Steelers' WR JuJu Smith-Schuster: 'I Plan to Keep' Dancing on Opposition Logos

Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster said Wednesday he'll continue to dance on opponents' midfield logos before road games even though the act appeared to provide motivation to the Buffalo Bills ahead of the teams' Week 14 matchup.

"I'm not going to stop being myself," Smith-Schuster told reporters. "I'm going to keep being the [best] JuJu I can be. This is something I've been doing. I plan to keep doing it."

Bills quarterback Josh Allen made reference to the wideout's actions during a pregame conversation with his offense, saying "Let them do all the talking, all the f--cking dancing, we do the f--king work."

Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin said Tuesday he wasn't aware of Smith-Schuster's pregame ritual and downplayed the notion it gave the Bills an added boost before the Sunday Night Football clash:

"I don't know what you're talking about. That's the first I heard of that. You know, these are professional players. These guys are motivated each and every week. Sometimes they say things in an effort to provide, you know, a vision of motivation and things of that nature, but I doubt, knowing the group that coaches that team, Sean McDermott, I'm sure that they were motivated in all the proper ways and that had very little relevance in terms of how the game was played."

Buffalo safety Jordan Poyer made comments that contrasted Tomlin's take that it was meaningless.

"I ain't going to lie. Seeing them dancing on our logo pregame and seeing all that, that turns you up a little bit," Poyer told reporters after the Bills' 26-15 win. "It kind of gives you a little second itch to come out and play with some extra fire.”

It was an important result in the battle for seeding atop the AFC standings.

The Kansas City Chiefs (12-1) moved into the No. 1 spot, the only placement that'll earn a bye this season with seven playoff teams from each conference, because of the Steelers' (11-2) loss and Buffalo (10-3) moved within one win of Pittsburgh for the second seed.

If the current seedings hold for the final three weeks, the Steelers and Bills would be on a collision course in the second round of the playoffs if they both open the postseason with wins. If Allen and Co. outplay Smith-Schuster and Co. by one game down the stretch, they'd host that clash.

Should that hypothetical scenario play out with the rematch taking place in Buffalo, it would be intriguing to see whether Smith-Schuster makes another trip to the Bills' midfield logo for a pregame dance party.