Pittsburgh
Steelers (2-2) at Tennessee Titans (1-4):
The Steelers pulled off a close win against Philly last
week, but it came at a huge cost. Lamar Woodley and Troy Polamalu are both out
against the Titans tonight. Of course, Rashard Mendenhall is back in the lineup
as the starting running back, giving the Steelers a fairly complete offense.
And against only the second team to allow 30+ points per game through the
season’s first five, a complete offense is what Pittsburgh wants right now.
As for the Titans, I’m starting to understand why they were
so hasty to name Jake Locker the starting QB. A decent (at best) Vikings
secondary managed to hold Matt Hasselbeck to less than 100 yards for most of the
game before allowing a touchdown and a couple hundred yards in what was
essentially garbage time. Chris Johnson, yet again, couldn’t get a rhythm
going, but as bad as that all is, it’s nothing compared to a completely inept
defense. The Titans lost a couple players in the offseason, but there’s no
evidence it was going to mean a historically bad lineup. The Titans better hope
Locker gets better fast, because there’s nothing coming back for the other side
of the ball.
Pittsburgh
Steelers: 27-17
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