Final · Kickoff
2021 Regular season · Week 1 · New Era Field
Historical final score from the WHYNFL results archive. WHYNFL preserves the team labels of the time and converts supplied Eastern kickoff times. Team links open today's franchise hubs. Historical box scores and play-by-play are not supplied.
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The Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Buffalo Bills 23–16 on the road at New Era Field in Week 1 of the 2021 regular season on September 12, 2021. It was a one-score game at the finish, decided by 7 points.
The result moved the Steelers to 1–0 and dropped the Bills to 0–1. The Steelers finished 2021 at 9–7–1 and lost in the Wild Card round. The Bills finished 2021 at 11–6 and lost in the Divisional round.
In their previous meeting, the Buffalo Bills won 26–15 on December 13, 2020. When they met again, the Buffalo Bills won 38–3 on October 9, 2022.
Written by WHYNFL from the final scores in its results archive, which begins with the 1999 season. Records, streaks and season results count regular-season and playoff finals.
Series Steelers lead the series 7–3 after meeting No. 10 since 1999 Full series history
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