The NFL fined Pittsburgh Steelers defensive tackle Cam Heyward $11,593 on Saturday for taunting Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen during last Sunday’s game (h/t NFL Network's Tom Pelissero). It's Heyward’s first fine since 2015, when he violated the uniform rules. The unsportsmanlike conduct penalty followed Allen's touchdown on a fourth-down play, setting off a short but heated confrontation between the two.

Heyward expressed frustration over the incident postgame , claiming that Allen had kneed him in the stomach and suggesting the act was intentional. Replays, however, did not clearly show any contact by Allen, and therefore, the league did not fine the Bills quarterback.

The taunt contributed to a sequence that worked in Buffalo’s favor. Heyward was flagged on the play, a

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