Steelers Lose 31-17 to Bills, Ending Season in Wild Card Playoff Exit | Turnovers Prove Too Costly

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🗓️ 16 January 2024

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Chris Carter of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, hosts the Locked on Steelers podcast. The Pittsburgh Steelers lost to the Buffalo Bills 31-17 in the first round of the playoffs. After falling down 21-0 with two bad turnovers, the Steelers fought back to make it a game, but couldn't get out of the hole they dug for themselves. Chris Carter gives his postgame reaction. CALL INTO THE SHOW AT 412-223-6644 or if international, e-mail your audio message to LOSTEELERSTOPICBAG@GMAIL.COM Follow Chris Carter on Twitter: @CarterCritiques. Theme music is 'Soul Kick' by Ceddy P, and 'Too Easy' by Nerdboy. Both from their label Renaissance Music. Find more from their label here. This show is part of the Locked on Podcast Network. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Underdog Fantasy This episode is sponsored by Underdog Fantasy! Sign up HERE with the promo code LOCKEDON to get your first deposit DOUBLED up to $100. Must be 18+ (19+ in Alabama and Nebraska, 21+ in Massachusetts and Arizona) and present in a state where Underdog Fantasy operates. Terms apply. Concerned with your play? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit www dot ncpgambling.org; In Arizona call 1-800-NEXT-STEP; in New York, Call 1-877-8-HOPENY; in Tennessee, call 1-800-889-9789 eBay Motors For parts that fit, head to eBay Motors and look for the green check. Stay in the game with eBay Guaranteed Fit. eBay Motors dot com. Let’s ride. eBay Guaranteed Fit only available to US customers. Eligible items only. Exclusions apply. LinkedIn LinkedIn Jobs helps you find the qualified candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free at LinkedIn.com/LOCKEDONNFL. Terms and conditions apply. FanDuel Make Every Moment More. Don’t miss the chance to get your No Sweat First Bet up to TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS in Bonus Bets when you go FanDuel.com/LOCKEDON. FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Chris Carter here from the Locked on Steelers podcast here with you on an emergency podcast after the Steelers have lost their playoff game 31, 17 to the Buffalo Bills.
0:09.0	The Steelers dug themselves a whole fast and early with turnovers and an untimely defense that allowed the bills to surge out to a 21 point lead.
0:17.4	They were able to fight back and make it a one score game when they made it 17 to 24, I believe it was in the early part of the fourth quarter.
0:25.6	Lots of notes to have about this game. The continued trend of turnovers in the playoffs continues to plague the Steelers.
0:32.6	There were two big things we talked about all week long that the Steelers had to do.
0:36.6	They had to win the turnover, not just not turn over the ball, but win the turnover battle.
0:42.9	And B, they had to run the football.
0:45.1	They lost the turnover battle, which led to them not being able to run the football as the bills were able to force them to kind of be one dimensional throughout the rest of the game.
0:52.4	And that kind of killed the Steelers path in this. Much credit should go to Mason Rudolph. He did throw a bad
0:57.6	interception, but that guy hung in there, 22 of 39, 22nd, 229 passing yards, two passing
1:02.7	touchdowns. I think he hung in there as best as much in a game that was getting out of hand,
1:07.9	but I can't, I can't fault him too much outside of the interception for his
1:12.8	effort in this game.
1:14.1	But key problems early on in this game, once again, George Pickens' fumble, just
1:19.3	untimely turnovers have been the killer for the Steelers in these playoff games.
1:23.9	You look back to their last four playoff losses.
1:26.8	Those losses have all come with a combined, I think, 49 total points off
1:30.5	turnovers that opponents have gotten in those games that have led to the Steelers losing those games.
1:36.4	And that's just a, that's just that you can't have that in playoff football. And it happens yet again in big situations in this game.
1:43.3	George Pickens, notably frustrated at the end of the game.
1:46.5	I did think at the end of the game and Steelers fans are going to talk about this,
1:49.5	that the officials played a big hand in things.
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