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Prediction: Steelers 24, Titans 20
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today

Player Rankings and Projections

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  
 
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  

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    
12   Bye      
13 2014-11-30 NO H    
14 2014-12-07 CIN A    
15 2014-12-14 ATL A    
16 2014-12-21 KC H    
17 2014-12-28 CIN H    
   

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   Bye      
10 2014-11-09 BAL A L 7-21 -14
11 2014-11-17 PIT H    
12 2014-11-23 PHI A    
13 2014-11-30 HOU A    
14 2014-12-07 NYG H    
15 2014-12-14 NYJ H    
16 2014-12-18 JAC A    
17 2014-12-28 IND H    

Injury Report

Pittsburgh Steelers
Out  NT Steve McLendon (shoulder)
 SS Troy Polamalu (knee)
 ILB Ryan Shazier (ankle)
 CB Ike Taylor (arm)
Doubtful  FS Shamarko Thomas (hamstring)
Questionable  CB Cortez Allen (thumb)
IR  OLB Jarvis Jones (wrist, 9/22/2014)
 OLB Jordan Zumwalt (groin, 8/29/2014)
   

Tennessee Titans
Out  TE Delanie Walker (concussion)
Questionable  NT Sammie Lee Hill (hamstring)
 RB Dexter McCluster (knee)
 RB Leon Washington (hamstring)
 CB Blidi Wreh-Wilson (back)
IR  ILB Zach Brown (shoulder, 9/16/2014)
 ILB Colin McCarthy (shoulder, 8/26/2014)
 SS Bernard Pollard (achilles-tendon, 10/8/2014)
 TE Craig Stevens (thigh, 10/18/2014)
 TE Taylor Thompson (knee, 11/5/2014)

Offense Stats Comparison

  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
  Defense Stats Comparison

  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

Special Teams Stats Comparison

   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
  Misc Stats Comparison

   PIT   TEN  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 6.5 7.3 6.7 PIT
Penalty yards 47.3 65.3 55.6 PIT

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.

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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

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.