PITTSBURGH (2-2) At TENNESSEE (1-4)
Thursday, 8:20 p.m., NFL Network
OPENING LINE – Steelers by 6
RECORD VS. SPREAD – Pittsburgh 1-3; Tennessee 1-4
SERIES RECORD – Steelers lead 44-30
AP PRO32 RANKING – Steelers, No. 9; Titans, No. 30
LAST MEETING – Steelers beat Titans 38-17, Oct. 9, 2011
LAST WEEK – Steelers beat Eagles 16-14; Titans lost 30-7 to Vikings
STEELERS OFFENSE – OVERALL (18), RUSH (26), PASS (11)
STEELERS DEFENSE – OVERALL (5), RUSH (11), PASS (4)
TITANS OFFENSE – OVERALL (26), RUSH (30), PASS (16)
TITANS DEFENSE – OVERALL (29), RUSH (28), PASS (25)
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES – Steelers have won three straight, six of nine in series. … Ben Roethlisberger (27,690) needs 300 yards passing to pass Terry Bradshaw (27,989) for most yards passing in Steelers history. He’s 3-1 in four games vs. Tennessee, completing 71.7 percent with 10 TDs, five interceptions. … Steelers 15-5 in October under coach Mike Tomlin. … Pittsburgh NFL-best 53.2 percent converting third downs. … Rashard Mendenhall had 101 yards from scrimmage in season debut last week. … LB James Harrison had two sacks, two forced fumbles and recovered a fumble in last game at Tennessee. … Steelers S Troy Polamalu out after aggravating right calf, missing his third game this season. Titans allowing opponents to complete 74.6 percent of passes. … Titans one of only two NFL teams without rushing TD. … Titans have won two of past three at home vs Steelers. … Titans QB Matt Hasselbeck (197) needs three TDs to reach 200 for career. … Chris Johnson has 29 career 100-yard rushing games, and Titans 21-8 in those games. . Hasselbeck makes second straight start with Jake Locker not dressing due to injured left, non-throwing shoulder. … Nate Washington averaging 19.8 yards a catch this season and has catch in 67 straight games. … Kendall Wright leads NFL rookies with 27 catches. … Since 2011, Jared Cook second among AFC tight ends with 996 yards receiving.
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