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Bills close preseason with 28-27 win over Steelers on Buechele’s late 2-point conversion - AP News
Steve Buechele's late 2-point conversion lifted the Buffalo Bills to a 28-27 preseason win over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Thursday night in Orchard Park, capping a perfect preseason for first-year head coach Joe Brady. Brady, 36, becomes the youngest head coach in the NFL entering the regular season, and he's doing it with a Bills team that has genuine Super Bowl expectations riding on Josh Allen.
Brady, 36, becomes the youngest head coach in the NFL entering the regular season, and he's doing it with a Bills team that has genuine Super Bowl expectations riding on Josh Allen. Thursday's finish gave Brady's staff something to feel good about heading into the real games, even if the preseason record means nothing on paper.
The decisive sequence came with 1:06 left, when Ian Wheeler punched it in on a 2-yard run. The Bills then went for two and converted, flipping a one-point deficit into a one-point win. That kind of late-game decision-making under a rookie head coach gets noticed around a locker room.
Now the Lubbock connection worth mentioning: Buechele is a Texas Tech alum, the same guy who ran the Red Raiders' offense at Jones AT&T Stadium before making his way to the NFL. Folks here who watched him sling it in Tech Terrace weather for a few seasons have reason to pay attention to how his career develops in Buffalo.
Brady also got Josh Allen involved as a sideline play-caller during the game, an unusual arrangement that suggests this coaching staff is willing to think differently.
Common questions
How did the Bills beat the Steelers in the preseason finale?
- Ian Wheeler scored on a 2-yard run with just over a minute left, then the Bills converted a 2-point attempt to flip a one-point deficit into a 28-27 win. The late-game call gave first-year head coach Joe Brady a perfect preseason record heading into the regular season.
Who is Joe Brady and why is he notable as Bills head coach?
- Joe Brady is 36 years old and becomes the youngest head coach in the NFL entering the regular season. He's in his first year leading Buffalo, a team with genuine Super Bowl expectations built around quarterback Josh Allen.
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