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NFL Week 7: Trends which will decide each game

By Russell S. Baxter

PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA - OCTOBER 18: Ben Roethlisberger #7 of the Pittsburgh Steelers (Photo by Joe Sargent/Getty Images)
PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA - OCTOBER 18: Ben Roethlisberger #7 of the Pittsburgh Steelers (Photo by Joe Sargent/Getty Images) /
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NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – OCTOBER 18: A.J. Brown #11 of the Tennessee Titans celebrates after scoring a touchdown in the first quarter against the Houston Texans at Nissan Stadium on October 18, 2020 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Frederick Breedon/Getty Images)
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – OCTOBER 18: A.J. Brown #11 of the Tennessee Titans celebrates after scoring a touchdown in the first quarter against the Houston Texans at Nissan Stadium on October 18, 2020 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Frederick Breedon/Getty Images) /

Pittsburgh Steelers (5-0) at Tennessee Titans (5-0), 1:00 pm

Steelers: The current AFC North leaders play their first road game since their Week 1 Monday night victory over the Giant at MetLife Stadium. The Steelers have put exactly 38 points on the board in each of their last two outings and the club is 5-0 for only the second time in its history. Back in 2018, Mike Tomlin’s club finished 31st in the NFL in rushing and a year ago, only three teams in the league gained fewer yards on the ground. Pittsburgh’s ground game is currently ranked ninth in the league and the Steelers have had a 100-yard rusher in four of their five games this year, three of those outings by running back James Conner. He leads the team with 369 yards rushing.

Titans: The last time this franchise got off to a 5-0 start was also the last time the Titans captured the AFC South and won at least 10 games. That was back in 2008 as Tennessee finished an NFL-best 13-3 and was the top seed in the conference. This year, the offense has been the real catalyst as Mike Vrabel’s club has won three games in which his team allowed at least 30 points. Quarterback Ryan Tannehill continues to open eyes while running back Derrick Henry comes off another huge outing. But the club has to be somewhat concerned about their defense, one that ranks 26th in the league in fewest total yards allowed per game – as well as rushing yards per contest.

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