PITTSBURGH (AP) — Chris Johnson of the Titans has rushed for at least 100 yards 17 times since the start of the 2008 season. Not one of those games came against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
The former division rivals met each of the last two seasons, but the 2009 AP NFL Offensive Player of the Year has yet to gain 90 yards against the Steelers.
Or 80 yards. Or 70 yards.
How many yards Johnson gains Sunday at LP Field may determine if the Steelers can get by another week without the suspended Ben Roethlisberger — or, conversely, if they simply don’t have enough offense with Dennis Dixon at quarterback to keep up with a running back the rest of the league simply can’t seem to slow down.
