Final Score Prediction
Steelers 30, Titans 17
| Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger |
| Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 9 |
Ben Roethlisberger |
Pass: 280, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0 |
| RB 14 |
Rashard Mendenhall  |
Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
| RB 34 |
Isaac Redman |
Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0 |
| WR 16 |
Mike Wallace |
Rec: 5-80, 1 TD |
| WR 21 |
Antonio Brown |
Rec: 7-80, 0 TD |
| WR 60 |
Emmanuel Sanders |
Rec: 2-30, 0 TD |
| TE 7 |
Heath Miller  |
Rec: 5-50, 1 TD |
| K 1 |
Shaun Suisham |
FG: 3/3 XP: 3/3 |
| DEF 1 |
Defense / ST |
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| Tennessee Titans |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 19 |
Matt Hasselbeck |
Pass: 210, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0 |
| RB 27 |
Chris Johnson |
Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0 |
| RB 58 |
Jamie Harper |
Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0 |
| WR 26 |
Kenny Britt |
Rec: 4-60, 1 TD |
| WR 51 |
Kendall Wright |
Rec: 3-50, 0 TD |
| WR 67 |
Nate Washington |
Rec: 2-30, 0 TD |
| TE 8 |
Jared Cook |
Rec: 5-50, 1 TD |
| K 28 |
Rob Bironas |
FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2 |
| DEF 27 |
Defense / ST |
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Game Notes
 Steelers Club is 15-5 (.750) in Oct. under MIKE TOMLIN. Have NFL-best 53.2 pct. 3rd-down conversion rate... QB Ben Roethlisberger (27,690) needs 300 pass yds to surpass TERRY BRADSHAW (27,989) for most in team history. In 4 career gms vs. Ten., Roethlisberger is 3-1 & has completed 91 of 127 passes (71.7 pct.) for 1,138 yds with 10 TDs vs. 5 INTs & 109 rating. Has 6 TDs vs. 1 INT & 103.6 rating on road in '12... RB Rashard Mendenhall totaled 101 scrim. yds (81 rush, 20 rec.) w/ rush TD in season debut last week... WR Mike Wallace had 6 rec. for 82 yds & TD in last mtg. WR Antonio Brown has 70+ rec. yds in each of past 4... LB LaMarr Woodley has 2 sacks in past 3. Has 2.5 sacks in past 2 vs. Ten. LB James Harrison had 2 sacks, 2 FFs & FR in last game at Ten... DE Ziggy Hood posted 1st sack of season last week...
 Titans Have won 2 of past 3 at home vs. Pit... QB Matt Hasselbeck (197) needs 3 TDs to reach 200 career... RB Chris Johnson (38) needs 2 rush TDs to become 3rd player in club history to reach 40 career (EARL CAMPBELL, 73; EDDIE GEORGE, 64). Has 29 career 100-yard rush games & Titans are 21-8 (.724) in such games. Needs 100-yard rush game to join Campbell (39) & George (36) as only players to reach 30 in club history. Since'08, Johnson leads NFL with 5,855 rush yds... WR Nate Washington averages 19.8 yds/catch in '12 (13 rec., 257 yards). Washington spent 4 seasons w/Pit (2005-08). Has rec. in 67 consecutive games. WR Kendall Wright leads NFL rookies with 27 rec. WR Kenny Britt (1,848) needs 152 rec. yds to reach 2,000 career... Since '11, TE Jared Cook ranks 2nd in AFC among TEs w/ 996 rec. yds... LB Akeem Ayers leads team w/ 50 tackles... S Jordan Babineaux & S Robert Johnson each recorded 1st INT of '12 last week.
Results and Schedule
| Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2012-09-09 |
DEN |
A |
L 19-31 |
-12 |
| 2 |
2012-09-16 |
NYJ |
H |
W 27-10 |
+17 |
| 3 |
2012-09-23 |
OAK |
A |
L 31-34 |
-3 |
| 4 |
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Bye |
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| 5 |
2012-10-07 |
PHI |
H |
W 16-14 |
+2 |
| 6 |
2012-10-11 |
TEN |
A |
L 23-26 |
-3 |
| 7 |
2012-10-21 |
CIN |
A |
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| 8 |
2012-10-28 |
WAS |
H |
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| 9 |
2012-11-04 |
NYG |
A |
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| 10 |
2012-11-12 |
KC |
H |
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| 11 |
2012-11-18 |
BAL |
H |
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| 12 |
2012-11-25 |
CLE |
A |
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| 13 |
2012-12-02 |
BAL |
A |
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| 14 |
2012-12-09 |
SD |
H |
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| 15 |
2012-12-16 |
DAL |
A |
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| 16 |
2012-12-23 |
CIN |
H |
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| 17 |
2012-12-30 |
CLE |
H |
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| Tennessee Titans |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2012-09-09 |
NE |
H |
L 13-34 |
-21 |
| 2 |
2012-09-16 |
SD |
A |
L 10-38 |
-28 |
| 3 |
2012-09-23 |
DET |
H |
W 44-41 |
+3 |
| 4 |
2012-09-30 |
HOU |
A |
L 14-38 |
-24 |
| 5 |
2012-10-07 |
MIN |
A |
L 7-30 |
-23 |
| 6 |
2012-10-11 |
PIT |
H |
W 26-23 |
+3 |
| 7 |
2012-10-21 |
BUF |
A |
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| 8 |
2012-10-28 |
IND |
H |
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| 9 |
2012-11-04 |
CHI |
H |
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| 10 |
2012-11-11 |
MIA |
A |
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| 11 |
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Bye |
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| 12 |
2012-11-25 |
JAC |
A |
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| 13 |
2012-12-02 |
HOU |
H |
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| 14 |
2012-12-09 |
IND |
A |
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| 15 |
2012-12-17 |
NYJ |
H |
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| 16 |
2012-12-23 |
GB |
A |
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| 17 |
2012-12-30 |
JAC |
H |
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Offense Stats Comparison
| |
PIT
Offense |
TEN
Offense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points for |
23.0 |
12.3 |
23.1 |
PIT |
| Rushing yards |
70.5 |
49.7 |
112.5 |
PIT |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
3.15 |
3.52 |
4.17 |
TEN |
| Completion % |
65.6% |
62.6% |
62.0% |
PIT |
| Passing yards |
237.0 |
217.7 |
240.4 |
PIT |
| Passing yards per completion |
10.29 |
10.07 |
11.00 |
PIT |
| Passing yards per attempt |
6.75 |
6.31 |
6.82 |
PIT |
| Interceptions |
0.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
PIT |
| Fumbles lost |
0.0 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
PIT |
| Sacks allowed |
2.0 |
1.3 |
2.3 |
TEN |
| 3rd down conversions |
53.2% |
35.9% |
38.3% |
PIT |
| 4th down conversions |
60.0% |
60.0% |
59.1% |
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| Time of possession |
35:44 |
27:32 |
30:15 |
PIT |
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Defense Stats Comparison
| |
PIT
Defense |
TEN
Defense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points against |
22.5 |
36.7 |
23.1 |
PIT |
| Rushing yards |
92.0 |
150.3 |
112.5 |
PIT |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
4.10 |
4.19 |
4.17 |
PIT |
| Completion % |
62.4% |
74.6% |
62.0% |
PIT |
| Passing yards |
185.0 |
251.3 |
240.4 |
PIT |
| Passing yards per completion |
10.12 |
10.36 |
11.00 |
PIT |
| Passing yards per attempt |
6.32 |
7.72 |
6.82 |
PIT |
| INT return |
0.0 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
TEN |
| Fumble recoveries |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
PIT |
| Sacks |
2.0 |
1.0 |
2.3 |
PIT |
| 3rd down conversions |
46.5% |
42.4% |
38.3% |
TEN |
| 4th down conversions |
100.0% |
66.7% |
59.1% |
TEN |
| Time of possession |
24:16 |
35:16 |
30:15 |
PIT |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
| |
PIT |
TEN |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Yards per punt return |
10.7 |
12.5 |
10.1 |
TEN |
| Yards per kick return |
24.7 |
28.0 |
24.6 |
TEN |
| Yards allowed per punt return |
6.6 |
6.1 |
10.1 |
TEN |
| Yards allowed per kick return |
29.3 |
27.4 |
24.6 |
TEN |
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Misc Stats Comparison
| |
PIT |
TEN |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Penalties |
9.5 |
7.0 |
6.5 |
TEN |
| Penalty yards |
93.5 |
54.7 |
56.6 |
TEN |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 1 to 5 of the 2012 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 1 to 5 with no adjustment.
Weather
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 |
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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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