2009年9月9日星期三

NFL opener Previewing

Given NFL's annual amateur about-face rate, this is about as abutting as two teams can appear to a rematch from one division to next. And it ability be emotional. Titans bedeviled 31-14 endure December, Steelers' alone accident in endure 10 games. To Steelers, enduring angel of beating was Tennessee active aback LenDale White and several teammates tromping on Pittsburgh fans' "Terrible Towels" — a antecedent of borough pride. Titans are missing alone two starters, admitting accident of All-Pro arresting accouterment Albert Haynesworth could decidedly abate what was NFL's No. 7 defense. Steelers acknowledgment 19 of 22 starters, aberrant for Super Bowl-winning team. Titans accept won four of endure 5 adjoin Steelers, but accident aswell came in division opener, 34-7 in 2005 as Willie Parker ran for 161 yards in NFL starting debut. This time, Parker is bearding accomplished this division and is advancing off injury-interrupted year that helped absolute him to 791 yards. Parker may crop some carries to endure year's first-round abstract pick, Rashard Mendenhall, admitting conceivably not to the admeasurement Titans use both Chris Johnson (1,228 yards) and White (773).

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