defenders from the completed game.

Passing Yards

PIT

Drew Allar

9/18, 88 YDS

BUF

Shane Buechele

26/38, 196 YDS

Rushing Yards

PIT

Lew Nichols

7 CAR, 40 YDS

BUF

Skyler Bell

1 CAR, 28 YDS, 1 TD

Receiving Yards

PIT

Max Hurleman

3 REC, 50 YDS

BUF

Skyler Bell

7 REC, 49 YDS

Sacks

PIT

Julius Welschof

BUF

Phidarian Mathis

Tackles

PIT

Devan Boykin

BUF

Keonta Jenkins

Game statistics

Steelers vs. Bills Team Stats Comparison

Compare total offense, third downs, turnovers, red-zone performance, penalties and possession.

PITStatisticBUF

141st Downs19

7-153rd down efficiency6-14

0-24th down efficiency0-0

232Total Yards266

135Passing177

97Rushing89

1Turnovers1

5-70Penalties6-43

3-3Red Zone (Made-Att)2-3

27:38Possession32:22

Every scoring play

Steelers vs. Bills Scoring Summary and Touchdown Timeline

Follow each touchdown and field goal in chronological order, with the score after every play.

Q19:33

BUF
Tyler Bass 33 Yd Field Goal
0–3
Q17:10

PIT
Germie Bernard 13 Yd pass from Will Howard (Chris Boswell Kick)
7–3
Q12:20

PIT
Lake McRee 5 Yd pass from Will Howard (Chris Boswell Kick)
14–3
Q29:19

BUF
Frank Gore Jr. 1 Yd Rush (Tyler Bass Kick)
14–10
Q38:55

PIT
Eli Heidenreich 9 Yd Rush (Chris Boswell Kick)
21–10
Q34:49

BUF
Skyler Bell 28 Yd Rush (Tyler Bass Kick)
21–17
Q411:11

PIT
Kaden Wetjen 45 Yd Punt Return (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)
27–17
Q46:17

BUF
Tyler Bass 42 Yd Field Goal
27–20
Q41:06

BUF
Ian Wheeler 2 Yd Rush (Shane Buechele Pass to Dante Pettis for Two-Point Conversion)
27–28

Individual statistics

Steelers vs. Bills Player Box Score and Individual Stats

Open each category for passing, rushing, receiving, defensive and kicking statistics.

Passing Stats

Pittsburgh Steelers Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	RTG
Drew Allar	9/18	88	4.9	0	0	0-0	64.1
Will Howard	9/15	69	4.6	2	1	3-22	83.1

Buffalo Bills Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	RTG
Shane Buechele	26/38	196	5.2	0	0	3-19	80.6

Rushing Stats

Pittsburgh Steelers Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Lew Nichols	7	40	5.7	0	11
Eli Heidenreich	9	35	3.9	1	9
Travis Homer	2	11	5.5	0	6
Kaleb Johnson	5	11	2.2	0	6

Buffalo Bills Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Skyler Bell	1	28	28.0	1	28
Frank Gore Jr.	10	27	2.7	1	10
Ian Wheeler	9	23	2.6	1	6
Shane Buechele	4	11	2.8	0	9

Receiving Stats

Pittsburgh Steelers Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
Max Hurleman	3	50	16.7	0	25	3
Lance Mason	3	31	10.3	0	13	4
Cornell Powell	3	23	7.7	0	16	4
Germie Bernard	1	13	13.0	1	13	2
Lew Nichols	1	13	13.0	0	13	1
Riley Nowakowski	1	7	7.0	0	7	2
Kaden Wetjen	1	7	7.0	0	7	2
Lake McRee	1	5	5.0	1	5	4
Brandon Smith	2	4	2.0	0	4	3
Travis Homer	1	2	2.0	0	2	2
Jaheim Bell	1	2	2.0	0	2	1
Levi Wentz	0	0	0.0	0	0	1
Jakobie Keeney-James	0	0	0.0	0	0	3

Buffalo Bills Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG	TGTS
Skyler Bell	7	49	7.0	16	10
Frank Gore Jr.	5	45	9.0	24	5
Max Tomczak	2	26	13.0	20	2
Keleki Latu	2	20	10.0	17	2
Dante Pettis	1	16	16.0	16	3
Ja'Mori Maclin	1	12	12.0	12	2
Trent Sherfield	1	10	10.0	10	1
Ian Wheeler	2	10	5.0	6	2
Ben VanSumeren	2	6	3.0	4	2
Shane Zylstra	1	4	4.0	4	4
Mecole Hardman Jr.	1	2	2.0	2	2
Quentin Skinner	0	0	0.0	0	1
Shane Buechele	1	-4	-4.0	-4	1

Defensive Stats

Pittsburgh Steelers Defensive

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS
Devan Boykin	9	5	0	0	0	0
D'Shawn Jamison	7	6	0	2	1	0
Elandon Roberts	5	4	0	1	0	0
Cole Holcomb	5	3	0	1	0	0
Carson Bruener	5	2	0	0	0	0
Brandin Echols	4	2	0	0	0	0
Doneiko Slaughter	4	2	0	0	0	0
Julius Welschof	3	2	1	2	0	1
Anthony Goodlow	3	2	1	1	0	1
Jack Henderson	3	2	0	0	0	0
Robert Spears-Jennings	2	2	0	0	0	1
Jaylon Guilbeau	2	1	0	0	0	0
Gabriel Rubio	2	0	0	0	0	0
Kevin Jobity Jr.	1	1	1	1	0	1
Christian Kuntz	1	1	0	0	0	0
Ben Skowronek	1	1	0	0	0	0
Travis Homer	1	1	0	0	0	0
Esezi Otomewo	1	1	0	0	0	1
Jacoby Windmon	1	1	0	0	0	0
Jack Sawyer	1	1	0	0	0	0
Levi Wentz	1	1	0	0	0	0
Daryl Porter	1	1	0	0	1	0
Eli Heidenreich	1	1	0	0	0	0
Yahya Black	1	0	0	0	0	0
Kyler Baugh	0	0	0	0	0	1

Buffalo Bills Defensive

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS
Keonta Jenkins	6	6	1	1	0	1
Theron Gaines	6	2	0	0	0	0
Phidarian Mathis	4	3	1	1	0	1
Te'Cory Couch	4	2	0	0	0	0
Jordan Dunbar	4	2	0	0	0	0
Andre Jones Jr.	4	1	1	1	0	1
Jimmy Ciarlo	4	0	0	0	1	0
Mike Danna	3	2	0	1	0	1
Zane Durant	2	2	0	0	0	1
Anthony Kendall	2	2	0	0	2	0
Damar Hamlin	2	1	0	0	1	0
Geno Stone	2	1	0	0	0	0
Otis Reese IV	2	1	0	0	0	0
Zion Logue	2	1	0	0	0	0
D.J. Miller	2	1	0	0	1	0
Kaleb Elarms-Orr	2	1	0	0	0	0
Wande Owens	1	1	0	1	0	0
Quentin Skinner	1	1	0	0	0	0
Kani Walker	1	1	0	0	0	0
Toriano Pride Jr.	1	1	0	0	0	0
Davison Igbinosun	1	1	0	0	0	0
TJ Parker	1	1	0	0	2	1
Jalon Kilgore	1	1	0	0	0	0
DeWayne Carter	1	0	0	0	0	0
Cade Denhoff	1	0	0	0	0	0
Maxwell Hairston	1	0	0	0	0	0

Kicking Stats

Pittsburgh Steelers Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Chris Boswell	0/0	0.0	0	3/3	3

Buffalo Bills Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Tyler Bass	2/2	100.0	42	2/2	8

Game flow

Steelers vs. Bills Win Probability and Momentum

The chart tracks the home team's estimated win probability from kickoff through the final play.

PIT 0%Home win probabilityBUF 100%

KickoffFinal

Possession by possession

Steelers vs. Bills Drive Summary

Review each possession's result, plays, yards, elapsed time and field position.

Show all 24 drives

Team	Result	Plays	Yards	Time	Start	End
BUF	Field Goal13 plays, 59 yards, 5:27	13	59	5:27	BUF 26	PIT 15
PIT	Punt3 plays, 7 yards, 2:17	3	7	2:17	PIT 31	PIT 38
PIT	Touchdown1 play, 13 yards, 0:06	1	13	0:06	BUF 13	BUF 0
BUF	Punt4 plays, -23 yards, 2:57	4	-23	2:57	BUF 32	BUF 9
PIT	Touchdown5 plays, 28 yards, 1:53	5	28	1:53	BUF 28	BUF 0
BUF	Punt5 plays, 13 yards, 3:07	5	13	3:07	BUF 20	BUF 33
PIT	Interception6 plays, 17 yards, 2:14	6	17	2:14	PIT 18	PIT 35
BUF	Touchdown6 plays, 49 yards, 2:40	6	49	2:40	PIT 49	PIT 0
PIT	Punt6 plays, 11 yards, 3:54	6	11	3:54	PIT 20	PIT 31
BUF	Punt3 plays, 6 yards, 1:41	3	6	1:41	BUF 22	BUF 28
PIT	Punt3 plays, 0 yards, 1:54	3	0	1:54	PIT 27	PIT 27
BUF	Punt5 plays, 16 yards, 1:15	5	16	1:15	BUF 25	BUF 41
PIT	End of Half3 plays, 12 yards, 0:35	3	12	0:35	PIT 10	PIT 16
PIT	Touchdown11 plays, 68 yards, 6:05	11	68	6:05	PIT 32	BUF 0
BUF	Touchdown7 plays, 79 yards, 4:06	7	79	4:06	BUF 21	PIT 0
PIT	Punt3 plays, 2 yards, 0:57	3	2	0:57	PIT 35	PIT 37
BUF	Punt3 plays, 5 yards, 1:38	3	5	1:38	BUF 31	BUF 36
PIT	Punt8 plays, 37 yards, 4:24	8	37	4:24	PIT 10	PIT 47
BUF	Punt Touchdown4 plays, -8 yards, 1:39	4	-8	1:39	BUF 9	BUF 1
BUF	Field Goal9 plays, 41 yards, 4:54	9	41	4:54	BUF 35	PIT 24
PIT	Downs6 plays, 24 yards, 2:57	6	24	2:57	PIT 35	BUF 41
BUF	Touchdown6 plays, 59 yards, 2:14	6	59	2:14	BUF 41	PIT 0
PIT	Downs4 plays, 3 yards, 0:22	4	3	0:22	PIT 35	PIT 38
BUF	End of Game2 plays, -2 yards, 0:44	2	-2	0:44	PIT 37	PIT 38

Official game information

Steelers vs. Bills Attendance, Playing Surface and Officials

Additional game-day information reported with the completed box score.

Attendance59,001

Reported crowd at Highmark Stadium.

Playing surfaceGrass

Surface listed for Highmark Stadium.

Game officials

Max Causey — Down Judge
Frank Steratore — Side Judge
Craig Wrolstad — Referee
Rich Martinez — Back Judge
Brandon Cruse — Umpire
Jeff Shears — Field Judge
John Braun — Down Judge

Time and broadcast

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Kickoff time

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The scheduled kickoff is 7:00 PM ET on Thursday, August 27, 2026.

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Stadium

Where Is Steelers vs. Bills Being Played?

Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, NY.

Why this game matters

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Steelers vs. Bills FAQ

When is Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Buffalo Bills?

The game is scheduled for Thursday, August 27, 2026 at 7:00 PM ET.

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Highmark Stadium, Orchard Park, NY.

Is Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Buffalo Bills a preseason game?

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