Final Score Prediction
Steelers 17, Titans 13
| Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger |
| Tennessee Titans |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 23 |
Jake Locker |
Pass: 210, 1 TD Rush: 20, 0 |
| RB 20 |
Chris Johnson |
Rush: 80, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0 |
| RB 51 |
Shonn Greene |
Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
| WR 30 |
Kenny Britt |
Rec: 5-70, 1 TD |
| WR 51 |
Nate Washington  |
Rec: 4-50, 0 TD |
| WR 85 |
Kendall Wright |
Rec: 2-30, 0 TD |
| TE 34 |
Delanie Walker  |
Rec: 2-20, 0 TD |
| K 16 |
Rob Bironas |
FG: 2/2 XP: 1/1 |
| DEF 14 |
Defense / ST |
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| Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 13 |
Ben Roethlisberger |
Pass: 270, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0 |
| RB 29 |
Isaac Redman |
Rush: 50, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0 |
| RB 46 |
LaRod Stephens-Howling |
Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
| WR 12 |
Antonio Brown |
Rec: 7-100, 1 TD |
| WR 27 |
Emmanuel Sanders |
Rec: 5-70, 1 TD |
| WR 73 |
Markus Wheaton |
Rec: 2-30, 0 TD |
| WR 92 |
Jerricho Cotchery |
Rec: 1-20, 0 TD |
| TE 33 |
David Paulson |
Rec: 2-20, 0 TD |
| K 30 |
Shaun Suisham |
FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2 |
| DEF 3 |
Defense / ST |
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Game Notes
 Titans Head coach MIKE MUNCHAK has spent 32 consecutive years w/ Oilers/Titans as player & coach since being selected in '82 NFL Draft... Ten. has 3-0 record when QB Jake Locker has 90+ rating as starter... In '12, RB Chris Johnson reached 1,200 rush yards (1,243) for 4th time in career. Rushed for 91 yards in last meeting vs. Pit. Has 6 career rush TDs of 80+ yards, most in NFL history... Since '09, WR Nate Washington leads Titans in rec. (209), rec. yards (3,025) & TD rec. (23). Has rec. in 78 consecutive games. Spent 4 seasons in Pit. (2005-08). WR Kendall Wright (64) tied for most rec. among NFL rookies in '12. Had 2nd-most rec. by rookie in Titans history (BILL GROMAN, 72 in '60). WR Kenny Britt had 4 rec. for 85 yards (21.3 avg.) in last game at Pit... LB Akeem Ayers led team with 110 tackles in '12... DE Derrick Morgan had career-best 6.5 sacks last season... CB Jason McCourty had career-best 4 INTs in '12... S Bernard Pollard will make Titans debut... Since '05, K Rob Bironas had made 2nd-most FGs (214) in NFL (DAVID AKERS, 228)... KR DARIUS REYNAUD tied for NFL-best with 3 KR TDs in '12 (2 PR, 1 KO).
 Steelers Have won 10 straight home openers, longest active streak in NFL... Seek 4th straight win vs. Ten. at home... Have won past 2 games on KO Weekend vs. Titans... MIKE TOMLIN is 6-0 as head coach in home openers... QB Ben Roethlisberger has 29,844 pass yards, most in Steelers annals. Has 87-39 (.690) career regular-season record as starter, 3rd-best among NFL QBs (min. 10 starts). Needs 156 pass yards to reach 30,000 career. Has 3-0 record at home vs. Ten. & has completed 66 of 88 passes (75 pct.) for 809 yards with 8 TDs vs. 3 INTs & 119 rating. Ranks 2nd in Steelers history with 191 TD passes, trailing only HOFer TERRY BRADSHAW (212)... RB Felix Jones makes Steelers debut. Jones rushed for 109 yards in only meeting vs. Ten. (w/ Cowboys on 10/10/10)... WR Antonio Brown had career-high 5 TD rec. in '12... Defense allowed NFL-low 275.8 yards per game last season... LB LaMarr Woodley (52) needs 2 sacks to surpass GREG LLOYD (53.5) for 5th-most sacks by Steeler since '82. LB Lawrence Timmons led team with 134 tackles in '12... S Troy Polamalu has 3 career INTs against Titans.
Results and Schedule
| Tennessee Titans |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2013-09-08 |
PIT |
A |
W 16-9 |
+7 |
| 2 |
2013-09-15 |
HOU |
A |
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| 3 |
2013-09-22 |
SD |
H |
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| 4 |
2013-09-29 |
NYJ |
H |
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| 5 |
2013-10-06 |
KC |
H |
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| 6 |
2013-10-13 |
SEA |
A |
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| 7 |
2013-10-20 |
SF |
H |
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| 8 |
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Bye |
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| 9 |
2013-11-03 |
STL |
A |
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| 10 |
2013-11-10 |
JAC |
H |
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| 11 |
2013-11-14 |
IND |
H |
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| 12 |
2013-11-24 |
OAK |
A |
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| 13 |
2013-12-01 |
IND |
A |
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| 14 |
2013-12-08 |
DEN |
A |
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| 15 |
2013-12-15 |
ARI |
H |
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| 16 |
2013-12-22 |
JAC |
A |
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| 17 |
2013-12-29 |
HOU |
H |
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| Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2013-09-08 |
TEN |
H |
L 9-16 |
-7 |
| 2 |
2013-09-16 |
CIN |
A |
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| 3 |
2013-09-22 |
CHI |
H |
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| 4 |
2013-09-29 |
MIN |
A |
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| 5 |
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Bye |
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| 6 |
2013-10-13 |
NYJ |
A |
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| 7 |
2013-10-20 |
BAL |
H |
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| 8 |
2013-10-27 |
OAK |
A |
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| 9 |
2013-11-03 |
NE |
A |
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| 10 |
2013-11-10 |
BUF |
H |
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| 11 |
2013-11-17 |
DET |
H |
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| 12 |
2013-11-24 |
CLE |
A |
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| 13 |
2013-11-28 |
BAL |
A |
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| 14 |
2013-12-08 |
MIA |
H |
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| 15 |
2013-12-15 |
CIN |
H |
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| 16 |
2013-12-22 |
GB |
A |
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| 17 |
2013-12-29 |
CLE |
H |
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Offense Stats Comparison
| |
TEN
Offense |
PIT
Offense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points for |
16.5 |
21.3 |
22.3 |
PIT |
| Rushing yards |
93.8 |
81.0 |
119.6 |
TEN |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
3.98 |
3.37 |
4.34 |
TEN |
| Completion % |
54.0% |
58.8% |
59.3% |
PIT |
| Passing yards |
194.5 |
229.8 |
223.1 |
PIT |
| Passing yards per completion |
11.33 |
11.33 |
11.02 |
- |
| Passing yards per attempt |
6.12 |
6.66 |
6.53 |
PIT |
| Interceptions |
1.5 |
1.5 |
0.9 |
- |
| Fumbles lost |
0.0 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
TEN |
| Sacks allowed |
3.3 |
2.5 |
2.3 |
PIT |
| 3rd down conversions |
31.3% |
31.1% |
38.2% |
TEN |
| 4th down conversions |
0.0% |
50.0% |
45.1% |
PIT |
| Time of possession |
28:06 |
28:48 |
30:18 |
PIT |
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Defense Stats Comparison
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TEN
Defense |
PIT
Defense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points against |
23.8 |
20.0 |
22.3 |
PIT |
| Rushing yards |
116.0 |
100.0 |
119.6 |
PIT |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
3.93 |
3.58 |
4.34 |
PIT |
| Completion % |
58.5% |
59.9% |
59.3% |
TEN |
| Passing yards |
213.0 |
203.0 |
223.1 |
PIT |
| Passing yards per completion |
10.85 |
9.77 |
11.02 |
PIT |
| Passing yards per attempt |
6.35 |
5.85 |
6.53 |
PIT |
| INT return |
1.5 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
TEN |
| Fumble recoveries |
0.0 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
PIT |
| Sacks |
4.0 |
3.0 |
2.3 |
TEN |
| 3rd down conversions |
35.4% |
34.1% |
38.2% |
PIT |
| 4th down conversions |
37.5% |
50.0% |
45.1% |
TEN |
| Time of possession |
31:54 |
31:33 |
30:18 |
PIT |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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TEN |
PIT |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Yards per punt return |
18.1 |
5.4 |
10.0 |
TEN |
| Yards per kick return |
20.6 |
22.8 |
22.9 |
PIT |
| Yards allowed per punt return |
13.5 |
9.3 |
10.0 |
PIT |
| Yards allowed per kick return |
21.0 |
18.1 |
22.9 |
PIT |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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TEN |
PIT |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Penalties |
6.3 |
5.0 |
6.1 |
PIT |
| Penalty yards |
47.5 |
55.8 |
50.7 |
TEN |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 12 to 17 of the 2012 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 12 to 17 with no adjustment.
Weather
Team vs. Team History
| Tennessee Titans vs. Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 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 |
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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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