Overtime field goal decides NFL opener in Pittsburgh Roethlisberger engineers Steelers’ 13-10 win over Titans PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Roethlisberger didn’t let the for much of the night, any flow game lasted 64½ minutes, yet it Steelers’ offense get discour- or rhythm on offense despite seemed only eight minutes mat- aged when an apparent game- Roethlisberger’s 363 yards tered to Ben Roethlisberger. winning drive ended abruptly passing — the third most of his The two minutes at the end of on a Hines Ward fumble at the career. It was the biggest pass- the first half. The two minutes Titans’ 4 with less than a minute ing day by a Steelers quarter- at the end of the second half. to play. He came back to lead back in a season opener since And the slightly more than four the decisive overtime drive that the NFL merger in 1970. minutes in overtime that decid- ended with Jeff Reed’s 33-yard This is only Roethlisberger’s The Associated Press ed a Titans-Steelers game con- field goal, and the Super Bowl- sixth season, yet he has direct- trolled by two of the NFL’s best winning Steelers beat Tennes- ed 20 such comeback drives Pittsburgh Steelers kicker Jeff Reed and most physical defenses, ex- see 13-10 in the NFL opener after Pittsburgh trailed or was (3) kicks a 33-yard field goal to beat the cept when Roethlisberger had Thursday night. tied in the fourth quarter. He’s Tennessee Titans in overtime 13-10 during the ball in his hands and little The Steelers did it despite had seven since the start of last Thursday’s game in Pittsburgh. time to work with. lacking a running game and, ­—Please see NFL, page 15