PITTSBURGH 16,
TENNESSEE 6
WHEN: 4:00
PM ET, Saturday, August 25, 2018
WHERE: Heinz Field, Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
TEMPERATURE: 81°
HEAD OFFICIAL: Peter Morelli
ATTENDANCE: 48039
Pittsburgh defeated visiting Tennessee 16-6 on Saturday
at Heinz Field, and Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger showed he is ready
for the season to start.
Saturday's game was the only one he was scheduled to play
this preseason, and he didn't let it go to waste. In three drives, he tallied
114 yards of 11-of-18 passing, including a 32-yard touchdown pass to Justin
Hunter late in the first period.
Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota, on the other hand,
could not get anything going against Pittsburgh's stingy defense. He played
most of the first half but mustered 43 yards, completing 5 of 8 attempts. He
was intercepted by rookie safety Terrell Edmunds on a pass headed toward Taywan
Taylor, and he could not connect with Corey Davis on the opening drive for what
would have been a touchdown.
Mariota did not get much help from the featured running
backs, either. Dion Lewis gained 11 yards on three carries, and Derrick Henry
rushed five times for 12 yards.
Backup quarterback Blaine Gabbert's 3-yard pass to tight
end Anthony Firkser in the fourth quarter accounted for the Titans' only score.
Gabbert was 16-of-24 passing for 158 yards and a touchdown.
The Steelers are waiting for All-Pro running back Le'Veon
Bell to sign his franchise tender and report to the team, but his backups held
their own against the Tennessee defense. Rookie fifth-round draft pick Jaylen
Samuels carried the ball 11 times for 41 yards, but he caught four passes for
36. Second-year back James Conner managed 18 yards on 10 carries, but he added
52 yards on six receptions.
On the injury front, Pittsburgh rookie wide receiver
James Washington, the team's second-round selection in the draft, left the game
with an abdominal injury. Tennessee rookie linebacker Harold Landry, another
second-round pick, left with an ankle injury and did not return.
After the game, Washington told reporters the injury was
a minor one and he was removed as a "precautionary measure." There
was no immediate update on Landry.
Top Game
Performances
Rushing
|
Tennessee
|
|
Pittsburgh
|
|
David Fluellen
|
Player
|
Jaylen Samuels
|
|
9
|
Attempts
|
11
|
|
21
|
Yards
|
41
|
|
2.3
|
Avg Yards
|
3.7
|
|
0
|
Touchdowns
|
0
|
|
13
|
Long
|
18
|
Receiving
|
Tennessee
|
|
Pittsburgh
|
|
Anthony Firkser
|
Player
|
James Conner
|
|
5
|
Receptions
|
6
|
|
68
|
Yards
|
52
|
|
13.6
|
Avg Yards
|
8.7
|
|
1
|
Touchdowns
|
0
|
|
33
|
Long
|
12
|
TEAM STATS SUMMARY
|
|
Yards
|
Scoring
|
Defense
|
|||||
|
Team
|
Tot
|
Rus
|
Pas
|
TD
|
FG
|
INT
|
Sck
|
FF
|
|
Tennessee
|
210
|
42
|
168
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
1.0
|
1
|
|
Pittsburgh
|
277
|
61
|
216
|
1
|
3
|
2
|
6.0
|
0
|
SCORING SUMMARY
|
FIRST QUARTER
|
TEN
|
PIT
|
|
|
STEELERS
|
TD
1:28
Justin Hunter 32 Yd pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Chris
Boswell Kick)
7 plays, 80 yards, 1:45
|
0
|
7
|
|
SECOND QUARTER
|
TEN
|
PIT
|
|
|
STEELERS
|
FG
0:08
Chris Boswell 42 Yd Field Goal
6 plays, 23 yards, 1:03
|
0
|
10
|
|
THIRD QUARTER
|
TEN
|
PIT
|
|
|
STEELERS
|
FG
5:18
Chris Boswell 33 Yd Field Goal
11 plays, 41 yards, 7:20
|
0
|
13
|
|
STEELERS
|
FG
1:04
Chris Boswell 45 Yd Field Goal
6 plays, 27 yards, 2:34
|
0
|
16
|
|
FOURTH QUARTER
|
TEN
|
PIT
|
|
|
TITIANS
|
TD
10:30
Anthony Firkser 3 Yd pass from Blaine Gabbert
(Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)
11 plays, 82 yards, 5:34
|
6
|
16
|
Final Scoring Summary
|
Final
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
T
|
|
Tennessee
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
6
|
6
|
|
Pittsburgh
|
7
|
3
|
6
|
0
|
16
|
TEAMS
Team Stats
|
|
Tennessee
|
Pittsburgh
|
|
1st Downs
|
16
|
17
|
|
Rushing
|
3
|
4
|
|
Passing
|
11
|
10
|
|
Penalty
|
2
|
3
|
|
3rd Down Conversions
|
5-15
|
4-14
|
|
4th Down Conversions
|
0-3
|
0-1
|
|
Punts-Average
|
6-45.2
|
5-46.6
|
|
Return Yards
|
95
|
68
|
|
Punts-Returns
|
4-6
|
4-29
|
|
Kickoffs-Returns
|
5-87
|
1-10
|
|
Int - Returns
|
1-2
|
2-29
|
|
Penalties-Yards
|
9-51
|
8-68
|
|
Fumbles-Lost
|
0-0
|
2-0
|
|
Time of Possession
|
28:55
|
31:05
|
|
Total Net Yards
|
210
|
277
|
|
Total Plays
|
61
|
63
|
|
Average Gain
|
3.4
|
4.4
|
|
Net Yards Rushing
|
42
|
61
|
|
Rushes
|
20
|
24
|
|
Average/Rush
|
2.1
|
2.5
|
|
Net Yards Passing
|
168
|
216
|
|
Comp-Att
|
22-35
|
24-38
|
|
Yards/Pass
|
4.1
|
5.5
|
|
Sacked-Yards Lost
|
6-46
|
1-7
|
|
Had Intercepted
|
2
|
1
|
|
Touchdowns
|
1
|
1
|
|
Rushing
|
0
|
0
|
|
Passing
|
1
|
1
|
|
Other
|
0
|
0
|
|
Extra Points
|
0-1
|
1-1
|
|
Field Goals
|
0-0
|
3-3
|
|
Red Zone Efficiency
|
1-1-100%
|
0-1-0%
|
|
Goal To Go Efficiency
|
1-1-100%
|
0-0-0%
|
|
Safeties
|
0
|
0
|
PLAYER STATS
Tennessee
Titans (0-3)
|
Passing
|
||||
|
|
COMP/ATT
|
YDS
|
TD
|
INT
|
|
B. Gabbert
|
16/24
|
158
|
1
|
0
|
|
M. Mariota
|
5/8
|
43
|
0
|
1
|
|
L. Falk
|
1/3
|
13
|
0
|
1
|
Pittsburgh
Steelers (2-1)
|
Passing
|
|||||||
|
|
COMP/ATT
|
YDS
|
TD
|
INT
|
|||
|
B.
Roethlisberger
|
11/18
|
114
|
1
|
0
|
|||
|
M. Rudolph
|
7/11
|
65
|
0
|
0
|
|||
|
L. Jones
|
6/9
|
44
|
0
|
1
|
|||
|
Rushing
|
|||||||
|
|
ATT
|
YDS
|
AVG
|
TD
|
LG
|
||
|
D. Fluellen
|
9
|
21
|
2.3
|
0
|
13
|
||
|
D. Henry
|
5
|
12
|
2.4
|
0
|
8
|
||
|
D. Lewis
|
3
|
11
|
3.7
|
0
|
6
|
||
|
M. Mariota
|
1
|
1
|
1.0
|
0
|
1
|
||
|
B. Gabbert
|
1
|
-1
|
-1.0
|
0
|
-1
|
||
|
D. Dawkins
|
1
|
-2
|
-2.0
|
0
|
-2
|
||
|
Rushing
|
|||||||||||
|
|
ATT
|
YDS
|
AVG
|
TD
|
LG
|
||||||
|
J. Samuels
|
11
|
41
|
3.7
|
0
|
18
|
||||||
|
J. Conner
|
10
|
18
|
1.8
|
0
|
4
|
||||||
|
M. Rudolph
|
2
|
2
|
1.0
|
0
|
3
|
||||||
|
L. Jones
|
1
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0
|
||||||
|
Receiving
|
|||||||||||
|
|
TAR
|
REC
|
YDS
|
AVG
|
TD
|
LG
|
|||||
|
A. Firkser
|
6
|
5
|
68
|
13.6
|
1
|
33
|
|||||
|
D. Burnett
|
4
|
4
|
32
|
8.0
|
0
|
14
|
|||||
|
D. Ross
|
4
|
2
|
27
|
13.5
|
0
|
19
|
|||||
|
T. Sharpe
|
2
|
2
|
23
|
11.5
|
0
|
12
|
|||||
|
T. Semisch
|
2
|
2
|
22
|
11.0
|
0
|
13
|
|||||
|
D. Lewis
|
3
|
3
|
20
|
6.7
|
0
|
10
|
|||||
|
T. Taylor
|
5
|
1
|
9
|
9.0
|
0
|
9
|
|||||
|
D. Fluellen
|
1
|
1
|
5
|
5.0
|
0
|
5
|
|||||
|
C. Batson
|
2
|
1
|
5
|
5.0
|
0
|
5
|
|||||
|
D. Dawkins
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
3.0
|
0
|
3
|
|||||
|
B. Shippen
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|||||
|
D. Jennings
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|||||
|
C. Davis
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|||||
|
Receiving
|
|||||||||
|
|
TAR
|
REC
|
YDS
|
AVG
|
TD
|
LG
|
|||
|
J. Conner
|
6
|
6
|
52
|
8.7
|
0
|
12
|
|||
|
J.
Smith-Schuster
|
8
|
6
|
46
|
7.7
|
0
|
11
|
|||
|
J. Hunter
|
3
|
2
|
37
|
18.5
|
1
|
32
|
|||
|
J. Samuels
|
5
|
4
|
36
|
9.0
|
0
|
14
|
|||
|
J. James
|
6
|
2
|
17
|
8.5
|
0
|
12
|
|||
|
R. Nix
|
1
|
1
|
12
|
12.0
|
0
|
12
|
|||
|
Q.
Henderson
|
1
|
1
|
12
|
12.0
|
0
|
12
|
|||
|
T. Griffey
|
2
|
1
|
6
|
6.0
|
0
|
6
|
|||
|
T. Jones
|
2
|
1
|
5
|
5.0
|
0
|
5
|
|||
|
D.
Patterson
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|||
|
J.
Washington
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|||
|
Interceptions
|
|||||||||
|
|
NO.
|
YDS
|
TD
|
||||||
|
R. Spillane
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
||||||
|
Interceptions
|
|||||
|
|
NO.
|
YDS
|
TD
|
||
|
T. Edmunds
|
1
|
30
|
0
|
||
|
M. Allen
|
1
|
-1
|
0
|
||
|
Sacks
|
|||||
|
|
NO.
|
YDS
|
|||
|
M.
Dickerson
|
1.0
|
7.0
|
|||
|
Sacks
|
|||
|
|
NO.
|
YDS
|
|
|
F. Huguenin
|
1.0
|
11.0
|
|
|
S. Tuitt
|
1.0
|
8.0
|
|
|
L. Hooks
|
1.0
|
7.0
|
|
|
V. Williams
|
1.0
|
7.0
|
|
|
C. Heyward
|
1.0
|
7.0
|
|
|
O. Adeniyi
|
1.0
|
6.0
|
|
|
Tackles
|
|||
|
|
Tk
|
Ast
|
|
|
A. Jackson
|
4
|
0
|
|
|
K. Durden
|
4
|
0
|
|
|
D. Bates
|
4
|
1
|
|
|
K. Vaccaro
|
3
|
0
|
|
|
R. Spillane
|
3
|
1
|
|
|
D. Hurst
|
3
|
4
|
|
|
L. Ryan
|
2
|
0
|
|
|
T. Washington
Jr.
|
2
|
0
|
|
|
S. Finch
|
2
|
0
|
|
|
W. Compton
|
2
|
0
|
|
|
M.
Dickerson
|
2
|
0
|
|
|
J. Brown
|
2
|
1
|
|
|
W. Woodyard
|
2
|
2
|
|
|
T. Okeke
|
1
|
0
|
|
|
D. Lampkin
|
1
|
0
|
|
|
B. Logan
|
1
|
0
|
|
|
L. Sims
|
1
|
0
|
|
|
J. Carraway
|
1
|
0
|
|
|
J. Kalu
|
1
|
1
|
|
|
H. Landry
|
0
|
1
|
|
|
J. Knox
|
0
|
1
|
|
|
J. Warmsley
|
0
|
1
|
|
|
K. Byard
|
0
|
1
|
|
|
Tackles
|
||
|
|
Tk
|
Ast
|
|
M. Thomas
|
4
|
3
|
|
L. Hooks
|
3
|
0
|
|
B. Allen
|
3
|
0
|
|
T. Edmunds
|
3
|
1
|
|
S. Tuitt
|
2
|
0
|
|
C. Heyward
|
2
|
0
|
|
M. Allen
|
2
|
1
|
|
O. Adeniyi
|
2
|
1
|
|
V. Williams
|
2
|
1
|
|
J. Hargrave
|
2
|
2
|
|
J. Bostic
|
2
|
2
|
|
L. Fort
|
2
|
2
|
|
S. Davis
|
1
|
0
|
|
J. Haden
|
1
|
0
|
|
A. Burns
|
1
|
0
|
|
F. Huguenin
|
1
|
0
|
|
N. Berhe
|
1
|
0
|
|
T.
Matakevich
|
1
|
0
|
|
J.
Dangerfield
|
1
|
0
|
|
C.
Sensabaugh
|
1
|
0
|
|
D. Phillips
|
1
|
2
|
|
M. Golden
|
0
|
1
|
|
J. Summers
|
0
|
1
|
|
A.
Chickillo
|
0
|
1
|
|
B. Dupree
|
0
|
1
|
|
K. Adams
|
0
|
1
|
|
L. Walton
|
0
|
2
|
|
Tackles For Loss
|
||
|
|
NO.
|
|
|
T.
Washington Jr.
|
1.0
|
|
|
S. Finch
|
1.0
|
|
|
B. Logan
|
1.0
|
|
|
K. Durden
|
1.0
|
|
|
M.
Dickerson
|
1.0
|
|
|
Tackles For Loss
|
|
|
|
NO.
|
|
L. Hooks
|
2.0
|
|
C. Heyward
|
2.0
|
|
S. Tuitt
|
1.0
|
|
J. Hargrave
|
1.0
|
|
J. Bostic
|
1.0
|
|
F. Huguenin
|
1.0
|
|
O. Adeniyi
|
1.0
|
|
V. Williams
|
1.0
|
|
L. Fort
|
1.0
|
|
Fumbles
|
|
|
|
NO.
|
|
No fumbles
|
|
|
Fumbles
|
|
|
|
NO.
|
|
L. Jones
|
1
|
|
C. Sutton
|
1
|
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