The Titans drove 80 yards before Hasselbeck found Britt to tie it. Johnson, who has been criticized mercilessly for his struggles running the ball, kicked off Tennessee's next drive with a 12-yard run. That field goal put Pittsburgh up 23-16, and the NFL's fifth-ranked defense couldn't make that stand up. The Steelers were up 20-16 when Lawrence Timmons picked off Hasselbeck's pass, but they had to settle for Suisham's third field goal after moving the ball only 14 yards. "It feels good to win against a good opponent," said Hasselbeck, who started his second straight game in place of injured Jake Locker. "I take full responsibility for the miss," Tomlin said.Ĭhris Johnson ran for 91 yards on 19 carries, and Hasselbeck finished with 290 yards passing. Tomlin said Suisham hit the 52-yarder pretty good, so he decided to give his kicker the chance to win a second straight game. Shaun Suisham, who already had connected from 29, 28 and 52 yards, had his 54-yard attempt fall short of the crossbar with 49 seconds left. Roethlisberger drove the Steelers into position to take the lead after the Titans tied it. "We're not doing enough things to finish games in hostile environments," Pittsburgh coach Mike Tomlin said. Pittsburgh (2-3) lost its third straight road game this season and the fifth in six games dating to last season despite Ben Roethlisberger throwing for 363 yards and becoming the Steelers' career passing leader. "But it's a great win for us at this point in the season when we needed a win to show people what we're all about." "It's only one win, we know that," Titans coach Mike Munchak said. More importantly, the team that had given up more points than any other team in the NFL held an opponent to fewer than 30 points for the first this season. Matt Hasselbeck threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to Kenny Britt with 4:19 left to tie it at 23, and the Titans (2-4) snapped a three-game losing streak against the Steelers. Rob Bironas kicked his fourth field goal, a 40-yarder as time expired, and the Titans beat the Steelers 26-23 on Thursday night to snap a two-game skid. The Tennessee Titans gave themselves a little breathing room with a much-needed victory, and the Pittsburgh Steelers still can't win away from Heinz Field. Titans rally, edge banged-up Steelers on field goal as time expires
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