Tennessee Titans vs Pittsburgh Steelers: Common opponents

NASHVILLE, TN - NOVEMBER 12: Linebacker Jayon Brown
NASHVILLE, TN - NOVEMBER 12: Linebacker Jayon Brown /
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How have the Tennessee Titans and Pittsburgh Steelers fared against common opponents.

The good thing once you get past the halfway mark in the NFL, is that now you have  a pretty good idea of what each team is. The Tennessee Titans are obviously no exception to this rule.

Through Week 10, the Titans and Pittsburgh Steelers have played 5 common opponents: The Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens, Jacksonville Jaguars, Cincinnati Bengals, and the Indianapolis Colts.

Let’s look at how the Titans and Steelers fared against those opponents:

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Cleveland Browns

Steelers vs Browns: 21-18 win

Titans vs Browns: 12-9 win

Baltimore Ravens

Steelers vs Ravens: 26-9 win

Titans vs Ravens: 23-20 win

Jacksonville Jaguars

Steelers vs Jaguars: 30-9 loss

Titans vs Jaguars: 37-16 win

Cincinnati Bengals

Steelers vs Bengals: 29-14 win

Titans vs Bengals: 24-20 win

Indianapolis Colts

Steelers vs Colts: 20-17 win

Titans vs Colts: 36-22 win

Overall record in those matchups

Steelers: 4-1

Titans 5-0

Point differential in those matchups

Steelers: +7

Titans: +45

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What does that mean?

Well, it means that in games where the Titans and Steelers played the same teams, the Titans just preformed better on average. The Steelers had big days against the Ravens and Bengals, but were smoked by the Jaguars.

On the other hand, the Titans blew out the Colts late and handled Jacksonville all game long.

Is this to say that the Titans are the better team? Not necessarily, however they did outpace the Steelers in wins and point differential in those contests. On a short week maybe that level of talent and play is enough to give Titans players and fans some confidence heading into this game.