NFL Opener A Defensive Battle

The NFL season began last night as the Tennessee Titans went to Pennsylvania for a rivalry game against the Steelers. It was a defensive struggle the entire time, with the only touchdowns scored in the last two minutes of the first half. Both rush defenses were stiffling, with neither offense reaching 100 yards on the ground. Tennessee held the Steelers to just 36 yards on 23 attempts. The passing game was a bit more open, however; combined the two teams threw for over 550 yards. Ben Roethlisberger was intercepted twice, Kerry Collins only once. Both teams lost a fumble. Troy Polamalu, the defensive star for the Steelers, had an incredible one-handed interception in the first half, the video is above.



With under a minute remaining and driving for the winning touchdown Hines Ward fumbled inside the five yard line. This forced the game into overtime, which Jeff Reed eventually ended with a 33 yard field goal for the Steelers.


Steelers 13, Titans 10


On a different note, Chris Collinsworth took over for the retired John Madden in the broadcast booth. He will be an excellent fit, as he neither brought attention to a Brett Favre man-crush nor talked about any type of sandwich.