The Steelers’ team buses are ready to head to the stadium for the game in snowy Orchard Park, New York.
All week, the Steelers said they won’t be fazed by the weather.
The Steelers are definitely playing their best football at the right time, but the Bills are also red hot, winning five straight and six of their last seven.
Both teams will have to deal with the elements. Temperatures are forecasted to be in the teens at game time, along with high wind gusts.
KDKA-TV’s Rich Walsh thinks the worse the conditions, the better the chances the Steelers have. The Steelers have been the best rushing team in the NFL for the last three games, and the Steelers defense gets Minkah Fitzpatrick back.
Patrick Peterson could be the difference maker for Pittsburgh’s defense later Monday. Josh Allen has thrown four interceptions in the last three games.
“We have to win this game together,” Peterson said. “We have to fight to the end, because like you said, this is a very, very high power, powerful offense. They got really, really good edge rushers, they try to make it hard on the quarterback to try to find receivers down in the intermediate part of the field. So we all know that this is a very, very tough challenge for us — hostile environment, you gotta battle the elements,” he said.
The Steelers were scheduled to leave their downtown hotel at 12:30 to make their way to the stadium, followed by a police escort and snow plows.