[Week 2] Pittsburgh (1-0) @ Tennessee (1-0)

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Sun. 1:00 PM EST

Discuss​

 

[Woy]

Big test for both teams here. Tennessee needs to establish the pass on first down in order to take the pressure off of Chris Johnson in the backfield. Both defenses are very good, but the Titans defensive line and secondary are better than what Pittsburgh faced last week against Atlanta.

It's in Tennessee and the crowd forced three false starts last week, so we might have a little bit of a home-field advantage going on there.

Titans, 17-10.

 

[Leftwich]

Chris Johnson explodes for 1,000,000 yards to help my fantasy team.

Titans win 70 bajillion - 1.

 

[Woy]

Fun fact: Since moving to Tennessee, the Titans are 7-1 against the Steelers, with the only loss coming last year in the opener.

 

[Point Blank]

Fun fact: Since moving to Tennessee, the Titans are 7-1 against the Steelers, with the only loss coming last year in the opener.

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kqj9j4jne8Y[/ame]

:SHOCKED:

 

[Woy]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kqj9j4jne8Y

:SHOCKED:

That play still impresses me. We had that game until Chuck Cecil started playing prevent the entire fourth quarter and overtime.

 

[Fox1994]

Looks like the GOTW. I'll take Tennessee, just because they're at home.

 

[Woy]

For whoever is a Steelers fan on the board, good luck today. I expect a real good game and despite you guys starting a third-string QB, I haven't taken this game lightly whatsoever.

 

[CaribbeanJoseph]

Big test for both teams here. Tennessee needs to establish the pass on first down in order to take the pressure off of Chris Johnson in the backfield. Both defenses are very good, but the Titans defensive line and secondary are better than what Pittsburgh faced last week against Atlanta.

It's in Tennessee and the crowd forced three false starts last week, so we might have a little bit of a home-field advantage going on there.

Titans, 17-10.

This

Could go either way imo, its gonna be an extremely close and hard fought game but I think we should be able to pull out the W at home. Gotta feeling CJ2K gonna have a big day.

 

[Houston]

Not even 1 minute in and there has already been a return TD, 2 fumbles, and a fight. I can tell this is gonna be one hell of a game.

I can watch the Cowboys fail later in the recap, my eyes gonna be glued to this game.

 

[SethMode]

For whoever is a Steelers fan on the board, good luck today. I expect a real good game and despite you guys starting a third-string QB, I haven't taken this game lightly whatsoever.

I don't know if Pittsburgh's D is back, or the Titan's O isn't playing that well, but either way, this is a fun game to be a Steelers game. 7 (!!!) TURNOVERS!?

Fortunately for the Titan's, the Steelers inept QB play really still has the game in reach.

 

[Boss AZ]

Both Offenses looked like shit but the turnovers obviously decided this one.

Nothing else to say really.

 

[Woy]

Flare up the KFC vs. VY controversy again...even though it shouldn't be needed. VY should still be the starting QB.

Congrats Steelers, we beat ourselves today. Both defenses are legit.

I'll give a recap later.

 

[Woy]

http://woysword.blogspot.com/2010/09/steelers-titans-grades.html

Seven turnovers. That's all that needs to be said. Here's the position by position grades for the loss against Pittsburgh.

Quarterback: D

- We know why Dick LeBeau is in the Hall of Fame now. If you haven't faced him before, you're pretty much screwed. Vince Young actually looked really good before the end zone pick by Troy Polamalu, and it went all downhill from there. The line didn't give him much protection at times, but both interceptions were inexcusable. Chris Johnson is to blame for the fumble. Kerry Collins then came in and after turning the ball over himself, he moved the ball on a secondary playing soft coverage and had the team in position to tie the game late. Make no mistake though, Young should and will be the starter next week.

Runningbacks: C-

- There's also a reason why the Steelers defense hasn't given up a 100-yard rusher often. They were all over Johnson, making sure he couldn't break any long ones. He actually did have one that would have been an 85-yard touchdown, but it was called back because of the (predicted) holding call by Eugene Amano. Javon Ringer was a non-factor.

Receivers: B-

- Not going to bash them too much, but VY had some time to throw in the pocket at times and no one gets open? Credit the Steelers secondary for playing well. They stepped up when Collins came in near the end, but the secondary was playing very soft. Nate Washington is a much better player than before, that's for sure.

Offensive Line: D

- Again, credit the Steelers defensive schemes, but the offensive line misses Kevin Mawae. Amano's hold was huge; I believe he didn't have to grab Chris Hoke in order for CJ to break a big one. Hoke wasn't going to touch him either way.

Defensive Line: A+

- Can I say enough about this group? One of the top defensive line units in the league; I don't care that they've played two mediocre offensive lines so far. They got pressure on Dennis Dixon and Charlie Batch all game and stuffed the Steelers running game. This is all without William Hayes, starting defensive end, by the way. Imagine if we reacquire Albert Haynesworth...oh boy.

Linebackers: A-

- Can't say anything bad about the linebackers, they did a solid job. Just like the defensive line, they're without a starter in Gerald McRath, so they're going to be that much better when he returns from suspension. Dixon's scramble for a first down and Mendenhall's long run could be attributed to over-pursuing

Defensive Backs: A

- Couldn't really judge them with the pressure we were getting, but they also played a great game from what I saw out of them. Cortland Finnegan and Jason McCourty made some big tackles.

Special Teams: A-

- This would get an A+ if Marc Mariani doesn't fumble the opening kickoff. After that, he was great bringing it back on kickoffs and punts. Rob Bironas made his only field goal attempt and executed a perfect onsides kick. Brett Kern punted it well all day.

Coaching: C

- Chuck Cecil gets an A, the rest of the staff gets a F. The offensive gameplan was horrid, going back to Fisherball approach with run, run, pass, punt. Why do you leave Johnson in to block an All-Pro linebacker in James Harrison? And I still don't understand the pulling VY for Collins move, but it better not cause any controversy as of who's the starting quarterback. It has to be Young.

Player of the Game: The defensive line.

- I can't give it to one player of the Titans, so I'll just give it to the entire defensive line. From Tony Brown to Dave Ball of all people, everyone was in there doing something well. Again, once Hayes comes back, we have ourselves a top-5 unit in the league.

 

[SethMode]

Good stuff Woy. Funnily enough, a Steelers recap would look pretty much exactly the same, just with different names.

 

[Woy]

Good stuff Woy. Funnily enough, a Steelers recap would look pretty much exactly the same, just with different names.

Thanks. And yeah I think we both have playoff teams. Both defenses are insane and aren't at full strength yet; that's pretty scary. I'd love to get a rematch in the post-season though.