Photos: Bills open season against Steelers

Frustration boiled among those following the game on Twitter, venting about offensive coordinator Brian Daboll's fourth-down call and displaying shock that reality did not meet expectation. 

The game's result had more to do with the Bills’ shortcomings on offense and questionable play-calling than anything Pittsburgh did.

Allen was off target basically all afternoon, as the Bills’ high-powered offense from a year ago never showed up in a 23-16 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Here’s the big-picture analysis of the Bills’ season-opening, 23-16 loss to the Steelers.

Here is a quarter-by-quarter look at the Bills' loss to the Steelers on Sunday.

Grading the Buffalo Bills after their 23-16 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday at Highmark Stadium:

"Those fans are awesome. They were loud. It was very, very loud," Roethlisberger said after the game.

Here’s a look at some of the key plays in the Bills’ 23-16 defeat, starting with the decisive special teams turnover.

"The Buffalo Bills looked nothing like a championship contender in their uninspiring season opener," writes Jason Wolf.

“We just put ourselves in bad situations, whether it be communication or technique,” center Mitch Morse said.

The Bills’ fourth-and-1 lateral pass didn’t work early in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s loss to the Steelers.