Final Score Prediction
Steelers 23, Titans 17
Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger |
Tennessee Titans |
Rank |
Player |
Projections |
QB 20 |
Matt Hasselbeck |
Pass: 220, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0 |
RB 6 |
Chris Johnson |
Rush: 100, 1 TD Rec: 5-30, 0 |
RB 45 |
Javon Ringer |
Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0 |
WR 35 |
Nate Washington |
Rec: 4-60, 0 TD |
WR 59 |
Damian Williams |
Rec: 3-40, 0 TD |
WR 77 |
Lavelle Hawkins |
Rec: 2-20, 0 TD |
TE 9 |
Jared Cook |
Rec: 6-60, 1 TD |
K 23 |
Rob Bironas |
FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2 |
DEF 14 |
Defense / ST |
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Pittsburgh Steelers |
Rank |
Player |
Projections |
QB 16 |
Ben Roethlisberger |
Pass: 250, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0 |
RB 13 |
Isaac Redman |
Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0 |
RB 39 |
Rashard Mendenhall |
Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0 |
WR 8 |
Mike Wallace |
Rec: 6-90, 1 TD |
WR 42 |
Antonio Brown |
Rec: 4-50, 0 TD |
WR 64 |
Hines Ward |
Rec: 2-30, 0 TD |
WR 70 |
Emmanuel Sanders |
Rec: 2-30, 0 TD |
TE 19 |
Heath Miller |
Rec: 3-30, 0 TD |
K 12 |
Shaun Suisham |
FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2 |
DEF 3 |
Defense / ST |
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Game Notes
Titans Seek 4th consecutive win... In past 2, QB Matt Hasselbeck has 5 TDs vs. 1 INT & 119 passer rating. Hasselbeck aims for 5th consecutive game with 100+ passer rating. Has 8 TD passes this season - his most in 1st 4 games of any of his 11 seasons as starting NFL QB... RB Chris Johnson (101 yards) record 25th career game with 100+ rush yards last week. Johnson (5,907) needs 93 scrimmage yards to reach 6,000 career... WR Nate Washington spent 4 seasons (2005-08) with Steelers... TE Jared Cook had career-long 80-yard TD rec. last week - longest TD catch by Titans/Oilers TE since WILLIE FRAZIER on 11/6/64 (80). TE Craig Stevens posted 1st TD catch in '11 last week... Defense allows NFL-low 14 points per game in '11... LB Barrett Ruud leads team with 27 tackles... DE Derrick Morgan has sack in 2 of past 3... Rookie LB Akeem Ayers (2nd round, No. 39) recorded 1st career sack last week...S Jordan Babineaux had 97-yard INT-TD return last week, 3rd-longest in franchise history.
Steelers Club has won 4 of past 5 at home... In 3 career games vs. Titans, QB Ben Roethlisberger is 2-1 & has completed 67 of 93 passes (72 pct.) for 910 yards with 5 TDs & 102.9 passer rating. Roethlisberger has 18-7 (.720) record as starter in Oct... RB Rashard Mendenhall has 6 rush TDs in past 7 games... WR Hines Ward (11,838) needs 67 rec. yards to surpass HOFer MICHAEL IRVIN (11,834) for 19th-most in NFL history. Has 100+ rec. yards (109, 103) in 2 of past 3 vs. Titans. WR Mike Wallace averages 113.5 rec. yards per game this season (454 total). Aims for 4th consecutive game with 100+ yards at home (102, 104, 126). 11 of WR Antonio Brown's 15 rec. have been for 1st downs (73.3 pct.) this season... TE Heath Miller (298) needs 2 catches to become 1st Pit. TE with 300 career... Defense allows 277 yards per game, 2nd-lowest in NFL this season (BENGALS, 275.5)... In last game vs. Ten., LB James Harrison had 2 sacks, 2 FFs & FR... S Troy Polamalu has 3 INTs in 5 career games vs. Titans.
Results and Schedule
Tennessee Titans |
Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
1 |
2011-09-11 |
JAC |
A |
L 14-16 |
-2 |
2 |
2011-09-18 |
BAL |
H |
W 26-13 |
+13 |
3 |
2011-09-25 |
DEN |
H |
W 17-14 |
+3 |
4 |
2011-10-02 |
CLE |
A |
W 31-13 |
+18 |
5 |
2011-10-09 |
PIT |
A |
L 17-38 |
-21 |
6 |
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Bye |
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7 |
2011-10-23 |
HOU |
H |
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8 |
2011-10-30 |
IND |
H |
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9 |
2011-11-06 |
CIN |
H |
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10 |
2011-11-13 |
CAR |
A |
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11 |
2011-11-20 |
ATL |
A |
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12 |
2011-11-27 |
TB |
H |
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13 |
2011-12-04 |
BUF |
A |
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14 |
2011-12-11 |
NO |
H |
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15 |
2011-12-18 |
IND |
A |
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16 |
2011-12-24 |
JAC |
H |
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17 |
2012-01-01 |
HOU |
A |
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Pittsburgh Steelers |
Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
1 |
2011-09-11 |
BAL |
A |
L 7-35 |
-28 |
2 |
2011-09-18 |
SEA |
H |
W 24-0 |
+24 |
3 |
2011-09-25 |
IND |
A |
W 23-20 |
+3 |
4 |
2011-10-02 |
HOU |
A |
L 10-17 |
-7 |
5 |
2011-10-09 |
TEN |
H |
W 38-17 |
+21 |
6 |
2011-10-16 |
JAC |
H |
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7 |
2011-10-23 |
ARI |
A |
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8 |
2011-10-30 |
NE |
H |
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9 |
2011-11-06 |
BAL |
H |
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10 |
2011-11-13 |
CIN |
A |
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11 |
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Bye |
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12 |
2011-11-27 |
KC |
A |
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13 |
2011-12-04 |
CIN |
H |
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14 |
2011-12-08 |
CLE |
H |
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15 |
2011-12-19 |
SF |
A |
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16 |
2011-12-24 |
STL |
H |
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17 |
2012-01-01 |
CLE |
A |
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Offense Stats Comparison
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TEN Offense |
PIT Offense |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Points for |
22.0 |
16.0 |
22.8 |
TEN |
Rushing yards |
66.8 |
93.8 |
108.5 |
PIT |
Rushing yards per attempt |
2.84 |
3.71 |
4.16 |
PIT |
Completion % |
66.2% |
61.9% |
61.0% |
TEN |
Passing yards |
280.5 |
265.5 |
245.7 |
TEN |
Passing yards per completion |
12.75 |
12.35 |
11.44 |
TEN |
Passing yards per attempt |
8.44 |
7.64 |
6.98 |
TEN |
Interceptions |
0.8 |
1.3 |
1.0 |
TEN |
Fumbles lost |
0.5 |
1.5 |
0.6 |
TEN |
Sacks allowed |
1.0 |
3.5 |
2.3 |
TEN |
3rd down conversions |
41.8% |
47.1% |
38.5% |
PIT |
4th down conversions |
100.0% |
0.0% |
45.4% |
TEN |
Time of possession |
27:34 |
32:07 |
30:01 |
PIT |
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Defense Stats Comparison
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TEN Defense |
PIT Defense |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Points against |
14.0 |
18.0 |
22.8 |
TEN |
Rushing yards |
87.8 |
119.5 |
108.5 |
TEN |
Rushing yards per attempt |
3.22 |
4.78 |
4.16 |
TEN |
Completion % |
61.5% |
58.0% |
61.0% |
PIT |
Passing yards |
212.0 |
157.5 |
245.7 |
PIT |
Passing yards per completion |
8.83 |
9.13 |
11.44 |
TEN |
Passing yards per attempt |
5.44 |
5.29 |
6.98 |
PIT |
INT return |
1.3 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
TEN |
Fumble recoveries |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
TEN |
Sacks |
2.5 |
1.8 |
2.3 |
TEN |
3rd down conversions |
44.4% |
39.3% |
38.5% |
PIT |
4th down conversions |
33.3% |
33.3% |
45.4% |
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Time of possession |
32:26 |
27:50 |
30:01 |
PIT |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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TEN |
PIT |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Yards per punt return |
6.2 |
12.8 |
10.4 |
PIT |
Yards per kick return |
24.0 |
26.9 |
24.4 |
PIT |
Yards allowed per punt return |
11.1 |
3.8 |
10.4 |
PIT |
Yards allowed per kick return |
24.8 |
23.1 |
24.4 |
PIT |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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TEN |
PIT |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Penalties |
7.3 |
4.8 |
6.5 |
PIT |
Penalty yards |
63.8 |
46.0 |
53.9 |
PIT |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 1 to 4 of the 2011 season with no adjustment. Once
more weeks are played, these stats will tabulate the last 6 weeks results and deduct the
best and worst value from the data set.
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 |
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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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