The Steelers are half way to playing with house money for the first four games after slipping past Atlanta last week in week 1 of the NFL season. The win was huge and takes a ton of pressure off of the team immediately as they head out for their first road game of 2010. A win in Nashville would be epic and put the Steelers in a fantastic position heading into week 3. Per my usual here, below are 7 keys to the game that I believe the Steelers need to focus on to beat the Titans and a game prediction at the end. No Big Johnson Outside - For me to tell you how dangerous Titans running back Chris Read more [...]

Now that we have the Steelers Friday injury report out, it is time to read the tea leaves and see who may or may not get hats this week for the Steelers. Due to the numerous injuries, there is not too much guess work involved this week in the inactive list. Below is my guess at the Steelers 8 inactives this week. QB Byron Leftwich - As nice that it is to see him back practicing with a knee brace and getting a probable listing this week on the injury report, it is hard to imagine that he will be anything more than a number 3 emergency quarterback this week. It will be nice to see if he indeed Read more [...]

The Steelers wrapped up practice preparations on Friday for the week 2 game against the Tennessee Titans this Sunday in Nashville. T Max Starks (ankle) and NT Casey Hampton (hamstring) both sat out for the third straight day of practice and both are listed as out for this week. NT Chris Hoke will start in place of Hampton while T Jonathan Scott will likely get the nod at left tackle in place of Starks. LB Jason Worilds (shoulder) and WR Emmanuel Sanders (quad) both sat out again and both are listed as doubtful. This means that rookies LB Thaddeus Gibson and WR Antonio Brown will both likely be Read more [...]

The Steelers got in their second official practice of the week on Thursday in preparation to play the Tennessee Titans this coming weekend. T Max Starks (ankle) and NT Casey Hampton (hamstring) both sat out for a second straight day. As expected, WR Hines Ward (not injury related), LB James Farrior (not injury related) and DE Aaron Smith (not injury related) all returned to practice fully on Thursday after getting their veterans day off yesterday. DE Nick Eason (not injury related) reportedly did not practice again on Thursday, but is not listed with an injury. WR Arnaz Battle (knee) returned to Read more [...]

Steelers free safety Ryan Clark joined 93.7 The Fan and talked about the Steelers win in week 1 over the Atlanta Falcons as well previewed the Week 2 game against the Tennessee Titans and how the team will handle Chris Johnson, and Vince Young. Jim Wexell goes over the great record that backup nose tackle Chris Hoke has when starting in place of an injured Casey Hampton and how he still feers failure after all of these years. Steelers rookie wide receiver Antonio Brown is playing Titans running back Chris Johnson on the scout team this week to better prepare the Steelers defense for the speed Read more [...]

The Steelers began practice preparations for the week 2 game versus the Titans on Wednesday with QB Byron Leftwich (knee) being very limited today, while  NT Casey Hampton (hamstring), T Max Starks (ankle) and WR Arnaz Battle (knee) all sitting out today with injuries. T Jonathan Scott worked at left tackle in place of Starks. The veteran Wednesday days off have begun as WR Hines Ward, DE Aaron Smith, LB James Farrior and DE Nick Eason reportedly had the day off. WR Emmanuel Sanders (quad) and LB Jason Worilds (shoulder) were limited today while CB Bryant McFadden was limited today without an Read more [...]

There is a lull in the mini camps right now, but Mike Bires of the Beaver County Times has a look at the running back unit where youth is running ramp-it. Running backs coach Kirby Wilson says the group is the youngest that he has had his 13 seasons in the NFL. Steelers kicker Jeff Reed joined John Seibel on the Seibel and Starkey show on Friday and talks about the Big 12, his next 7 weeks of training and his recent clearing of charges after finishing 40 hours of community service. Reed says his contract negotiations are at a standstill right now. Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward joined Read more [...]

There is a rumor picking up steam that the Steelers might be interested in a draft day trade for Tennessee Titans running back LenDale White. White was a restricted free agent this past offseason and tendered at a second round level. He signed that tender last week and will make $1.809 million in 2010, but is not happy at all. White has no defined role with the Titans right now as Chris Johnson took over his goal-line work down the stretch in 2009. White has been pushing for a trade and after signing his tender is now eligible to be traded. Speculation has it that the Titans will try to get Read more [...]

Steelers center Justin Hartwig weighs in on several topics on ESPN. He talks about the holding call in the Super Bowl that resulted in a safety and discusses the 2009 season. [flv:http://seavideo-ak.espn.go.com/motion/dm_090629_nfl_hartwig_576x432.flv 480 368] Wide receiver, Santonio Holmes is bulking up his upper body, especially around the neck and shoulders. Holmes claims he weighs around 200 lbs now after working Tom Shaw at Disney's Wide World of Sports complex. The Steelers are nominated for five ESPY AWARDS and Steeler fans have the opportunity to vote for them. Voting runs through Read more [...]

The Daily Record has a story on undrafted rookie quarterback, Mike Reilly, and his attempt to make the Steelers roster. Scott Brown of the Tribune-Review seems to think draft pick Kraig Urbik will sign soon with Ziggy Hood bringing up the rear at the beginning of training camp. He thinks the Steelers will wait for a few teams who drafted ahead of them in round one, set the market value for Hood. NFL.com Senior Analyst, Pat Kirwan, breaks down his selections of top 10 third-down defenses in 2009. He list the Steelers at number one. Tennessee Titans linebacker Keith Bulluck received a gift Read more [...]

The Steelers will host the 2009 National Football League season opener in prime time this year, it'll be the Pittsburgh Steelers against the Tennessee Titans. The national televised game will be held at Heinz Field on Thursday, Sept. 10. The Steelers Titans matchup will finally deliver on last season's most-anticipated playoff matchup that never came to be. The 2008 top-seeded Titans were beaten by the Baltimore Ravens before they could play No. 2 seed Steelers in the AFC Championship game. The Steelers went on to win Super Bowl 43 and claim their 6th Championship.

Steelers free agent tackle Trai Essex visited with the Tennessee Titans on Friday. Essex is a five year veteran who was a third round draft pick by the Steelers.

The Tennessee Titans have agreed to terms with Steelers free agent wide receiver Nate Washington on Monday. Terms of the contract are not yet known. Washington caught 40 passes for 631 yards and three touchdowns last season with the Steelers.

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The Steelers have been in contact with Titans free agent return man and cornerback Chris Carr. Carr has also been contacted by the Detroit Lions, Minnesota Vikings and St. Louis Rams about his services. The Titans were first in the NFL in kickoff returns in 2008 and Carr also played a role as a reserve at cornerback. Carr averaged 28.1 yards per kickoff return last season.

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Below is an animated gif of the play clock running out on the Baltimore Ravens against the Tennessee Titan in the AFC playoff game on Saturday.

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