NEW YORK JETS (1-0) At PITTSBURGH (0-1)
Sunday, 4:25 p.m., CBS
OPENING LINE - Steelers by 6
RECORD VS. SPREAD - New York Jets 1-0; Pittsburgh 0-1
SERIES RECORD - Steelers lead 17-4
AP PRO32 RANKING - Jets, No. 15; Steelers, No. 11
LAST MEETING - Steelers beat Jets 24-19, Jan. 23, 2011
LAST WEEK - Jets beat Bills 48-24; Steelers lost to Broncos 31-19
JETS OFFENSE - OVERALL (11), RUSH (12), PASS (13)
JETS DEFENSE - OVERALL (24), RUSH (32), PASS (28)
STEELERS OFFENSE - OVERALL (23), RUSH (24), PASS (23)
STEELERS DEFENSE - OVERALL (15), RUSH (16), PASS (14)
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES - Jets have won in Pittsburgh once in franchise history, 22-17 on Dec. 19, 2010. Steelers won rematch in AFC championship game just over a month later to reach Super Bowl for eighth time ... Five of last six meetings have been decided by six points or less ... Steelers haven't started 0-2 since 2002 ... Jets 48 points vs. Bills set franchise record for points in season opener ... Jets have held opposing quarterbacks to 68.6 rating since Rex Ryan took over as coach, best in NFL over that period ... Jets backup QB Tim Tebow passed for career-high 316 yards and two touchdowns while running for another in leading Broncos to playoff win over Steelers in January. ... ... The 169 yards rushing by Buffalo's C.J. Spiller last week were the second-most Jets have given up under Ryan. ... Pittsburgh WR Jerricho Cotchery spent first seven seasons with Jets and is eighth on team's receptions list with 358 ... Jets WR Santonio Holmes played four seasons in Pittsburgh and won 2009 Super Bowl MVP after catching game-winning touchdown pass from Ben Roethlisberger ... Jets DB Darrelle Revis grew up about 20 miles outside of Pittsburgh and attended the University of Pittsburgh. ... Steelers 7-0 at home in September since coach Mike Tomlin took over in 2007. ... Pittsburgh gave up just 10 ppg at home in 2011, lowest total in NFL. ... Steelers had 28 of their 35 sacks last season at Heinz Field ... Roethlisberger has never lost home opener in career. ... Pittsburgh offensive coordinator Todd Haley spent six seasons as member of Jets from 1995-2000, working as scout, then wide receivers coach.
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