Disastrous third quarter sinks Steelers vs. Bills, 26-7

This article originally appeared on SteelersNOW.com.

A disastrous third quarter was more than enough to sink the Pittsburgh Steelers in their bid for an upset of the Buffalo Bills on Sunday.

The Steelers led at halftime, but had one of the worst quarters of football in recent memory in the third period, yielding 13 points and all the momentum in what became a 26-7 Bills victory.

The disaster started on the first offensive play of the second quarter, when Aaron Rodgers ran a play-action pass, and was sacked by Joey Bosa. Rodgers fumbled, Buffalo cornerback Christian Benford recovered and returned it for a touchdown.

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