NFL Game Preview: Pittsburgh Steelers at Tennessee Titans - Week 2

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Pittsburgh Steelers at Tennessee Titans - Week 2

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ARI ATL	7 41
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PIT TEN	19 11
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PHI DET	35 32
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TB CAR	20 7
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MIA MIN	14 10
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KC CLE	16 14
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BUF GB	7 34
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CHI DAL	27 20
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BAL CIN	10 15
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STL OAK	14 16
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SEA DEN	14 31
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JAC SD	13 38
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HOU WAS	30 27
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NE NYJ	14 28
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NYG IND	14 38
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NO SF	25 22
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Week:	1 \| 2 \| 3 \| 4 \| 5 \| 6 \| 7 \| 8 \| 9 \| 10 \| 11 \| 12 \| 13 \| 14 \| 15 \| 16 \| 17
Playoffs:	Wild-Card \| Divisional Playoffs \| Conference Championships \| Super Bowl

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger

Pittsburgh Steelers
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 11	Dennis Dixon	Pass: 230, 1 TD Rush: 20, 1
RB 19	Rashard Mendenhall	Rush: 70, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 18	Hines Ward	Rec: 6-70, 1 TD
WR 49	Mike Wallace	Rec: 5-60, 0 TD
TE 11	Heath Miller	Rec: 4-50, 1 TD
K 11	Jeff Reed	FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2

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Tennessee Titans
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 25	Vince Young	Pass: 190, 1 TD Rush: 20, 0
RB 1	Chris Johnson	Rush: 120, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 57	Javon Ringer	Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 50	Nate Washington	Rec: 4-60, 0 TD
WR 67	Kenny Britt	Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 89	Justin Gage	Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
TE 13	Bo Scaife	Rec: 4-40, 1 TD
K 4	Rob Bironas	FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2

Game Notes

Steelers Since '70, club has 13-3 (.818) record against Oilers/Titans in Sept... Steelers are 8-4 in Sept. under head coach MIKE TOMLIN... QB Dennis Dixon earned 1st career win as starter last week... RB Rashard Mendenhall had 3rd-longest game-winning OT TD run in NFL history last week (50 yards). In past 2, Mendenhall is averaging 107 rush yards per game... WR Hines Ward (79; 78 rec., 1 rush) needs 2 TDs to surpass RB JEROME BETTIS (80; 78 rush, 2 rec.) for 2nd-most TDs in franchise history. Posted 26th 100-yard rec. game last week & passed HOF WR JOHN STALLWORTH (25) for franchise record. Aims for 3rd consecutive game vs. Ten. w/100+ rec. yards (109, 103). For career, WR Mike Wallace averages 20.0 yards per catch (41 rec., 818 receiving yards)... TE Heath Miller aims for 3rd straight game w/8 rec. vs. Ten... Since '08, LBs James Harrison (27) & LaMarr Woodley (26) have totaled 53 sacks. Steelers are 8-0 when, Harrison has 2+ sacks in game. Woodley aims for 10th consecutive game with at least 0.5 sack... S Troy Polamalu posted 21st career INT last week.

Titans Incl. postseason, club aims for 4th consecutive win vs. Pit. at home... Titans have won 9 of past 11 games... Since '08, QB Vince Young is 7-1 as starter at LP Field & has completed 112 of 181 passes (61.9 pct.) for 1,443 yards w/10 TDs vs. 6 INTs & 91.5 passer rating. Young posted career-high 142.8 passer rating last week (min. 10 att.)... RB Chris Johnson aims for 13th consecutive game w/100+ rush yards. In past 7 at home, Johnson is averaging 145.6 rush yards per game. Since '08, Johnson leads NFL with 3,376 rush yards. RB Javon Ringer had 1st career rush TD last week... In '09 vs. Pit., WR Kenny Britt totaled 85 receiving yards on 4 catches (21.3 avg.)... WR Nate Washington spent 4 seasons w/Steelers (2005-08). Washington led team w/88 receiving yards last week, 2nd-highest of career (94 on 10/5/08)... S Chris Hope spent 4 seasons w/Steelers (2002-05)... CBs Cortland Finnegan & Vincent Fuller aim for INTs in consecutive games vs. Pit... Rookie DE Derrick Morgan (1st round, No. 16) recorded 1st career sack last week.

Results and Schedule

Pittsburgh Steelers
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2010-09-12	ATL	H	W 15-9	+6
2	2010-09-19	TEN	A	W 19-11	+8
3	2010-09-26	TB	A
4	2010-10-03	BAL	H
5		Bye
6	2010-10-17	CLE	H
7	2010-10-24	MIA	A
8	2010-10-31	NO	A
9	2010-11-08	CIN	A
10	2010-11-14	NE	H
11	2010-11-21	OAK	H
12	2010-11-28	BUF	A
13	2010-12-05	BAL	A
14	2010-12-12	CIN	H
15	2010-12-19	NYJ	H
16	2010-12-23	CAR	H
17	2011-01-02	CLE	A

Tennessee Titans
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2010-09-12	OAK	H	W 38-13	+25
2	2010-09-19	PIT	H	L 11-19	-8
3	2010-09-26	NYG	A
4	2010-10-03	DEN	H
5	2010-10-10	DAL	A
6	2010-10-18	JAC	A
7	2010-10-24	PHI	H
8	2010-10-31	SD	A
9		Bye
10	2010-11-14	MIA	A
11	2010-11-21	WAS	H
12	2010-11-28	HOU	A
13	2010-12-05	JAC	H
14	2010-12-09	IND	H
15	2010-12-19	HOU	H
16	2010-12-26	KC	A
17	2011-01-02	IND	A

Injury Report

Pittsburgh Steelers
Out	NT Casey Hampton (Hamstring) OT Max Starks (Ankle)
Doubtful	WR Emmanuel Sanders (Quadriceps) OLB Jason Worilds (Shoulder)
Probable	WR Arnaz Battle (Knee) QB Byron Leftwich (Knee) CB Bryant McFadden (Groin)
Suspended	QB Ben Roethlisberger (Personal Conduct, 2010 games 1-6)
IR	OT Willie Colon (Achilles)
PUP	OT Chris Scott (Foot)

Tennessee Titans
Out	OT Michael Otto (Knee)
Questionable	DT Tony Brown (Knee) DE William Hayes (Knee)
Suspended	MLB Gerald McRath (Substance Abuse, 2010 games 1-4)
IR	CB Roderick Hood (Knee ACL)
PUP	OLB David Thornton (Shoulder, Hip)

Offense Stats Comparison

	PIT Offense	TEN Offense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points for	15.0	38.0	18.3	TEN
Rushing yards	143.0	205.0	105.6	TEN
Rushing yards per attempt	4.61	5.26	4.01	TEN
Completion %	69.2%	76.5%	60.8%	TEN
Passing yards	211.0	140.0	205.7	PIT
Passing yards per completion	11.72	10.77	9.87	PIT
Passing yards per attempt	8.12	8.24	6.00	TEN
Interceptions	1.0	0.0	0.8	TEN
Fumbles lost	0.0	1.0	0.8	PIT
Sacks allowed	3.0	2.0	2.1	TEN
3rd down conversions	28.6%	53.3%	36.8%	TEN
4th down conversions	0.0%	0.0%	42.9%	-
Time of possession	32:06	31:04	30:04	PIT

Defense Stats Comparison

	PIT Defense	TEN Defense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points against	9.0	13.0	18.3	PIT
Rushing yards	58.0	136.0	105.6	PIT
Rushing yards per attempt	2.32	5.23	4.01	PIT
Completion %	61.4%	59.5%	60.8%	TEN
Passing yards	237.0	150.0	205.7	TEN
Passing yards per completion	8.78	6.82	9.87	TEN
Passing yards per attempt	5.39	4.05	6.00	TEN
INT return	1.0	1.0	0.8	-
Fumble recoveries	0.0	1.0	0.8	TEN
Sacks	2.0	4.0	2.1	TEN
3rd down conversions	37.5%	21.4%	36.8%	TEN
4th down conversions	0.0%	0.0%	42.9%	-
Time of possession	30:29	28:56	30:04	TEN

Special Teams Stats Comparison

	PIT	TEN	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Yards per punt return	3.5	7.0	9.0	TEN
Yards per kick return	23.0	23.3	23.1	TEN
Yards allowed per punt return	10.0	7.3	9.0	TEN
Yards allowed per kick return	20.5	21.0	23.1	PIT

Misc Stats Comparison

	PIT	TEN	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Penalties	4.0	8.0	6.3	PIT
Penalty yards	25.0	81.0	52.3	PIT

Note: Team statistics are the results from Week 1 of the 2010 season. Once more weeks are played, these stats will tabulate the last 6 week results and deduct the best and worst value from the data set.

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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

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2009 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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