Titans open 2009 season with OT loss to Steelers

Two of the AFC's best teams in 2008 clashed at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh Thursday night to open the 2009 NFL season, and like in last year's game in Nashville, the home team came out victorious in a hard-fought game as the defending Super Bowl champion Steelers topped the Titans, 13-10 in overtime.As the 13-10 score would indicate, the game was a hard-fought defensive struggle. Both teams were only able to reach the end zone a single team, in both cases in the last two minutes of the first half. The two teams then exchanged field goals in the fourth quarter. The Steelers looked like they would come away with a late field goal in a reprise of the Titans' last actual game, but Michael Griffin forced a Hines Ward fumble to send the game to the extra session. The Steelers won the coin toss and were able to drive down the field on the opening possession for a 33 yard field goal.For a blow-by-blow account of the game, check out the liveblog I did. For thoughts on various ...