PITTSBURGH (AP) – Dennis Dixon will be the Steelers’ starting quarterback Sunday at Tennessee, even though the injured Byron Leftwich may return to practice as early as Wednesday.
Steelers coach Mike Tomlin, who is choosing his starter on a week-to-week basis while Ben Roethlisberger is suspended, said Dixon did enough things well during a season-opening 15-9 overtime victory over Atlanta to stay in the lineup. Dixon completed 18 of 26 passes for 236 yards and an interception in his second NFL start.
Tomlin isn’t ruling left tackle Max Starks or nose tackle Casey Hampton out of the Titans game, although it appears unlikely either will play. Starks has a sprained left ankle and Hampton injured a hamstring.
Leftwich sprained his left knee on Sept. 2 against Carolina.
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