2001 Regular season · Week 3 · Ralph Wilson Stadium
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The Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Buffalo Bills 20–3 on the road at Ralph Wilson Stadium in Week 3 of the 2001 regular season on September 30, 2001.
The 23 combined points were the fewest in any game of Week 3.
The result moved the Steelers to 1–1 and dropped the Bills to 0–3. It was the Bills’ third straight loss. The Steelers finished 2001 at 13–3 and lost in the AFC Championship Game. The Bills finished 2001 at 3–13 and missed the playoffs.
In their previous meeting, the Buffalo Bills won 24–21 on October 10, 1999. When they met again, the Pittsburgh Steelers won 29–24 on January 2, 2005.
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.
Buffalo heads to Los Angeles for Monday night thin at receiver after Palmer hurt his shoulder in practice, and rookie Skyler Bell is set for his NFL debut.
The Bills safety waved off the Patriots receiver as a practice-squad player after Sunday’s 29–26 loss. New England’s coach answered by pointing to how often Gardner-Johnson has changed teams.
Mike McCarthy said the second-year defensive lineman will miss at least four games, another loss for a Pittsburgh defense already without cornerback Jamel Dean.
