How to watch Buffalo Bills vs Pittsburgh Steelers: NFL Week 5 time, TV channel, live stream
The Buffalo Bills host the Pittsburgh Steelers at Highmark Stadium in Buffalo for NFL Week 5 on Sunday, October 9 (10/9/2022) at 1:00 p.m. ET.
The game will be televised on local CBS networks and can be streamed live on fuboTV, DirecTV Stream and other live TV services. Check the coverage map to see if the game will air in your market.
The Bills were back in the winning column in Week 4 with a 23-20 away win over the Baltimore Ravens. It was a remarkable comeback that saw Buffalo trail 17 points by the end of the first half. But the Bills kept their cool, scoring three straight points on offense to tie things.
The 1-3 Steelers are hungry for a win as they watch the season slip away from them. Last Sunday they lost 24-20 to the New York Jets and have not had a win since their season opener against the Bengals.
How to turn on:
What: NFL Week 5
Who: Steelers @ Bills
When: Sunday 9 October
Where: Highmark Stadium, Buffalo
time: 1 p.m. ET
TV: CBS
Radio: Buffalo Bills radio station
Announce team: Jim Nantz, Tony Romo
Channel finder: Verizon Fios, XFinity, Spectrum, Optimum/Altice, Cox, DirecTV, Dish
Live broadcast: fuboTV, DirectTV stream, Outstanding plus
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Story from The Associated Press
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mike Tomlin never had a definitive timeline for when to hand Kenny Pickett the keys to the Pittsburgh Steelers offense.
If anything, Tomlin wanted to delay a move that seemed inevitable from the moment the Steelers inched Pickett in with their 20th overall six months ago. Asked a week ago how he knew it was time, Tomlin shrugged and said simply, “You just know when you’re there.”
The Steelers, starting the most frightening phase of their season with a 1-3 start, are here.
The Pickett era is officially underway in Pittsburgh. No turning back now. The rookie quarterback will make his first start on Sunday when the Steelers visit Buffalo (3-1), a decision Tomlin made because he thinks it will benefit his team not just this weekend but in the best chance of victory in the future.
“He’s a young man, he’s going to grow through this process,” Tomlin said Tuesday. “But make no mistake, we’re not grading him in a turn. He doesn’t rate himself on a curve. You are expected to play quality and play to win.”
Solid qualities abounded when Pickett played next door at the University of Pittsburgh, where he went from a three-star nominee when he arrived in January 2017 to a Heisman Trophy finalist last fall.
Tomlin casually watched Pickett’s development over the years, his interest sparked after Pickett spent 2021 rewriting most of the Pitt record book while leading the Panthers to the ACC title.
Pickett carries himself with a boast greater than the sum of its parts. The NFL nominee, who has spent months listening to Draftniks openly marvel at the size of his hands, now finds himself tasked with carrying the considerable baggage that comes when you’re the heir apparent to a likely Hall of Famer in Ben Roethlisberger.
Like Roethlisberger, Pickett was hit in the first round. Like Roethlisberger, Pickett spent the beginning of his rookie season sitting behind a veteran on the depth chart. And like Roethlisberger, Pickett may now find himself thrust into the spotlight a little sooner than expected.
It’s a look Tomlin thinks Pickett is ready to handle.
“Kenny has shown us maturity at every point in this process,” Tomlin said, noting that at 24, Pickett is older than most NFL rookies.
“The things we appreciated about him from a draft perspective: fluid and quick decision making, pro-like anticipation and things like that have come true.”
Pickett showed lightning in the second half against the Jets on Sunday and became the first rookie quarterback in NFL history to score two touchdowns on his debut. There were errors too, namely an unwise throw to the sidelines late in the fourth quarter that slammed tight end Pat Freiermuth’s hands into the arms of Jets safetyman Michael Carter II, who set up New York’s game-winning touchdown drive.
The player, whom Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi dubbed “Kenny Perfect,” took full responsibility for the mistakes as the Steelers lost their third straight game, despite the ailing Pittsburgh going well beyond the quarterback position.
Tomlin was quick to not fully blame the move at the foot of Mitch Trubisky, who had only sporadic success in three games and more after being considered a starter at the end of training camp.
“Often times, a quarterback position gets too much credit and too much blame,” Tomlin said. “We didn’t move the ball fluidly enough to our liking. We didn’t put enough points on the board. The quarterback is part of it, but not the only part. We all have to accept the responsibility that comes with who we are.”
Trubisky, who signed a two-year contract in March and was selected as co-captain on the eve of the season, will serve as Pickett’s backup. Tomlin described Trubisky as “disappointed” with the demotion, which is a sort of closing-loop moment for the Chicago Bears’ second overall pick in the 2017 draft.
Trubisky sat behind Mike Glennon for the first month of his rookie season. After the Bears got off to a 3-1 start and Glennon struggled, Chicago turned to Trubisky, who kept the job for more than three seasons and helped the Bears to two playoff berths.
That success, however, did not result in any kind of safety for Trubisky, who was cut after the 2020 season and spent last year as Josh Allen’s backup in Buffalo.
The Steelers are hoping for a relationship with Pickett more akin to that of Roethlisberger, who retired in January after 18 seasons, including two Super Bowl wins and an appearance in a third.
That’s the long-term goal. The short-term goal is to find a way to go a four-game stretch against teams with a current combined record of 12-4. It would be a challenge for any quarterback, let alone one who’s taken all 31 snaps as a pro.
But less than two weeks after he said “definitely no” when asked if he was considering a move from Trubisky to Pickett, Tomlin is even more determined in his commitment to Pickett as the Steelers embrace a future that may be sooner than even Tomlin expected.
“When we’re making decisions, man, we don’t expect to be blowing against the wind,” Tomlin said. “We’re not like that. … We think optimistically and thoughtfully. We believe in Kenny.”
NOTES: S Minkah Fitzpatrick (knee), S Terrell Edmunds (concussion), DT Cam Heyward (ankle, elbow) and CB Cam Sutton (hamstring) could be limited in practice this week. … CB Ahkello Witherspoon (hamstring) will miss his second straight game.