BILLS vs STEELERS: Will James Cook EXPLODE Against Pittsburgh’s Shaky Defense?

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🗓️ 26 November 2025

⏱️ 30 minutes

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AFC playoff hopes hang in the balance as the Pittsburgh Steelers and Buffalo Bills prepare for a pivotal showdown at Acrisure Stadium. Can Josh Allen and James Cook ignite the Buffalo offense against a Steelers defense still searching for its true identity? Or will Pittsburgh’s patchwork secondary and surging run game, featuring Jaylen Warren and Kenneth Gainwell, be the difference-maker in this critical wild card race? Chris Carter and Joe Marino break down key storylines, including mounting injuries to stars like Dalton Kincaid, Broderick Jones, and Joey Porter Jr., and how these could shake up both offensive and defensive schemes. From Mike Tomlin and Sean McDermott’s chess match to the impact of man versus zone coverages, explosive run rates, and the battle for turnovers, the hosts explore which inconsistent unit—Buffalo’s offense or Pittsburgh’s defense—will rise to the occasion. Will one team seize momentum toward a deep playoff run?

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0:00.0	It's a Thanksgiving Day edition of crossover Thursday here on the Lockdown Podcast Network.
0:05.2	Locked on Steelers meets Locked on Bills for a huge AFC playoff matchup at Accrups Stadium.
0:12.2	Chris Carter, Joe Marino.
0:13.1	We're going to break it down here on the Lockdown Podcast Network.
0:16.3	Let's get into it.
0:23.6	You are Locked-on NFL crossover, part of the Locked-on Podcast Network, your team every day.
0:35.5	Hello and welcome to another edition of Cros here on the Locked On Podcast Network.
0:41.3	I'm Chris Carter. He's Joe Marino of Lockdown Steelers and Locked On Bills.
0:45.2	And of course, you can find this show on your favorite podcasting apps and on YouTube, like this video.
0:49.7	If you enjoy, subscribe to this channel to get all of your daily Monday through Friday episodes of Locked On Steelers and or Locked on Bills. A reminder, this show is also a part of the Locked On Podcast Network, which is now the number one sports podcast network in the world. Shout out to both of us being part of this great team here. And as always, crossover Thursday is presented by prize picks down to the
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1:14.5	your first $5 lineup. Joe, what was the last time these two teams play? Was it two years ago?
1:20.4	It's been, it feels like it's been longer than that. It's a playoff game. The playoff.
1:24.6	That's right. Yes. No. Rudolph. Yes,off yes that one this will be the the sixth meeting
1:30.0	uh between mike tomlin and sean mcderman and chris did you know that they were they were teammates
1:35.2	at william and mary and college yes trust trust me i've heard this have you have you been informed
1:39.5	of that piece of this game let's go and get that out of the way you're going to see that a million
1:43.2	times on the broadcast on sunday i'm sure Tony Romo and Jim Nance will bring it up a thousand
1:49.4	times. But it's an interesting year for both of these teams because the Steelers are still going
1:54.9	through their rebuild mode. They're still looking for answers to kind of get their way back.
2:00.6	They've been rebuilding their offensive line, their defensive line. They brought in Aaron Rogers for a rental. And so the Steelers kind of being six and five kind of aware, like a lot, I think a lot of people expected them to be. But I got to say personally, I'm shocked that the bills are sitting at seven and four and battling for a wild card spot like the Steelers.
2:19.5	They're a game ahead of the Steelers right now.
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