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Steelers-Titans Capsule

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PITTSBURGH (6-4) at TENNESSEE (2-7)

Monday, 8:30 p.m. ET, ESPN

OPENING LINE - Steelers by 5 1/2

RECORD VS. SPREAD - Pittsburgh 5-5-0, Tennessee 2-7-0

SERIES RECORD - Steelers lead 44-32

LAST MEETING - Titans beat Steelers 16-9, Sept. 8, 2013

LAST WEEK - Steelers lost to Jets 20-13; Titans lost to Ravens 21-7

AP PRO32 RANKING - Steelers No. 13, Titans No. 29

STEELERS OFFENSE - OVERALL (5), RUSH (15), PASS (4).

STEELERS DEFENSE - OVERALL (13), RUSH (12), PASS (15).

TITANS OFFENSE - OVERALL (31), RUSH (23), PASS (27).

TITANS DEFENSE - OVERALL (21), RUSH (29), PASS (11).

STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES - Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger is 3-3 against Titans as starter. Roethlisberger has thrown for 1,692 yards with 12 TDs and seven interceptions for 99.4 passer rating in those games. ... Steelers are 40-5 when Roethlisberger's passer rating is 110 or higher. ... RB Le'Veon Bell leads AFC and second in NFL with 1,213 yards from scrimmage. Bell has 100 yards or more from scrimmage in eight of past 10 games. ... WR Antonio Brown leads NFL with 1,070 yards receiving. He now has three 1,000-yard seasons, joining former Steelers Hines Ward (six) and John Stallworth (three). Brown has five or more catches and 50 yards or more receiving in 26 straight games, longest streak in NFL history. ... Rookie WR Martavis Bryant has six TD catches, most of any NFL player in first four games. ... QB Zach Mettenberger trying to become first rookie to win as starter for Titans since Vince Young in 2006. ... Mettenberger threw for 299 yards and 93.4 passer rating in only home start Oct. 26 vs. Houston. ... Mettenberger, LT Taylor Lewan and RB Bishop Sankey became first trio of rookies to start at those positions for Titans since AFL-NFL merger in 1970 last week. ... Titans started eight of last 14 draft picks last week vs. Ravens. ... WR Kendall Wright needs three catches to become 11th wide receiver in Titans history with 200 for career. ... TE Delanie Walker second among AFC tight ends with 512 yards receiving.

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