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NFL Football News :: Steelers beat Titans 13-10 in OT in season opener

Posted on 2009-09-10 by Gooner

Jeff Reed kicked a 33-yard field goal with 4:32 gone in overtime and the Super Bowl champion Steelers again relied on QB Ben Roethlisberger’s clutch scoring drives to beat the Tennessee Titans 13-10 in the NFL season opener Thursday night.

Roethlisberger went 33 of 43 for 363 yards, with Santonio Holmes making nine catches for 131 yards and a touchdown and Ward making eight for 103.

Pittsburgh looked ready to win it late in regulation with the scores locked at 10-10 when Roethlisberger took advantage of good field position to find Ward on a 30-yard completion to the Titans 4.

But as Ward was trying to muscle his way closer to the goal line, Michael Griffin stripped the ball and Stephen Tulloch recovered with less than a minute remaining, enabling the Titans to run out the clock.

Tennessee lost the coin toss to start the overtime and, as so often happens, never saw the ball again. Roethlisberger hit Ward for 11 yards, Holmes for 11 and rookie Mike Wallace for 22.

Unwilling to risk a turnover, the Steelers kicked the 33-yard field goal on first down to win it.

Sourced From : Yahoo Sports

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