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NFL Fines Cam Heyward for Taunting After BillsSteelers Clash as Josh Allen Avoids Discipline

The league’s film review found no clear evidence against Josh Allen, leaving taunting as the only sanction from the heated matchup.

Overview

  • The NFL issued a $11,593 fine to Steelers defensive tackle Cam Heyward for unsportsmanlike conduct after he taunted Josh Allen following a third-quarter Bills touchdown.
  • Josh Allen was not fined after the league’s routine postgame review concluded that replay angles did not clearly show Heyward’s allegation that Allen kneed him.
  • Bills wide receiver Gabe Davis was fined $6,500 for unnecessary roughness for use of the helmet, and defensive end A.J. Epenesa was fined $11,593 for taunting.
  • Heyward publicly maintained that Allen kneed him in the stomach and said Allen acknowledged trying to get him off, a claim that remains disputed because broadcast video was inconclusive.
  • Buffalo enforced the taunting penalty on the ensuing kickoff, and Bills kicker Matt Prater sent the kick out of bounds, resulting in Pittsburgh starting at the 25-yard line.