The Pittsburgh Steelers went to Buffalo on Sunday and… got blown out, 38-3, by Josh Allen and the Bills.
Seriously, this one was over pretty much after Allen hit Gabe Davis on a beautiful 98-yard TD pass in the first quarter.
Things did get a bit chippy between these two teams in the second half, however, after the Bills hit Steelers rookie QB Kenny Pickett pretty good on a couple of questionable plays.
The first one came on a run by Pickett late in the third quarter. He went into his slide but got lit up by Damar Hamlin, who was actually his college teammate at Pitt, and it led to his offensive linemen – James Daniels – tossing Hamlin to the ground.
Check this out:
A scuffle in the Steelers-Bills game 👀
Damar Hamlin hits Kenny Pickett during his slide. James Daniels comes in and hits him.pic.twitter.com/dusnlZfS57
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) October 9, 2022
The other play happened late in the fourth and it led to Pickett showing some fight after the play:
Kenny Pickett got hit low by Shaq Lawson and let him know about it. pic.twitter.com/rYp2kbRNUt
— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) October 9, 2022
Kenny Pickett is out there showing more fight then all the Steelers showed all game! #Steelers #NFL pic.twitter.com/MFeLpfvrzO
— Blitz Guy (@BlitzGuyOG) October 9, 2022
That scuffle led to an ejection:
Bills defensive lineman A.J. Epenesa reached the locker a minute before his teammates, as he was ejected for elbowing referee John Hussey, who is livid. SVP/officiating Walt Anderson affirmed the ejection. 5th ejection of season, 2nd by Hussey in 2 weeks.pic.twitter.com/eoDHKl1Rah
— Fᴏᴏᴛʙᴀʟʟ Zᴇʙʀᴀs🇺🇦 (@footballzebras) October 9, 2022
NFL fans had a lot of reactions to those hits.
How is this not a flag on the bills? Sorry ass refs… https://t.co/Y7feg96Kde
— Landen Niehoff (@Landen_Niehoff) October 9, 2022
Bills just keep fumbling the likability bag. https://t.co/7Bpxvao5I7
— DFAntastic (@PhillyTradesman) October 9, 2022
No flag for the hit, no flag for an entire sideline jumping Daniels, but you flag a lineman for sticking up for his QB. Garbage call https://t.co/tZlOjWcOj0
— Matt Bryar (@battmryar) October 9, 2022
This is a dirty play by Lawson https://t.co/OkaGVWC9gy
— Balakay (@fakeBalakay) October 9, 2022
i love him https://t.co/j74qh3RbzW
— Catalytic Converter Enthusiast (@SOUTHSlDETOMMY) October 9, 2022
I like this from Kenny Pickett. 🤷🏼♂️ https://t.co/rf1jyUC4zo
— Speez & The Benchmark Show (@speezbenchmark) October 9, 2022
It is amazing how different some quarterbacks get treated. Hamlin is banned from the NFL if this is Brady. Not even a flag, amazing https://t.co/jnq9mNKVGc
— Francis Bacon (@baconator_fts) October 9, 2022
Everyone seen that fake slide he pulled. No one biting https://t.co/sRlYxyYJGL
— JuJu (@JuJu_Da_Gamer) October 9, 2022
I ain't gonna lie…I like this from Pickett. https://t.co/MspZQw2zcg
— The Inconvenient Truth™ (@BroncoFanatic97) October 9, 2022