Steelers at 3-2 after 38-17 win

Steelers at 3-2 after 38-17 win
By Bob Labriola - Steelers Digest
Posted 4 hours ago
STEELERS 38, TITANS 17

Steelers’ record: 3-2
One year ago: 4-1
Series record (including playoffs): Steelers lead, 44-30

STORYLINE
Mike Tomlin assessed his team as it began preparing for this game against the Titans. “I think they are hacked off and they should be. We haven’t performed close enough to what we expect. We’ve lost games because of it, specifically we lost last week (to the Houston Texans). We look forward to preparing and playing this week in front of our home fans, and hopefully righting this thing.”

TURNING POINT
On the game’s opening possession, the Titans had a first-and-goal at the Steelers’ 7-yard line when LaMarr Woodley broke through to sack Matt Hasselbeck for a 5-yard loss. The Titans ended up having to settle for a field goal, and the Steelers would score four touchdowns to take a 28-3 lead before Tennessee managed another score.

STAT THAT STANDS OUT
In their history, the Steelers have had three different quarterbacks throw five touchdown passes in a game – Terry Bradshaw, Mark Malone and Ben Roethlisberger. After last Sunday’s game, Roethlisberger is the only one to do it twice.

WHAT WENT RIGHT
* The Other Team Has Coaches, Too, Dept.: The Titans moved the ball smartly down the field on their opening possession to a first-and-goal at the Steelers 4-yard line – 76 yards in eight plays – but then Tennessee offensive coordinator Chris Palmer got “creative.” After sending tackle Mike Otto into the game as an eligible receiver/extra blocker, the Titans faked a handoff to Chris Johnson and Matt Hasselbeck threw the ball to Otto, who is 6-foot-5, 310 pounds. The pass was one that would have required an athletic play beyond Otto’s abilities, and that set off a sequence of events ending with the Titans having to settle for a 29-yard field goal.

* The Titans had the game’s early momentum after their game-opening 69-yard drive to a field goal, but Antonio Brown helped the Steelers regain the psychological edge and kept the 63,875 at Heinz Field involved when he returned the ensuing kickoff 52 yards to midfield. Later on the drive, Brown added a 17-yard catch that put the ball at the Tennessee 8-yard line and set up Ben Roethlisberger’s touchdown pass to Heath Miller to give the Steelers a 7-3 lead.


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The best part of the article says that most of the injuries seemed to be "insignificant" and won't hinder the players participating this week. The most notable exception seems to be Marcus Gilbert, unfortunately. Not sure of the extent, but sounds to be the most serious of them all. Redman, Farrior, Ward, and Pouncey seem OK.

Just what we needed... more O-line trouble.