Prediction: Steelers 24, Titans 20
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today
Player Rankings and Projections
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| Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 9 |
Ben Roethlisberger |
Pass: 290, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0 |
| RB 3 |
Le'Veon Bell |
Rush: 70, 1 TD Rec: 6-40, 0 |
| RB 50 |
LeGarrette Blount |
Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0 |
| WR 2 |
Antonio Brown |
Rec: 9-110, 1 TD |
| WR 28 |
Martavis Bryant |
Rec: 5-60, 1 TD |
| WR 53 |
Markus Wheaton |
Rec: 3-35, 0 TD |
| WR 83 |
Lance Moore |
Rec: 1-10, 0 TD |
| TE 19 |
Heath Miller |
Rec: 3-35, 0 TD |
| K 16 |
Shaun Suisham |
FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2 |
| DEF 16 |
Defense / ST |
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| Tennessee Titans |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 25 |
Zach Mettenberger |
Pass: 225, 1 TD Rush: 10, 0 |
| RB 22 |
Bishop Sankey |
Rush: 65, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
| RB 48 |
Dexter McCluster   |
Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 2-15, 0 |
| WR 33 |
Justin Hunter |
Rec: 4-60, 1 TD |
| WR 48 |
Kendall Wright |
Rec: 3-50, 0 TD |
| WR 63 |
Nate Washington |
Rec: 3-35, 0 TD |
 TE 26 |
Chase Coffman |
Rec: 2-25, 0 TD |
| K 25 |
Ryan Succop |
FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2 |
| DEF 24 |
Defense / ST |
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Game Notes
 Steelers In 6 career meetings, QB Ben Roethlisberger has 1,692 pass yards & 12 TDs vs. 7 INTs for 99.4 rating. Has 110+ rating in 3 of past 4 overall. Incl. playoffs, Steelers are 40-5 (.889) when Roethlisberger has 110+ rating... RB LE'VEON BELL leads AFC & ranks 2nd in NFL with 1,213 scrimmage yards (747 rush, 466 rec.). Has 100+ scrimmage yards in 8 of past 10. Has 55 catches in 2014, surpassing JOHN L. WILLIAMS (51 in 1994) for most in season by Pit. RB... WR Antonio Brown leads NFL with 1,070 rec. yards & is 1 of 3 Steelers with at least 3 1,000-yard seasons, joining HINES WARD (6) & HOFer JOHN STALLWORTH (3). Has 5+ catches & 50+ yards in 26 consecutive games, longest such streak in NFL history. Rookie WR Martavis Bryant (Rd. 4, No. 118 overall) has 6 TD catches, most of any NFL player in 1st 4 career games. Aims for 5th in row with TD catch... LB Lawrence Timmons leads team with 91 tackles, incl. game-high 13 vs. NYJ.
 Titans In only career home start (Wk. 8 vs. Hou.), rookie QB Zach Mettenberger (Round 6, No. 178 overall) completed 27 of 41 (65.9 pct.) for 299 yards & 2 TDs vs. 1 INT for 93.4 rating... Rookie RB Bishop Sankey (Round 2, No. 54 overall) led team with 77 scrimmage yards vs. Bal. (58 rush, 19 rec.) & aims for 5th in row with 50+. RB Shonn Greene has 3,914 career rush yards & needs 86 to reach 4,000 career... WR Kendall Wright has 197 catches & needs 3 to become 11th WR in club history to reach 200 career. WR Nate Washington played 4 seasons with Pit. (2005-08). TE Delanie Walker ranks 2nd among AFC TEs in receiving yards (512) & has 38 catches with 4 TDs... S Michael Griffin leads team with 61 tackles.
Results and Schedule
| Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2014-09-07 |
CLE |
H |
W 30-27 |
+3 |
| 2 |
2014-09-11 |
BAL |
A |
L 6-26 |
-20 |
| 3 |
2014-09-21 |
CAR |
A |
W 37-19 |
+18 |
| 4 |
2014-09-28 |
TB |
H |
L 24-27 |
-3 |
| 5 |
2014-10-05 |
JAC |
A |
W 17-9 |
+8 |
| 6 |
2014-10-12 |
CLE |
A |
L 10-31 |
-21 |
| 7 |
2014-10-20 |
HOU |
H |
W 30-23 |
+7 |
| 8 |
2014-10-26 |
IND |
H |
W 51-34 |
+17 |
| 9 |
2014-11-02 |
BAL |
H |
W 43-23 |
+20 |
| 10 |
2014-11-09 |
NYJ |
A |
L 13-20 |
-7 |
| 11 |
2014-11-17 |
TEN |
A |
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| 12 |
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Bye |
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| 13 |
2014-11-30 |
NO |
H |
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| 14 |
2014-12-07 |
CIN |
A |
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| 15 |
2014-12-14 |
ATL |
A |
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| 16 |
2014-12-21 |
KC |
H |
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| 17 |
2014-12-28 |
CIN |
H |
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| Tennessee Titans |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2014-09-07 |
KC |
A |
W 26-10 |
+16 |
| 2 |
2014-09-14 |
DAL |
H |
L 10-26 |
-16 |
| 3 |
2014-09-21 |
CIN |
A |
L 7-33 |
-26 |
| 4 |
2014-09-28 |
IND |
A |
L 17-41 |
-24 |
| 5 |
2014-10-05 |
CLE |
H |
L 28-29 |
-1 |
| 6 |
2014-10-12 |
JAC |
H |
W 16-14 |
+2 |
| 7 |
2014-10-19 |
WAS |
A |
L 17-19 |
-2 |
| 8 |
2014-10-26 |
HOU |
H |
L 16-30 |
-14 |
| 9 |
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Bye |
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| 10 |
2014-11-09 |
BAL |
A |
L 7-21 |
-14 |
| 11 |
2014-11-17 |
PIT |
H |
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| 12 |
2014-11-23 |
PHI |
A |
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| 13 |
2014-11-30 |
HOU |
A |
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| 14 |
2014-12-07 |
NYG |
H |
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| 15 |
2014-12-14 |
NYJ |
H |
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| 16 |
2014-12-18 |
JAC |
A |
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| 17 |
2014-12-28 |
IND |
H |
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Offense Stats Comparison
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PIT
Offense |
TEN
Offense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points for |
25.8 |
16.3 |
23.5 |
PIT |
| Rushing yards |
89.8 |
71.0 |
107.9 |
PIT |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
3.35 |
3.59 |
4.07 |
TEN |
| Completion % |
68.9% |
63.6% |
61.9% |
PIT |
| Passing yards |
290.0 |
213.7 |
242.9 |
PIT |
| Passing yards per completion |
11.46 |
10.96 |
11.04 |
PIT |
| Passing yards per attempt |
7.90 |
6.97 |
6.83 |
PIT |
| Interceptions |
0.3 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
PIT |
| Fumbles lost |
1.3 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
TEN |
| Sacks allowed |
2.5 |
2.7 |
2.5 |
PIT |
| 3rd down conversions |
46.4% |
33.3% |
39.2% |
PIT |
| 4th down conversions |
40.0% |
50.0% |
48.1% |
TEN |
| Time of possession |
33:01 |
29:48 |
30:15 |
PIT |
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Defense Stats Comparison
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PIT
Defense |
TEN
Defense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points against |
24.3 |
23.0 |
23.5 |
TEN |
| Rushing yards |
102.0 |
142.0 |
107.9 |
PIT |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
4.23 |
4.53 |
4.07 |
PIT |
| Completion % |
60.6% |
63.0% |
61.9% |
PIT |
| Passing yards |
231.8 |
243.0 |
242.9 |
PIT |
| Passing yards per completion |
12.28 |
10.89 |
11.04 |
TEN |
| Passing yards per attempt |
7.45 |
6.86 |
6.83 |
TEN |
| INT return |
1.0 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
PIT |
| Fumble recoveries |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
PIT |
| Sacks |
2.0 |
3.0 |
2.5 |
TEN |
| 3rd down conversions |
34.2% |
38.8% |
39.2% |
PIT |
| 4th down conversions |
100.0% |
33.3% |
48.1% |
TEN |
| Time of possession |
26:59 |
30:12 |
30:15 |
PIT |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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PIT |
TEN |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Yards per punt return |
5.0 |
8.3 |
9.0 |
TEN |
| Yards per kick return |
18.3 |
23.9 |
24.1 |
TEN |
| Yards allowed per punt return |
7.2 |
5.2 |
9.0 |
TEN |
| Yards allowed per kick return |
24.3 |
22.1 |
24.1 |
TEN |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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PIT |
TEN |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Penalties |
6.5 |
7.3 |
6.7 |
PIT |
| Penalty yards |
47.3 |
65.3 |
55.6 |
PIT |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 5 to 10 of the 2014 season after deducting the best
and worst value from the data set. The exception is yards per rush attempt, completion %, yards per
pass completion, yards per pass attempt, 3rd and 4th down conversions, special teams and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on
totals through Weeks 5 to 10 with no adjustment.
Weather
Team vs. Team History
| Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Tennessee Titans |
| Season |
Week |
Date |
Vis |
Home |
Score |
Winner |
| 2000 |
4 |
2000-09-24 |
TEN |
PIT |
23-20 |
TEN |
| 2000 |
10 |
2000-11-05 |
PIT |
TEN |
7-9 |
TEN |
| 2001 |
7 |
2001-10-29 |
TEN |
PIT |
7-34 |
PIT |
| 2001 |
11 |
2001-11-25 |
PIT |
TEN |
34-24 |
PIT |
| 2002 |
11 |
2002-11-17 |
PIT |
TEN |
23-31 |
TEN |
| 2003 |
4 |
2003-09-28 |
TEN |
PIT |
30-13 |
TEN |
| 2005 |
1 |
2005-09-11 |
TEN |
PIT |
7-34 |
PIT |
| 2008 |
16 |
2008-12-21 |
PIT |
TEN |
14-31 |
TEN |
| 2009 |
1 |
2009-09-10 |
TEN |
PIT |
10-13 |
PIT |
| 2010 |
2 |
2010-09-19 |
PIT |
TEN |
19-11 |
PIT |
| 2011 |
5 |
2011-10-09 |
TEN |
PIT |
17-38 |
PIT |
| 2012 |
6 |
2012-10-11 |
PIT |
TEN |
23-26 |
TEN |
| 2013 |
1 |
2013-09-08 |
TEN |
PIT |
16-9 |
TEN |
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Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2010 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.
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