Steelers by 3. Bell is MVP. Steelers run defense gets abused.
Steelers by 3. Bell is MVP. Steelers run defense gets abused.
It's TNF (Thursday Night Fever)! Catch It!
Ed Bouchette
From what I hear there will be plenty of empty seats at Heinz Thursday night. People cannot give their tickets away and 12,000 for sale online
http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/s...s/201711140088
http://www.steelers.com/team/injury-report.html
Bryant with an "illness" on a Monday (and Tuesday) yet again.
Deebo and Mitchell w/limited practice
Vance Mickey D did not practice.. ankle still bothering him?
I didn't know the Titans had so many ex Steeler coaches and players on their staff
Mularkey
LeBeau
Nick Eason
Grimm
Lou Spanos
Deshea Townsend
Keith Willis
Agreed the home crowd is overrated compared to other stadiums I have been at (Seattle and Atlanta) but due to the long term success it is an older season ticket holder crowd.
Looking at three consecutive home night games in the next 4 weeks is bad scheduling by the league, particularly for an older crowd - the Titans game would be the ticket I would try to sell if I had season tickets and was going to skip one of those three games
Tickets in sections 234 and 235 (club level behind the Steelers bench between the 40s) with a face value of $330 are available for as low as $220
https://www.stubhub.com/pittsburgh-s...=122157,122150
Announcers continually say during road games how well the Steelers fans “travel.” It irks me because those aren’t traveling fans for the most part. Those are local Steelers fans. We are everywhere.
The biggest matchup concern I see is this Steelers front 7 against the Titans power running game and O-line. Hoping the Steelers can win, 8-2 would look very nice, plus don't want to lose the head-head tie breaker to the Titans AND Jags
Its a shame this game is on a short week cause its gonna have HUGE playoff seeding ramifications! Basically anmust win in my eyes cause i can see both the jags and titans getting in the playoffs and losing the head to head matchup with jags and titans will do us no favors!
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Five things to watch for in Steelers-Titans on 'TNF'
By Edward Lewis NFL.com
Published: Nov. 14, 2017
For the first time since Week 6, when the Carolina Panthers and Philadelphia Eagles put on a fun show, Thursday Night Football features two teams with winning records. The Pittsburgh Steelers (7-2) square off with the Tennessee Titans (6-3) at 8:25 p.m. ET at Heinz Field.
What are we watching for when two of the AFC's top teams clash? Here are five things:
1. Are the Titans really that good? They have six wins and only three losses, but when you dive into their schedule, there's not much impressive about their resume, especially recently. There's a 10-point loss to the 4-5 Raiders, a 43-point blowout to the 3-6 Houston Texans and a six-point loss to the 4-5 Miami Dolphins on their docket. There are a lot of wins, but one is over the winless Cleveland Browns (in overtime), another is over the 3-7 Indianapolis Colts, another the 4-5 Baltimore Ravens and another over the 3-6 Cincinnati Bengals. There are two impressive victories over the Seattle Seahawks and the Jacksonville Jaguars, but both those came in Weeks 2 and 3, before the calendar even began its flip to fall. The Titans don't get a lot of respect when it comes to the big-picture analysis (they rank just 11th in this week's NFL Power Rankings) almost exclusively because of that schedule. On Thursday night, though, they have a chance to prove they are as good as their record indicates by knocking off a talented Steelers team that currently sits atop the conference standings.
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http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap300...stitans-on-tnf
In a shortened week, two things generally sway the balance:
-home field advantage
-talent level
The Steelers have both of those advantages, and thus, the Steelers “should” win.
This is why Mark Kaloby is an a$$hole. (He’s not, but his tweaking of stats has changed perceptions of reality.)
Let me put it this way...
In the Steelers’ last 16 regular-season games, one could say that’s all 16 were “should win” games (look at the stiffs that played QB for those teams). The mindset of “Da Stillers lose to bad teams!!!” doesn’t fit, because the Steelers are 14-2 in those games.
This is so true IMO. I really didn't like what I saw from Sensabaugh in the preseason and relief on the weekend. Wonder if any thought of putting Hilton out wide and moving Gay to the inside as starters. I personally think the with Haden out, Hilton, Burns, Gay are the best 3 CB's right now.
Things that bother me about the Titans: They have a very good run game with Murray and Henry. Mariota, quietly becoming one of the better dual threat QBs. And their Oline has been playing very well.
What I like about this game: Their defense is suspect, especially in the secondary. AB, JuJu, and even Bryant should all have big games. Our run game can move the ball on anyone. And it IS a home game.
Even on a short week, I like us in this one. No travel is big, IMO.
The Titans will only have one day to prepare. They get one day off, they practice one day, they travel, and then it's game time. So, any special matchups that they'd like to exploit (and/or any game plans that they want to create) would be reduced...
...except for the fact that they already know Sensabaugh. Ergo, they won't need a full week to uncover his weaknesses.
Steelers expect 'everything' from LeBeau's defense
By Jeremy Bergman NFL.com
Published: Nov. 15, 2017
Thursday night's tilt between the Tennessee Titans and the Pittsburgh Steelers might just be a mid-week clash of two AFC division leaders, but there's also a sneaky revenge game factor. For the first game since leaving Pittsburgh, current Titans defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau will face his former team.
Steelers vets, who had been there during the decade-plus LeBeau era, are dutifully preparing for a reunion with their former DC.
"It's not just a defense," Roethlisberger told reporters Tuesday, per The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. "It's a Dick LeBeau defense." Asked what he expects to see from LeBeau's Tennessee unit on Thurday, Roethlisberger added, "Everything."
His star wide receiver Antonio Brown went as far to say, "I'm not eager to go against LeBeau."
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