Buffalo Bills HC Joe Brady gave Maxwell Hairston a vote of confidence as the team’s starting CB2.

These four Buffalo Bills' players are trending toward making the team regardless of what happens in Thursday night's preseason finale against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Nobody in the Buffalo Bills camp was prepared for Josh Allen to appear in a new avatar. Allen was seen on the sideline wearing a headset and holding a sheet, and was not in uniform.

The Christmas Day matchup is also a chance for the Bills to avenge their brutal playoff loss against Denver last season. The exciting 33-30 outcome came with several controversial moments, and NFL fans are surely hoping for a similar game when they meet again.

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- The Buffalo Bills open the 2026 NFL regular season at the Houston Texans on Sept. 13 ( 1 p.m. ET, CBS) at Reliant Stadium. But first, they play one more preseason game Thursday against the Pittsburgh Steelers ( 7 p.m. ET, NFL Network) and then must cut their roster to 53 players by 6 p.m. ET on Sunday.

With the preseason now a thing of the past, we project what the Bills 53-man roster will look like by Sunday when roster cuts are due.

Here are Sal Maiorana's observations following the Bills' 28-27 comeback victory over the Steelers in the preseason finale.

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The Pittsburgh Steelers’ preseason is in the books after a 28-27 loss to the Buffalo Bills on Thursday, Aug. 27 at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, New York.