Russell Wilson slogs through a rusty preseason launching as Bills top Steelers

Russell Wilson slogged through a forgettable preseason launching in Pittsburgh, mustering little before offering method to a more vibrant Justin Fields as the Steelers lost 9-3 to the Josh Allen-less Buffalo Bills on Saturday.

The 35-year-old Wilson, slowed by a calf injury for much of training camp, finished 8 of 10 passes for 47 lawns. He likewise took 3 sacks throughout 5 scoreless series of work.

Fields fared partially muchbetter, endingup 11 of 17 for 92 lawns. He likewise ran for a team-high 42 lawns, showcasing the adaptability that led the Steelers (0-2) to trade for him in March, though he was likewise stopped for a loss on a fourth-down run in the 3rd quarter that ended a scoring hazard and tossed insufficient on 4th down at the Buffalo 20 in the last minutes.

Tyler Bass kicked 3 field objectives for the Bills (1-1), who were more engaged versus Pittsburgh than throughout a lifeless loss to Chicago last week, even with Allen seeing from the sideline.

Buffalo coach Sean McDermott kept his franchise quarterback out of the lineup following a pregame thunderstorm that made the field slick and required fans to clear the stands twotimes.

Mitch Trubisky began and finished 9 of 13 passes for 86 lawns while getting booed in the arena where he invested the last 2 years. Buffalo ran for 169 lawns versus a Steelers defense that played without star linebacker T.J. Watt, who was offered the night off.

Allen will be allset to go when the AFC East champs open at home versus Arizona on Sept. 8.

The Steelers are hoping to state the exactsame about Wilson, who hasactually been in what coach Mike Tomlin hasactually called the “pole position” to be the starter when Pittsburgh opens at Atlanta in Week 1. A rusty efficiency in less than a half of work in a brand-new offense is notlikely to modification that, though there is plenty for Wilson and the beginners to work on over the next 3 weeks.

Wilson’s longest conclusion went for 12 lawns, and that was on a little flip to running back Jaylen Warren, who did most of the work on the play. The downfield passing that’s one of the factors the Steelers took a leaflet on the nine-time Pro Bowler neverever emerged, though large receiver George Pickens practically made an acrobatic grab down the sideline in the 2nd quarter.

That drive ended with Chris Boswell’s 52-yard field objective effort clanging off an upright, the closest the Steelers got to scoring with Wilson in the videogame.

INJURIES

Bills: WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling, one of anumberof large receivers looking for playing time, left in the veryfirst half with a neck injury. Trubisky (knee), TE Quintin Morris (shoulder) and DT Austin Johnson (calf) likewise left early.

Steelers: RB Jaylen Warren fine-tuned his hamstring in the veryfirst half and did not return. Rookie LB Payton Wilson left in the 2nd half with a concussion.

UP NEXT

Bills: Host Carolina next Saturday.

Steelers: Travel to Detroit next Saturday.

Reporting by The Associated Press.