DOWN X DOWN › week 17 › Steelers at Titans
Updated Nov 4, 9:34 AM ET
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Week 17 · Sunday 1:00 PM ET · Nissan Stadium

PITvsTEN

Steelers offensevsTitans defense

Season numbers through Week 8: 8 games for Steelers, 8 for Titans. Ranks are out of 32; #1 is the best offense or the stingiest defense.

PIT offenseTEN offense
Keys to the game · where this matchup tilts, from the season numbers4 reads
01
Biggest edge

Run it at them

Steelers' run game is 1st in EPA per carry (+0.11). Titans allow -0.07 (20th).

02
Opportunity

Deep left is open

Titans are worst against deep left throws, allowing +0.65 EPA per attempt. Steelers send 7% of their throws there. That is a small part of their offense so far.

03
Watch out

Pressure problem

Steelers take a sack on 7% of dropbacks (21st). Titans get home on 7% (14th). League average is 7%.

04
Wash

EPA per play

Call this one even. Steelers average -0.03 EPA per play (20th). Titans allow +0.07 (25th). League average is +0.00.

Players to watch

PIT Steelers

8Aaron RodgersQB · 175/288 · 1871 yds · 13 TD · 6 INTEPA per dropback -0.1030Jaylen WarrenRB · 119 car · 704 yds · 3 TD · 25 recEPA per touch +0.09 · 10th4DK MetcalfWR · 33 rec · 378 yds · 1 TD · 64 tgtEPA per target -0.0317Germie BernardWR · 32 rec · 284 yds · 1 TD · 42 tgtEPA per target -0.0290T.J. WattWeakside Linebacker · 19 tackles · 7.5 sacks · 1 INT · 3 PD7.5 sacks · T-1st in the NFL6Patrick QueenRight Inside Linebacker · 59 tackles · 2.5 sacks · 1 INT · 4 PD2.5 sacks

TEN Titans

1Cam WardQB · 155/248 · 1483 yds · 6 TD · 5 INTEPA per dropback -0.07 · 29th20Tony PollardRB · 133 car · 595 yds · 6 TD · 14 recEPA per touch -0.1614Carnell TateWR · 34 rec · 413 yds · 1 TD · 51 tgtEPA per target +0.204Wan'Dale RobinsonWR · 35 rec · 262 yds · 3 TD · 50 tgtEPA per target -0.0137Amani HookerStrong Safety · 51 tackles · 5 INT · 6 PD5 INT · 1st in the NFL57Jacob MartinLeft Defensive End · 11 tackles · 6.5 sacks · 2 PD6.5 sacks · T-5th in the NFL
The series · Steelers and Titans since 1999, and this season's records21 meetings

The Steelers lead the series 11–10 since 1999. They have won the last 5. Nov 2, 2023, at Acrisure Stadium: the Steelers won 20–16. Kenny Pickett started at quarterback for the Steelers and Will Levis for the Titans; Mike Tomlin and Mike Vrabel coached.

Steelers at home7–4the Steelers' record
In Tennessee4–6the Steelers' record
Most pointsSteelers 40 · Titans 472017 · 1999
Biggest winSteelers by 27 · Titans by 172001 · 2003
Playoffs0–1the Steelers' record

The last 5

2023 · Wk 9TEN 16 at PIT 20
2021 · Wk 15TEN 13 at PIT 19
2020 · Wk 7PIT 27 at TEN 24
2017 · Wk 11TEN 17 at PIT 40
2014 · Wk 11PIT 27 at TEN 24

2026 records

SteelersTitans
Overall6–21–7
Division2–11–1
Conference3–21–5
Other conference3–00–2
Home4–00–4
Away2–21–3
Last 5LWWWWLLWLL
StreakWon 4Lost 2
Points a game22.5 – 18.018.0 – 24.9

Every meeting since 1999, regular season and playoffs, from nflverse's game list, which starts in 1999; the all-time series goes back further. Franchises that moved count as one team (the Raiders, Chargers and Rams). Home and away are from the Steelers' side. Records are this regular season.

The lineups · Steelers offense against the Titans defenseDepth charts
Titans defense · 4-3 DSteelers offense · 3WR 1TE76Fautanu66McCormick54Frazier67Hoffman71Iheanachor80Washington8Rodgers30Warren4Metcalf15Skowronek17Bernard11Johnson90Thomas91Franklin-Myers57Martin33Gray53Hill50Barton18Flott25Williams26Harris37Hooker23Winston

Steelers offense · 3WR 1TE

  • QBAaron Rodgers#8 · 175/288 · 1871 yds · 13 TD · 6 INT
  • RBJaylen Warren#30 · 119 car · 704 yds · 3 TD · 25 rec
  • WRDK Metcalf#4 · 33 rec · 378 yds · 1 TD · 64 tgt
  • WRGermie Bernard#17 · 32 rec · 284 yds · 1 TD · 42 tgt
  • WRBen Skowronek#15 · 3 rec · 32 yds · 1 TD · 4 tgt
  • TEDarnell Washington#80 · 19 rec · 254 yds · 3 TD · 28 tgt
  • LTTroy Fautanu#76
  • LGMason McCormick#66
  • CZach Frazier#54
  • RGBrock Hoffman#67
  • RTMax Iheanachor#71

Titans defense · Base 4-3 D

  • RDEJermaine Johnson II#11 · 20 tackles · 3 sacks
  • RDTSolomon Thomas#90 · 12 tackles
  • LDTJohn Franklin-Myers#91 · 15 tackles · 1.5 sacks · 1 PD
  • LDEJacob Martin#57 · 11 tackles · 6.5 sacks · 2 PD
  • WLBCedric Gray#33 · 35 tackles · 0.5 sacks
  • MLBAnthony Hill Jr.#53 · 82 tackles · 3 PD
  • SLBCody Barton#50 · 34 tackles · 1 PD
  • RCBCor'Dale Flott#18 · 26 tackles · 2 INT · 3 PD
  • LCBJoshua Williams#25 · 14 tackles · 2 PD
  • NBMarcus Harris#26 · 35 tackles · 0.5 sacks · 1 INT · 2 PD
  • SSAmani Hooker#37 · 51 tackles · 5 INT · 6 PD
  • FSKevin Winston Jr.#23 · 51 tackles

Starters from each team's current depth chart (nflverse, from ESPN), drawn in the offense's base three-receiver set against the defense's base front. The nickel back, the extra defensive back most teams use against three receivers, is drawn lighter. Left and right are as the offense sees the field. The toggle at the top flips which offense is drawn.

Head to head · PIT offense against TEN defense
StatPIT PIT offFavors PIT · Favors TENTEN TEN def allowsNFL avg
Overall
EPA per play
-0.03#20
+0.07#25+0.00
Success rate
42%#19
47%#2944%
Yards per play
5.4#18
5.9#265.4
Explosive play rate
10%#13
10%#259%
Passing
Pass EPA per dropback
-0.11#26
+0.18#28+0.03
Sack rate
7%#21
7%#147%
Running
Run EPA per carry
+0.11#1
-0.07#20-0.08
Yards per carry
5.2#2
4.1#174.1
Money downs
3rd down conversion
39%#19
44%#2441%
Red zone TD rate
50%#28
67%#2261%
Targets by position
WR yards per game
126#25
195#30147
TE yards per game
61#12
43#655
TE targets per game
8.0#11
7.0#137.6
RB receiving yards per game
47#6
35#2132
Where the ball goes · EPA per throwDeep is 15+ air yds

Steelers: EPA per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
+0.147% of throws
+0.464% of throws
-0.498% of throws
Short
-0.1429% of throws
+0.5319% of throws
-0.0334% of throws

Titans: EPA allowed per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
+0.6516 throws
+1.106 throws
+0.3933 throws
Short
+0.3586 throws
+0.4246 throws
+0.0284 throws

Green gains more than expected, red loses value. Cells with fewer than 5 throws are grayed out.